The awards for the governors and another 18 persons were handed by the deputy minister for education affairs Prof Dr Musliar Kasim.
The Inclusive Education awards were provided in cooperation with the Helen Keller International agency with the support of USAID.
A total of 20 persons, namely two governors, regents, mayors, university, school teachers and individual obtained such awards as the results of a tight selection, he said, adding this is the second of its kind.
Musliar expressed an appreciation over the struggle of the Inclusive Education awards receivers on their assistance for the education of children with special needs.
The awards were also handed to the regents of Lembata in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), Sukabumi (West Java), Payakumbuh (West Sumatra), Aceh Besar (Aceh), Enrekang (South Sulawesi) and Sidoarjo (East Java)
Three rectors who received such awards are from the Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI) in Bandung, the Universitas Negeri Surakarta Sebelas Maret, Central Java, the Universitas Negeri Surabaya, East Java.
The awards were delivered at the opening ceremony of the National Science Olympiad 2012. (B003)
Editor: Kunto Wibisono
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