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The Hope Factory: Indonesia’s Education Sector and Its Favourite Word

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Leigh McKiernon
Mar 23, 2025
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Indonesia: a country where your Grab driver has a bachelor’s degree and your cousin’s side hustle involves reselling Korean face masks on TikTok. It’s a place bursting with spirit, sunshine, 17,000 islands of untapped “potential.” But if there's one thing more abundant than fried tofu and confusing bureaucracy, it's hope. Particularly in the education s…

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