For the first time in 2 years, ACICIS had the absolute pleasure to finally host 14 students in-country for the Summer Agriculture Professional Practicum (APP) from January to February 2022. Eight Australian universities were represented by our students, including the University of Melbourne, The Australian National University [...]
ACICIS was thrilled to welcome 6 students from 3 Australian universities for Creative Arts and Design Professional Practicum (CADPP) Program in Indonesia in January-February 2023. This is the first in-country Professional Practicum since the pandemic began in 2020. Out of 6 students, 4 received New Colombo Plan [...]
ACICIS was thrilled to welcome 14 students from 7 Australian universities and 1 New Zealand university for Journalism Professional Practicum (JPP) Program in Indonesia in January-February 2023. This is the first in-country Professional Practicum since the pandemic began in 2020. Out of 14 students, 13 received New [...]
Madeleine Crothers (Maddie) is an ACICIS alumni who has recently completed the ACICIS Flexible Language Immersion Program (FLIP) in Yogyakarta. She said being on the back of the motorbike was the sweet spot when she was studying in Indonesia. One of her reasons was that she could have a 180º [...]
Following the easing of the Australian Government restrictions pertaining to international travel, the reduction in the overall level of travel advice for Indonesia and consultation with our partner universities and relevant Indonesian authorities, ACICIS has now resumed in-country delivery of the vast majority of our study options. While ACICIS aims to keep [...]
ACICIS was thrilled to welcome 18 students from 7 Australian universities for Public Health Study Tour (PHST) in Indonesia in November-December 2022. This is the first in-country Tour since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020! Out of 18 students, 16 received New Colombo Plan (NCP) mobility grants from the [...]
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 [...]
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.
