By Claire Harding (Semester 17/Aug 2003) University of Western Australia Java is the most populated island in the world. Despite covering an area of only 127 thousand sq ft, it is home to 130 million plus inhabitants (compare that to Australia’s 20 or so million who are spread out over [...]
By Claire Harding (Semester 17/Aug 2003)
University of Western Australia
So here I am in Yogyakarta, which is a city in central Java (not to be confused with Jakarta people!). It is often referred to as the ‘cultural heart of Java’ or ‘city of students,’ as there are a huge number of students who study at the many universities here.
By Kerry James (Semester 14/Feb 2002) Flinders University of South Australia Both my daughters (one in year 1 and one in year 3) began attending Sekolah Dasar (SD) Percobaan in 2002 without any background in the Indonesian language. Now both are able to communicate with their peers in basic Bahasa [...]
By Aaron Fowler (Semester 10/Feb 2000) Curtin University of Technology My name is Aaron and I had the pleasure of participating in the ACICIS program in Semester 10, 2000. At the time I was studying a double degree program in Accounting and Indonesian Language. By participating in the ACICIS program [...]
By Nicky Colbran (Semester 9/Aug 1999) Australian National University Walking into a classroom full of Indonesians by yourself can sometimes be a bit intimidating. Try to resist the temptation of either sitting by yourself or running to the back of the classroom or sitting with the other bule in your class. [...]
By Heather Stewart-Johnson (Semester 9/Aug 1999)
Murdoch University
Indonesia! Where else would you find so much diversity in one country? The first of my experiences with Indonesia was on the island of Roti, a tiny rain-shadow island to the west of Timor.
by Xylia Ingham (Semester 8/Feb 1999) University of Technology, Sydney Indonesian society is experiencing many changes. These changes are in many ways related to the pressures of globalisation. Globalisation in one sense means an increased reliance by states on the integrating world economy. Individual states can no longer rely on [...]
By Maree Peters (Semester 7/Aug 1998)
Sunshine Coast University
Originally published in Amida Magazine
My six months in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, with the ACICIS program was one of the greatest experiences of my life!
By Gary Dean (Semester 4/Feb 1997)
Murdoch University
In March 2013, past ACICIS student, Gary Dean was interviewed by Jakarta Expat. Below is an excerpt from the interview. Read the full interview here.
By Hollie Gilbert (Semester 4/Feb 1997) Monash University Here are a few things to watch out for when travelling on the city buses around Yogya. Once you know how the pickpockets operate, you'll have a much better chance of hanging onto your money. The following information may vary from copet [...]
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.
