BAMBANG Sudibyo has never really been far from the world of education. His father was a teacher. Having earned his doctorate from Kentucky University in the United States, he followed in his father’s footsteps by teaching at the Economics Faculty of Gadjah Mada University (UGM). His wife, Prof Dr Retno Sunarmininghsih, is also a lecturer at the UGM’s Faculty of Pharmacy. Bambang is also one of the initiators of the graduate Business Administr