On Monday, 23 May 2016, ACICIS in partnership with Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) held the 2016 ACICIS Indonesia Partner Universities Meeting at the UII Main Campus, in Yogyakarta. It was a very significant moment in ACICIS history, as this was the inaugural meeting of ACICIS partner universities in Indonesia gathering [...]
With applications now open for ACICIS' 2017 Development Studies Professional Practicum (DSPP), here is a snapshot of the feedback and opinions provided by students who completed the Jakarta-based DSPP in January - February this year.
Five students on the ACICIS West Java Field Study Program (WJFS) at Universitas Parayangan (UNPAR) in Bandung (Semester 42/Feb 2016) completed their semester by giving their final presentations on their research topics. Read more about their presentations here.
In November-December 2016, ACICIS will launch its pilot iteration of the Public Health Study Tour (PHST), with support from the Australian Government’s New Colombo Plan (NCP). In order to deliver the pilot PHST, ACICIS is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from interested parties willing to be engaged in the role of PHST Tour Leader.
In order to establish and deliver the pilot Creative Arts & Design Professional Practicum (CADPP) program in 2017, ACICIS is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from interested parties willing to be engaged in the role of CADPP Program Officer (PO).
Each semester, ACICIS Yogyakarta organise field trips to ensure students make the most of their time in Indonesia. In Semester 42 (February-June 2016), ACICIS students visited Pantai Ngandong (Ngandong Beach) and Desa Wisata Kebon Agung (Kebon Agung Tourism Village).
ACICIS was delighted to attend the PerthUSAsia Centre’s annual ‘In The Zone’ event on Saturday 14 May 2016, in Jakarta. With a focus on food sustainability and resource sharing in the region, the ‘Feeding the Zone’ theme raised important questions on how Australia and Indonesia can work together to respond to [...]
ACICIS is currently developing the Public Health Study Tour (PHST), a two-week intensive program for students to gain experience in the public health sector in Indonesia. This tour will pilot in November-December 2016, providing students a unique opportunity for students to hear from leading health professionals, policy-makers and community health workers [...]
On Monday 2nd May, 2016, ACICIS was invited to attend a higher education briefing with the visiting WA Education Minister, Hon. Peter Collier MLC and Vice Chancellors from WA's five universities - The University of Western Australia, Murdoch University, Curtin University, Edith Cowan University and The University of Notre Dame.
ACICIS was extremely excited to welcome back Scotch College on an ACICIS Indonesia School Tour in April 2016! Seven enthusiastic students and two accompanying teachers spent one week in Yogyakarta, studying Indonesian language and immersing themselves in Indonesian life and culture. Highlights of the tour included the visits to leading [...]
The Australian Consortium for 'In-Country' Indonesian Studies (ACICIS) is a non-profit consortium of universities that develops and coordinates high quality, in-country study options in Indonesia.
ACICIS programs enhance the student’s educational experience, and produce graduates with the ability to understand the world from a global perspective.
