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• October 09, 2015

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FRANKFURT BOOK FAIR 2015, 14-18 OCTOBER 2015, BOOTN HALL 4.0 C80

ABSTRACT
Indonesia will be Guest of Honour of the Frankfurt Book Fair

 
In 2015 the Frankfurt Book Fair will present “the vibrant literature, talents and the rich culture of one of the most populous and ‘young’ countries in the world, of which only little is known in Germany”, says Director of Frankfurt Book Fair, Juergen Boos. Indonesia will follow Brazil (after Finland in 2014) as Guest of Honour of the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2015. The respective agreement was signed in early June between the Book Fair and the partner, the Ministry for Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia. With this, the Book Fair will present yet another growing country with huge potential and an expanding education sector as a focus. Since 2003 the Indonesian government has spent 20% of its national budget on education, also investing in digital textbooks. In 2011 this amounted to a sum of 21.5 billion Euros. The Indonesian economy presented a growth rate of 6.5% in 2012.

“Unity in Diversity”. Indonesia is the land which unites many opposites: while it is home to the biggest Muslim community worldwide, Christians, Hindus, Buddhists as well as believers of nature religions live side by side. It is host to more than 300 ethnic groups and at least as many languages.

The land that features the world’s third largest Facebook and Twitter communities is also home to one of the biggest Buddhist temples in South East Asia: Borobudur, built around 800. Moreover, Indonesia features one of the world’s most interesting and beautiful wonders of nature, making it extremely attractive for tourism and travel literature.

The Frankfurt Book Fair is the biggest book and media fair in the world – with around 7,300 exhibitors from around 100 countries. It also organizes the participation of German publishers at around 20 international book fairs. It maintains the most visited website worldwide for the publishing industry at www.book-fair.com and its directory of decision-makers in the book and media industries features around 40,000 contacts. The Frankfurt Academy – the new conference brand of the Frankfurt Book Fair in cooperation with the German Publishers & Booksellers Association – organizes international conferences and trade events all year long. The Frankfurt Book Fair is a subsidiary of the German Publishers & Booksellers Association.

UGM Press as a leading University Publisher in Indonesia would be participated on The Frankfurt Book Fair 2015. This participation believed to increase the role UGM Press at international level.