A Lesson in Cultural Sensitivity
By Michael Costa (Semester 26/Feb 2008)
Deakin University
I undertook Islamic units in philosophy, teachings and business to get my head around what it meant to be a Muslim.
Lestari Widyastuti: Every Australian Student’s Best Friend
By Robin Bednall (Semester 18/Feb 2004)
University of Melbourne
This article appeared in The Jakarta Post on Monday 29 October 2007.
R.L. Stevenson once famously said, "No man is useless while he has a friend".
When Lestari Passed Away
By Emma Vickers (Semester 25/Aug 2007)
University of New South Wales
Today has been a very long and very emotional day for us. It began when we received a message early this morning saying that Lestari, the staff member of ACICIS with the job of looking after us, had passed away unexpectedly.
Do you have to wear a hijab?
By Rebecca Livermore (Semester 24/Feb 2007) University of Tasmania “Do you have to wear a hijab?”, is what everyone wanted to know, a guaranteed question after I had said that I’d received a scholarship to attend an Islamic University in Indonesia. My head was full of at least a hundred [...]
Lebaran in Yogya
By Anne Dickson (Semester 23/Aug 2006)
University of New South Wales
Approaching the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, the whole of Indonesia was on the move. People travelled home to celebrate Idul Fitri/Lebaran - the "Ramadan-is-over" festival.
Visiting Mount Bromo
By Esther Sainsbury (Semester 22/Feb 2006 & Semester 23/Aug 2006) The Australian National University After moving to Malang for second semester to begin the research component of my year in Indonesia, I thought I would write a review of one of the most beautiful attractions in the surrounding area: Mt [...]
Semester vs Short Course
By Ben Davis (Semester 22/Feb 2006) University of Sydney Having experienced both the ACICIS program (at UGM in Yogya) and a privately-organised short-course to Padang, Sumatera, I can offer some pretty good tips to students planning on taking the plunge into Indonesian exchange. Although both experiences were fantastic, I have [...]
Yogyakarta – Seven Years On
By Catherine Mills (Semester 8/Feb 1999 & Semester 22/Feb 2006)
Curtin University/Private Participant
After having conducted her honours research while in Yogya with ACICIS in 1999, Catherine decided to do another semester of in-country study again in 2006 and attended classes at UGM.
Reflections on Yogya
By Adelle Neary (Semester 22/Feb 2006) The University of Adelaide I have now been in this country for three and a half months. It occurred to me today that there are loads of crazy things that happen around me, some not so crazy but still pretty weird, whose impact have [...]
Two months in Yogya
By Saarah Jappie (Semester 21/Aug 2005) University of New South Wales As weird as it is, we've been away from home for over two months now. On the one hand I can believe it because this journey I'm on here has taken me to so many places and put me [...]