The Implementation of Darmasiswa Scholarship as the Means of Indonesia Public Diplomacy in 2011 To 2019

Abstract

The darmasiswa program is a scholarship program established by the Indonesian government with the aim of promoting and increasing interest in the language and culture of Indonesia among youth from other countries. Indonesia believes that the darmasiswa program serves as a significant tool of Indonesian public diplomacy. The objective of this study is to analyze how Indonesia has implemented the darmasiswa program as a means of its public diplomacy efforts from 2011 to 2019. The research framework utilized is the three dimensions and four objectives of public diplomacy proposed by Mark Leonard to examine if Indonesia's public diplomacy through the darmasiswa program aligns with these classifications. The findings of this study indicate that Indonesia's efforts in public diplomacy through the darmasiswa program are in line with the three dimensions and four objectives of public diplomacy identified by Mark Leonard.