ACICIS Semester 42 student Rory Brown from University of Queensland has shared his experience studying in Yogyakarta for the ACICIS Indonesian Business, Law and Society (IBLS) program, and his extracurricular activities this semester. As a part of his studies at Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII), Rory is undertaking an eight-week internship [...]
In April 2016, ACICIS was thrilled to welcome seven students, two teachers and one parent from Marymede Catholic College, Victoria, to Yogyakarta on an ACICIS School Tour. Although the rainy season’s downpour may have delayed their arrival to Yogyakarta, the sun and the Marymede students’ semangat remained for the rest [...]
The Pidato Antarabangsa Bahasa Melayu (PABM) competition is a Malaysian-Indonesian language public speaking competition held in Kuala Lumpur each year. The top 20 students in the Indonesian/Malaysian language in the world go and compete against one another in a public speaking competition. In 2016, two ACICIS alumni are competing in [...]
Three students on Semester 42 (Feb 2016) Development Studies Immersion Program (DSIP) have completed the first six weeks of language tuition, seminar series and case studies. ACICIS recently introduced a new Professional Placement (internship) option for the DSIP students as an alternative option to the long standing Community Placement option. [...]
Since ACICIS was established more than two decades ago, many people have contributed to its growth and success. But few more than our late colleague David Armstrong, our longest-serving ACICIS Secretariat administrative officer and manager, who passed away 12 months ago on 26 February 2015. I wanted to acknowledge publicly [...]
In early February, ACICIS assisted Sydney Southeast Asia Centre (SSEAC) at The University of Sydney to facilitate a New Colombo Plan funded Mobility Program ‘Cultural Industries in Central Java’ in Yogyakarta. The tour included 17 students from various disciplines such as Arts, Architecture, Media and Communications, and Language, accompanied by [...]
We would like to congratulate our students, staff, Program Officers, and Liaison Officers on the success of the Jakarta Professional Practica 2016! At the beginning of each year the Journalism Professional Practicum (JPP), Development Studies Professional Practicum (DSPP), and Business Professional Practicum (BPP) (our Jakarta Professional Practica) run for six [...]
Studying abroad for a semester is a great opportunity for university students. Upon starting an ACICIS semester, a new environment with new cultures can be exciting for students, but daunting at the same time. Therefore an integral part of an ACICIS semester, is the four-day orientation ACICIS provides at the [...]
Three students on the ACICIS Indonesia Business, Law and Society Program (IBLS) at Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) in Yogyakarta (Semester 41/Aug 2015) completed internships at two community-based NGO's, Project Child Indonesia and the Centre for Advocacy for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities. Read more about their time on their internships here.
Eight students on Semester 41 (Aug 2015) Development Studies Immersion Program (DSIP) students recently completed their Student Community Service – known as Kuliah Kerja Nyata or 'KKN' in Indonesia – with Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM).
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.
