ACICIS is currently developing the Creative Arts and Design Professional Practicum (CADPP), a six-week intensive academic and vocational study program in Indonesia exposing Australian and international students to the vibrancy of contemporary Indonesian arts and design and cultural production. With the pilot program to run from January to February 2017 [...]
In the past few weeks, ACICIS Consortium Director Professor David T Hill AM returned to Indonesia to visit the growing “Keluarga ACICIS” team, and to meet with ACICIS partner universities. Professor Hill first arrived in Yogyakarta. A lot has changed since ACICIS started in 1995.
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 [...]
The guidelines for the 2017 Round of the New Colombo Plan (NCP) Mobility Program were released earlier this year. The New Colombo Plan is a signature initiative of the Australian Government which aims to lift knowledge of the Indo-Pacific in Australia by supporting Australian undergraduates to study and undertake internships in the region.
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 [...]
As of Monday, February 15 2016 the ACICIS Secretariat in Perth will be relocating to its new home at The University of Western Australia (UWA). Click here to see the full new contact details of the Secretariat.
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.
The Australian Consortium for 'In-Country' Indonesian Studies (ACICIS) is very pleased to welcome Western Sydney University into the consortium. Western Sydney University becomes the 26th member of ACICIS, joining 23 Australian universities and two international universities.
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.
