2018 International Relations ProgramProgram Profile

Contact Details www.acicis.edu.au

ACICIS Resident Director: Dr Adrian Budiman

a.budiman@acicis.edu.au

+62 274 561 477

Program DetailsACICIS International Relations Program

Bandung, Indonesia

Semester 1: January – June

Semester 2: August – December

www.acicis.edu.au/programs/semester/international-relations-irp

What is ACICIS?The Australian Consortium for ‘In-Country’ Indonesian Studies (ACICIS) was

established with government funding in 1994 to provide a unique support

network for students wishing to study in Indonesia. Consisting of 27 member

universities, located in Australia, the UK and the Netherlands, ACICIS coordinates

various semester-long, six-week short course, and educational study tour options

in Indonesia. Since its inception, ACICIS has helped over 2,000 students from

Australia and abroad attend universities in Indonesia and complete professional

internship modules. Current study options include: professional practicum

courses in Business, Law, Creative Arts & Design, Journalism and Development

Studies (Jakarta), intensive Indonesian language study, development studies,

business and law, and teacher training (Yogyakarta), agriculture (Bogor) and an

independent field study and International relations program (Bandung). Courses

are assessed by our Indonesian partner universities and accepted by member

universities for credit towards home university degrees in Australia and abroad.

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What is the International Relations Program?ACICIS’ International Relations Program (IRP) is a semester-long program hosted by Parahyangan Catholic

University (UNPAR), Bandung. Taught in English, this program provides students with a comprehensive

understanding of international relations at regional and global levels, as seen from an Indonesian

perspective, while developing necessary critical skills to enter the field of international relations. Students

take subjects taught in English at UNPAR’s Department of International Relations. These subjects cover

a range of thematic areas within international relations, including: national politics, global issues, foreign

policy, civil society movements, diplomacy, regionalism, and security and counter-terrorism. The IRP also

offers students the option to undertake a Professional Placement, which enables students to put their

studies into practice and gain a real-world experience outside the classroom. Students are placed at local

community-based organisations and are given the opportunity to develop important skills in administration,

research and reporting, and project management.

Parahyangan Catholic UniversityParahyangan Catholic University (UNPAR) was established in January 17th 1955 and is one of the oldest

private universities in Indonesia. Parahyangan Catholic University has seven faculties with more than 16

departments, all of which have received government accreditation as among the finest in Indonesia. With

more than 10,000 students from various cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds, each year more than

2,000 professionals graduate from UNPAR in various fields. Most of its alumni now work in national and

global companies and in government departments.

IRP StructureThe IRP runs in two intakes each year: from August to December, and from January to June. The structure

of the semester-long program is as follows:

✜ A semester of academic classes and coursework (approximately 560-635 hours in total) at

Parahyangan University. Classes can be scheduled anytime between 07:00 to 18:00 Monday-Friday,

and 07:00 to 12:00 on Saturdays;

OR

✜ A semester of academic classes and coursework (approximately 400 hours in total) at Parahyangan

University. Classes can be scheduled anytime between 07:00 to 18:00 Monday-Friday, and 07:00 to

12:00 on Saturdays;

Concurrent with;

✜ Two days per week professional placement – provided the placement host organisation is located in

Bandung or surrounds (approximately 200 hours).

OR

✜ A semester of academic classes and coursework (approximately 400 hours in total) at Parahyangan

University. Classes can be scheduled anytime between 07:00 to 18:00 Monday-Friday, and 07:00 to

12:00 on Saturdays;

Followed by

✜ A five-week ‘block’ professional placement at a host organisation outside of Bandung (approximately

200 hours). (ONLY available in January-June semester)

IRP Program DatesSemester 1

✜ Semester 1 will commence with an

orientation period at Parayhangan Catholic

University in January,

✜ Classes will run from January to June.

✜ The professional placement option will run

either concurrently during the semester, or

run as a block at the end of the semester.

Semester 2 ✜ Semester 2 will commence with an

orientation period at Parayhangan Catholic

University in August.

✜ Classes will run from August to December.

✜ The professional placement option will run

concurrently during the semester.

Enrolment and ScholarshipsStudents can apply for the International Relations Program either online, via: www.acicis.edu.au/apply-

now/online or by sending a hard copy application to the ACICIS Secretariat in Perth, Western Australia.

In the latest rounds of the Australian Government’s New Colombo Plan Mobility Program, ACICIS was

successful in securing over $872,000 of funding to support students on this program in 2018 to 2020.

In total there are 136 mobility grants available to support students from ACICIS member universities

to undertake studies on the IRP. Interested parties should contact the ACICIS Secretariat or individual

university International Offices for more information on NCP mobility grant availability and eligibility.

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What does the IRP Offer Host Organisations?Via a careful selection process, ACICIS aims to provide Host Organisations with competent interns with prior

experience in the development or voluntary sector.

IRP participants bring with them a good understanding of the major theoretical issues in the development

field, and a diverse range of professional and/ or voluntary experiences.

