The Australian Consortium for ‘In-Country’ Indonesian Studies (ACICIS) is very pleased to welcome The University of Newcastle into the consortium. The University of Newcastle becomes the 19th member of ACICIS, joining 16 Australian universities and two international universities. ACICIS is delighted to have The University of Newcastle on board and [...]
As 2022 draws to a close, we are filled with gratitude and excitement. We cannot thank our consortium member universities enough for supporting students to participate--both virtually and in-country-- in ACICIS programs in Indonesia this year. Thanks to your collective efforts almost 300 Australian university students have undertaken Indonesia-based study [...]
ACICIS is delighted to be welcoming students back to Indonesia to undertake ACICIS semester programs. There will be 25 students from ten Australian universities and one European university studying in Indonesia commencing in February 2023 (Semester 56). Although the numbers of ACICIS semester program students are not quite back to pre-pandemic [...]
ACICIS is thrilled to be welcoming 92 students from 16 Australian universities on the very first in-country iteration of the Professional Practicum programs in Summer 2023 since the pandemic. Although we are not quite back to pre-pandemic numbers, as we can see in the below graph, we are optimistic that student [...]
ACICIS is pleased to be welcoming 39 students from 13 Australian universities back to Indonesia on the very first in-country iteration of the Indonesian Language Short Course (ILSC) in Summer 2023 since the summer 2020 intake. Although we are not quite back to pre-pandemic numbers, as we can see in the below [...]
In late November-early December 2022, ACICIS was delighted to welcome 18 students from 7 Australian universities back to Indonesia on the consortia's very first in-country Public Health Study Tour (PHST) since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. ACICIS is also thrilled to be running a second tour in January 2023 [...]
As an Indonesian, my initial thought was, why would Australians need to learn Bahasa Indonesia? Wouldn’t it be easier if I just communicate with them in English? Though my way of thinking was dead wrong. It turns out that Australians need to learn Bahasa Indonesia, like Indonesians need to learn [...]
A Message from the Consortium Director ACICIS regards the health and security of our students ‘in-country’ in Indonesia as our first priority. We provide participants with accurate, up-to-date information on the security situation in Indonesia prior to their departure, and provide regular updates on any changes to this assessment. All [...]
ACICIS would like to share with you the student feedback from the Winter 2022 Virtual Professional Practica. The data below is a snapshot of the feedback and opinions provided by students who completed the virtual Professional Practicum programs in June – September this year. [...]
ACICIS would like to share with you the student feedback from the July 2022 Virtual Public Health Study Tour (PHST). The data below is a snapshot of the feedback and opinions provided by students who completed the virtual PHST in July 2022. [...]
