CURRICULUM VITAE

          I. Personal Identity

N a m e                      : Asima Yanty Sylvania Siahaan

Place/date of birth     :   Medan/26 January 1964

Occupation                : Lecturer

Place of work             : Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of North Sumatra, Indonesia

II.Education

Sarjana (Graduate)    : Public Administration, Faculty of Social and

                                      Political Sciences, University of North Sumatra,

                                      Indonesia (1987)

Postgraduate              : M.A. in Development Studies, Monash niversity,

                                     Ausstralia (1997)

Doctoral                     : PhD Cand. Development Studies, Massey University

                                     New Zealand (2001-2004)

III. Scholarships/Fellowship

Asia Foundation (1986)

AIDAB/Australia International Development Assistance Bureau (1995-1997)

NZODA/New Zealand Overseas Development Assistance (2001-2004)

OSI/Open Society Institute, Hungary (2002/2003)

IV. Relevant Working Experience

1987-present:  Lecturer at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences

1997-present: Founder and member of board of HANDAL MAHAR-

                       DHIKA, an NGO focusing of working children in North

                       Sumatra

1998/1999   : Trainer at UNFREL (University Network for Free Election)

2001                        :  Member of North Sumatra Province in Formulating Results

                       of  the Implementation of General Election