Indonesian Education and Culture Attache Office (Atdikbud KBRI London) - Wisma Siswa Merdeka
Learning Center · London, United Kingdom
About Indonesian Education and Culture Attache Office (Atdikbud KBRI London) - Wisma Siswa Merdeka
The Education and Culture Attache Office of the Indonesian Embassy in London, commonly referred to by the Indonesian acronym Atdikbud, runs the diplomatic mission's language and cultural programming for Indonesian students and the wider UK based Indonesian community. Administratively the office is based inside the embassy complex at 30 Great Peter Street in Westminster, but its public facing classes and cultural activities have long been hosted at Wisma Siswa Merdeka, a KBRI owned student hostel and community venue at 44 Dartmouth Road in northwest London, confirmed as an active embassy property through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' own kemlu.go.id portal as well as independent community coverage of events held there.
Free Bahasa Indonesia classes for the community have historically been offered at Wisma Siswa Merdeka on Saturdays, split across beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels, according to the embassy's own announcements. Anyone interested in current enrollment is directed to contact the office directly, since class schedules can shift between terms and a specific weekly timetable was not independently reconfirmed for the current year. Beyond language instruction, the attache office's own program pages describe ongoing efforts to introduce gamelan and angklung, two traditional Indonesian instrument ensembles, into British school curricula and university settings, alongside occasional academic workshops, scholarship information sessions, and cultural exhibitions organized jointly with UK universities.
The office is led by a diplomat posted to the embassy as Education and Culture Attache, supported by administrative staff and, at times, student interns drawn from the Indonesian student community in the UK. It functions less like a conventional school with fixed daily hours and more like a cultural and educational liaison office, which sets it apart from language schools elsewhere in the directory that operate as standalone businesses. Contact is generally made by email or phone through the Great Peter Street office rather than by visiting Wisma Siswa Merdeka unannounced, and prospective students or visitors are encouraged to confirm current program details before attending, since the frequency and format of public classes and events can vary from term to term.
Address
44 Dartmouth Road, London NW2 4EX, London, United KingdomContact
- Phone: +44 20 7499 7661
- Website: https://education.indonesianembassy.org.uk/
Category
Indonesian Learning Center in United Kingdom
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