Bahasa Indonesia course in high demand in Hungary

Bahasa Indonesia course in
high demand in Hungary
The Budapest Business School (BGE) in Hungary has launched a
Bahasa Indonesia language course.
Officially inaugurated on Tuesday by Indonesian Ambassador to
Hungary Wening Esthyprobo, 39 people reportedly signed up to join
the course that can only accommodate 15 people per class.
"Learning a foreign language has many advantages, especially Bahasa
Indonesia, which is used as the main language of the country's 258
million citizens," said Wening, as quoted by kompas.com, adding that
the students could expect to learn more than just the language,
namely also Indonesian culture.
The head of the university's Oriental Studies Department, Prof. Tamas
Novak, said the business school had chosen to offer the course due to
Indonesia's increasing role in the world and in Asia in particular, adding
that learning Bahasa Indonesia would allow smoother cooperation and
social science research in the future.
Mastering at least two foreign languages is part of graduation
requirements for BGE students.
Due to high demand, the university is said to be considering opening a
second class for Bahasa Indonesia, but currently lacks lecturers. The

newly opened course will be taught by staff members of the Indonesian
Embassy in Budapest, who master both Bahasa Indonesia and
Hungarian.
BGE presently offers international courses and has cooperated with
several Indonesian universities, such as Gadjah Mada University, Mercu
Buana University and Yogyakarta Technology University.
Aside from BGE, the Indonesian Embassy in Budapest has reportedly
also received a request to provide a Bahasa Indonesia lecturer for the
Hajtomu Language School in Budapest. (kes)