The Australian Government worked in partnership with developing countries in order to plan and implement aid programs, including humanitarian response actions. Australia-Indonesia bilateral relations helped people's lives by increasing economic growth through infrastructure and better economic governance, improving health and education levels, protecting the poor and vulnerable from shocks, supporting democracy, justice and good governance. This article discussed the development of madrasa (Islamic School) in Indonesia which had received grants from the Australia Education Partnership with Indonesia (AEPI) in 2012-2016. Sources and data processing came from observations and interviews with madrasa (Islamic School) stakeholders who had been the object of program assistance. Seeing the results of observations and studies that had been done, there were many positive impacts that developed in madrasa. One of them was the implementation of change management with the madrasa (Islamic School) management continuously increasing its standards according to the National Education Standards by meeting the national accreditation assessment points.
Key words: ıslamic school, AEPI, change management
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