Wenny B.

Home country/city: Indonesia / Malang

Course of study: PhD Agricultural and Food Sciences

Host Country: Australia

Host University: The University of Queensland

Duration: 2 years

Program: Prime Minister's Australia Asia Awards 

Organising Institute: (Endeavour Awards Program) - Ministry for Education (Australia), AusAID. 

Source of funding: Scholarship fully funded program. 

Why did you choose to study at the University of Queensland in Australia?

I choose UQ since I am the alumnus of this University (Master of Food Studies, graduated in 2007) and I’ve found that UQ has a great potential for conducting research programs. Besides having a comfortable environment to live in, UQ has many good facilities as well as supportive supervisors and advisors for students. There is also a good and strong relationship between UQ and other institutions such as Government Departments that is important to support research activities and to expand an international networking.

Why would you recommend studying in your home town / university?

Indonesia is a dynamic multicultural country that respect diversity. As a developing country that also consists of thousands islands and volcanoes  Indonesia has a large population and surely very complex problems. However, it is interesting to know and to learn how we can struggle and survive in every situation including the world economy crisis. 

Knowledge, skills and experiences you bring will also be very useful and much appreciated. Internship, collaboration and volunteering in will do help in many areas such as human empowerment, poverty reduction, environmental issues, improvement in researches and community. In turn, it may also help in increasing welfare of Indonesian and make it a better peacefull country in the future. This program, which is supported by our "all-direction foreign policy" with a slogan "million friends and zero enemy" (HE President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono) may strengthen relationships and bring advantages to many countries.

Information you would like to share for others hoping to study overseas:

I found information that was useful for my studies through the following website - Endeavour Awards website.

Erma M.

Home country/city: Indonesia / Solo+Yogyakarta

Course of study: PhD Palliative care / nursing

Home Universities: Universitas Gadjah Mada,Universitas Indonesia (S1), Adelaide University (S2) 

Host Country: Australia

Host University: University of Adelaide

Duration: 2 years

Program: Prime Minister's Australia Asia Awards 

Organising Institute: (Endeavour Awards Program) - Ministry for Education (Australia), AusAID. 

Source of funding: Scholarship fully funded program. 

Why would you recommend studying at Adelaide University in Australia?

"After graduated a Master of Nursing Science from the University of Adelaide, I always wanted to go back for another study. The School of Nursing, University of Adelaide provides me with an excellent academic atmosphere. Friendly and very supportive staff, great learning resources, supportive colleagues really makes me feel at home.  This lead me to pursue my PhD back to Adelaide.

Studying in the University of Adelaide does not only equip me with academic things, but also broaden my horizon. I am also able to improve my abilities in writing, and publishing. "

Why would you recommend studying in your home town / university?

My home university is Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta. The university has several international program such as international class in Islamic econom, international relations, and tropical medicine. My university welcome all internationals students to experience academic live.

Regarding to my town, Jogjakarta is a very popular for tourist destination. Jogjakarta has everything you want to experience, such as: cultural and traditional activities, great beaches and caves, and natural destinations. Jogjakarta will spoil you with various delicious, tasteful  and very affordable food. 

Information you would like to share for others hoping to study overseas:

Follow this link to the Endeavour Awards website. 

Abdul R.

Home country/city: Indonesia/Makassar
Course of study: Education

Host Country: Australia

Host University: University of Woolongong

Fields of study overseas:  Japanese Traditional and Contemporary Culture

Duration: 4 years

Program: Prime Minister's Australia Asia Awards 

Organising Institute: (Endeavour Awards Program) - Ministry for Education (Australia), AusAID. 

Source of funding: Scholarship fully funded program. 

Queenty W.

ESE exchange fair volunteer 2011. 

Home University: Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogykarta, Indonesia

Course of study: English literature

Host Country: Poland

Host University: Warsaw School of Economics

Fields of study overseas:  English language and literature - European studies and inter-cultural communication

Duration: Short course (less than 3 months)

Program: Cultural exchange program.

Organising Institute: AIESEC

Source of funding: Family

What did you enjoy about studying in Poland?

I met a lot of new people from many countries in the world and we shared knowledge about our culture. We did presentations about our culture in schools in Poland and it was fun!

How do you sum up your home university?
UGM is just awesome!

Bhakti M.

Chairperson of ESE UGM 2012 and past exchange student to Japan.

Home University: Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogykarta, Indonesia

Course of study: International Relations

Host Country: Japan

Host University: Fukuoka Women's University

Fields of study overseas:  Japanese Traditional and Contemporary Culture

Duration: Full year study

Program: Student exchange course.

Organising Institute: Fukuoka Women's Univesity-World of Japanese Contemporary Culture Program

Source of funding: The Fukuoka Women's Univesity-World of Japanese Contemporary Culture Scholarship: Program covered University course fees, text books, flights, accommodation and living expenses.

Why would you recommend studying at Fukuoka Women’s University and Japan?

Fukuoka Women's University (FWU) is located in a great neighbourhood of Kasumigaoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. This area provides you with beautiful beach in walking distance as well a really easy access to the down town where you can do tons of fun things like shopping, visiting Japanese temple, etc. Fukuoka itself is a big city with laid back atmosphere which I love the most. During my program, I really felt all staffs and students took good care of me. It most likely because there will only be 20-30 exchange students in each year program. Since the program is about Japanese traditional and contemporary culture; manga, movie, festival, food, until politics are fun classes we can take. And when holiday comes, exploring the beautiful country is a must to do.

Information you would like to share for others hoping to study in your home country (Indonesia):

The Darmasiswa Scholarship is a program of study which supports foreign students in Indonesia for a period of up to 1 year to study language, culture or art. The program is provided by the Indonesian Government.  http://www.indonesianembassy.org.uk/education/darmasiswa.html