Outbound student mobility to Indonesia and the New Colombo Plan: Lessons learnt from ACICIS Ms Elena Williams, MA ACICIS Resident Director

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1 Outbound student mobility to Indonesia and the New Colombo Plan: Lessons learnt from ACICIS Ms Elena Williams, MA ACICIS Resident Director

2 What is The Australian Consortium for In-Country Indonesian Studies (ACICIS)? Non-profit consortium established in 1994 to enable students to undertake credited study at Indonesian universities We have 22 Australian and 2 international university members We organise semester-long, short course and study tour programs at Indonesian universities, allowing students to receive credit towards their home degrees Since 1995, over 2,000 students have studied through ACICIS programs

3 ACICIS member universities

4 WHO DO WE WORK WITH? (MITRA ACICIS) 7 Indonesian university partners: Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Universitas Sanata Dharma (USD), and Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) in Yogyakarta; Universitas Parahyangan (UNPAR) in Bandung; Universitas Katolik Atma Jaya in Jakarta; Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM) in Malang; and Institute Pertanian Bogor (IPB) in Bogor. Work through International Offices and faculty-level mobility offices, plus language and cultural learning centres.

5 ACICIS PROGRAMS IN INDONESIA Semester-long courses: Flexible Language Immersion East Java Field Studies* West Java Field Studies* Indonesian Business, Law and Society* International Relations* Teaching Immersion Development Studies Immersion* Agriculture Semester Program (launching August 2016) Short courses: Development Studies Practicum* Journalism Professional Practicum* Business Professional Practicum* Creative Arts & Design Professional Practicum (January 2017) Study tours: School tours Educational tours Public Health Study Tour (December 2016) * Suitable for non-indonesian language speakers

6 ACICIS and the New Colombo Plan (NCP) Since 2014 we have supported an additional 250 students to study and intern in Indonesia on both semester and short-course programs, through the mobility grant stream Our total student numbers up by 35% for 2015 Helping students establish internship placements: emphasis on vocational, hands-on learning experiences Connecting current and future professional leaders in a range of sectors

7 Creating opportunities, opening the door to Indonesia The NCP has opened up new opportunities for ACICIS programs in non-indonesian Studies areas. Around 60% of our NCP-supported students are not studying an Indonesian/ Southeast Asian/ Asian Studies major and this is their first time in Indonesia. Through the NCP/ ACICIS they re able to re-configure what Indonesia means to them

8 From ACICIS students themselves re. NCP I wouldn t have come to Indonesia otherwise (Flexible Immersion semester student, Yogyakarta, June 2015) I had no idea Jakarta was so modern- it s nothing like I expected! Even though it s busy, I feel really at home here. (Business student, February, 2015) I couldn t even say terima kasih six months ago, and now I want to keep learning Indonesian back in Melbourne. (Intl Relations student, Bandung, July, 2015) After doing this semester, I know that Indonesia will be a part of my career plan (Development Studies student, Yogyakarta, June, 2015)

9 Academic vs. vocational experience: the results? In-depth knowledge of politics, business and society in Indonesia, learning that from an Indonesian perspective through the workplace Students who know and understand the Indonesian professional sector will make better informed future leaders in our region Mutual respect: really getting to know their peers, colleagues and mentors Cultural and linguistic skill sets that other business professionals don t have

10 Moving forward? Growing our programs through the NCP funding rounds: Agriculture, Creative Arts & Design, Public Health. Potential for new partner universities in Creative Arts and Public Health. Continue to work with the NCP to promote the initiative in Indonesia and among our member universities/ students in Australia. Through ACICIS/ NCP alumni, work to create pathways for recent graduates who really understand the context: internship programs, mentorships, graduate recruitment.

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