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Opening the door to universities in Indonesia
ACICIS (pronounced Ah-chee-chees)
provides access to high quality,
semester-long, study options at
Indonesia universities.
ACICIS arranges visas, orientation, and
placement at Indonesian universities.
So far there have been more than 700
participating students.
ACICISAustralian Consortium for ‘In-Country’ Indonesian Studies
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In-Country study provides an
opportunity to put academic study
of Indonesian into practice.
Try learning the Indonesian
language in its lived context, or
through field research.
Why Study ‘In-Country’?
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Gadjah Mada University (UGM),
in Yogyakarta, is one of
Indonesia’s top universities.
ACICIS students study either
intensive language classes or
regular units from any faculty in
the university, or a mix of both.
All classes are in Indonesian.
Study Options - UGM
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Popular Courses - UGM
Javanese Gamelan
Javanese for Beginners
Anthropology of Women
Development of Islam
Basic Photography
Rural Development
Politics and the Military
Australian Foreign Policy
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Muhammadiyah University is a
private Islamic university in Malang,
East Java,
ACICIS students usually undertake
personal field research on a topic of
their own choice.
Many do this as preparation for an
honours thesis.
All classes are in Indonesian.
Field Research - Malang
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Indonesian Arts at ISI
Indonesian Institute of Arts (ISI) in
Yogyakarta, is one of Indonesia's
premier institutions for the visual and
performing arts.
Students can study traditional
Indonesian gamelan music, dance,
wayang kulit, theatre, art, sculpture
and many other subjects.
All classes are in Indonesian.
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ACICIS offers a semester-long
study option on Islamic Business
taught in English at Universitas
Islam Indonesia (UII) in
Yogyakarta.
The experience will give
participants a deeper
understanding of how Muslim
values can and do affect
approaches to business.
Study Islamic Business
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Interested in being a foreign
correspondent?
ACICIS offers a 6 week
Journalism Practicum in Jakarta in
January/February of each year.
There are 2 weeks in class then 4
weeks work experience with an
Indonesian media outlet.
No Indonesian language skills
necessary.
Journalism Practicum
ACICIS In Indonesia
ACICIS employs a full-time
Australian academic to live in
Indonesia and supervise the ACICIS
program.
The current the Resident Director is
Dr Phil King.
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ACICIS staff provide help and
information, but students are
responsible for finding their own
accommodation.
This is not difficult as plenty of
student accommodation is
available.
Accommodation options are
relatively inexpensive by
Australian standards.
Where will you live?
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Can my children or partner
come?
We regularly arrange the same
visas for children and partners.
Can I go travelling in
Indonesia?
This is possible during the school
holidays. Many students travel all
over Indonesia.
FAQs
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ACICIS regards safety and
security as our first priority.
We give students accurate, up-to-
date information, but ACICIS
students are not like tourists.
They live in the community and
have 24 hour backup from
ACICIS staff.
Security in Indonesia
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Applications must be in by
1st October for Semester 1
1st May for Semester 2
Contact your university, or
ACICIS directly at
acicis@murdoch.edu.au.
How to Apply?