Received Sylff fellowship in 2023
Academic supervisor: Prof. Dr. Vishalache Balakrishnan
Current affiliation: University of Malaya
Obby received Bachelor's degree in Education in Civic Education from the Faculty of
Social Science Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (Bandung, Indonesia) in
2014 and later completed his Master of Education degree in Civic Education at Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia in 2017 and later pursued his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree at University of Malaya, Kuala lumpur. His academic excellence earned him to received prestigious Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund (Sylff) fellowship program award from the Nippon Foundation fand Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research. As the Sylff awardee, he has opportunity to develop his research and leadership skills.
Academic Achievements, Social Engagement Initiatives
He has been selected to attend some international relation projects and conferences in
Harvard University (Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States), University College London, (London, United Kingdom), Joetsu University of Education (Niigata, Japan), University of Vienna (Vienna, Austria), National Institute of Education (Singapore) and Hongkong Polytechnic University.
Obby Taufik Hidayat has made significant contributions to his field of research, which focuses on Pancasila and civic education, global civic education, curriculum & learning, and service learning. He has collaborated with colleagues from various universities, both nationally and internationally, to publish papers in several National and International journals indexed by Sinta or Scopus as well as two books. In addition, his dedication to social responsibility has earned him multiple award and research and personal development grant, including part of a network of outstanding students at 69 leading universities in 44 countries around the world from Sylff (Japan), and in the end of 2024, he has been selected as a recipient of an award of the Sylff Research Grant (SRG) 2024. Also he has been awarded as a recipient of civic education alumni association for most active education speaker (2023-2024).
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