The majority of participants are native English speakers and/or are enrolled in English language degree

programs at their home universities. Placement tasks are at the discretion of each Host Organisation to suit

office needs and student capabilities; however, past placements have seen students assigned to tasks such

as:

✜ Compiling desk reviews on current political

and/ or social issues which may be of interest

to the Host Organisation’s operations in

Indonesia;

✜ Reviewing and compiling project monitoring

reports for final evaluation;

✜ Assisting in the design and editing of web

material and other reporting obligations;

✜ Editing and maintaining an organisation’s visual

and/ or digital archives;

✜ Research assistance and data collection;

✜ Assisting in the preparation of funding

applications and/ or grant proposals;

✜ Field visits to one or more of the Host

Organisation’s partners;

✜ Assisting with media and communication

strategy;.

✜ Capacity building.

IRP Professional PlacementThe IRP Professional Placement provides students with the chance to apply theoretical knowledge to

a real-life professional context while fostering important practical skills in administration, research and

report writing, and monitoring and evaluation. Throughout the professional placement, students undertake

a supervised period of unpaid work at a participating Host Organisation. Host Organisations for the IRP

professional placement include community-based organisations, Indonesian government agencies, and

non-government organisations (NGOs) working in areas such as:

✜ Education;

✜ Health;

✜ Governance & Corruption;

✜ Environment;

✜ Disaster Response;

✜ Refugee & Migration.

Host OrganisationsHost organisations for the IRP Professional Placement are listed below.

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IRP Management and Pastoral CareACICIS manages all aspects of the IRP from the point of participant arrival to departure. Three full-

time ACICIS staff members, and the ACICIS Resident Director oversee the program. ACICIS provides

all participants with a comprehensive pre-departure and in‐country orientation program, routine and

emergency assistance for the duration of the program, and supervision during their Professional Placement.

Over the course of the program ACICIS staff will meet regularly with Host Organisations to assess the

progress of participants and to help resolve any issues that may arise.

Parahyangan Catholic University provides visa sponsorship for all IRP participants on a 12-month Temporary

Stay Permit visa (KITAS). The professional placement is conducted as part of a formal academic program

hosted by the university, and as such, students are strictly prohibited from undertaking any paid work

during their professional placement.

All participants must hold comprehensive medical insurance covering emergency evacuation, and adhere

to ACICIS’ Risk Management Strategy for Bandung. At all times they also remain bound by all internal

regulations and risk management strategies of their Host Organisations.

Travel as part of a professional placement is permissible so long as it meets the requirements of ACICIS’

Risk Management Strategy and is approved by the ACICIS Resident Director well in advance (a minimum

of two weeks prior to travel). Participants or hosts are encouraged to inform the Resident Director of any

proposed travel plans as early as possible.

The IRP has been designed in such a way that ACICIS and Parahyangan Catholic University fulfil all

administrative and pastoral care duties, thus freeing Host Organisations of such tasks.

AssessmentThe academic emphasis of the IRP is on gaining a comprehensive understanding of international relations

at regional and global levels. The IRP is designed to meet a full semester load at most universities,

comprising the following assessable components:

Program Structure 1: IRP: Classes and Coursework Only

# Component Weighting Notes

1 Classes and coursework at

UNPAR

100% Classes and coursework delivered, supervised and

assessed by Parahyangan University’s Department

of International Relations.

Program Structure 2: IRP with Professional Placement

# Component Weighting Notes

1 Classes and coursework at

UNPAR

65% Classes and coursework delivered, supervised and

assessed by Parahyangan University’s Department

of International Relations.

2 Completion of IRP

professional placement

35% For IRP Professional Placement students: Host

Organisation mentors and UNPAR/ACICIS staff will

monitor student placement performance and provide

feedback.

Upon completion of the program the ACICIS Resident Director provides a one‐page student outcome

evaluation report on the performance of each student. In accordance with standard ACICIS practice,

student performance in the Resident Director’s report will be assessed only as ‘Satisfactory’ or

‘Unsatisfactory’ (equivalent to an ‘ungraded pass/fail’).

To complete this program satisfactorily, students must demonstrate the ability to perform tasks in their

professional placement (if undertaken), to an industry standard, and also to reflect on the experience and

relate it back to their academic studies. Students must attend a minimum of 80 per cent of scheduled

classes at UNPAR, as well as achieve a ‘pass’ grade minimum in all subjects undertaken.

A student’s home university may retain the right to set and grade other assessment tasks related to the

program. While ACICIS makes a recommendation about how much academic credit a student should be

awarded for their participation in the program, it is up to individual home universities to determine their own

protocols and rules for awarding academic credit to students who undertake and successfully complete

the program.

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IRP Program ProtocolsThe success of the ACICIS International Relations Program (IRP) requires the cooperation of ACICIS, all

student participants, and the organisations which host them during their placement. The smooth operation

of the program is enhanced when these three ‘stakeholders’ agree to the following protocols:

1. ACICIS agrees to: ✜ Arrange an orientation program when students first arrive in-country;

✜ Arrange a professional placement for the participant in a relevant work environment where English is

a medium of communication;

✜ Have a staff member present in Indonesia to assist participants throughout the program with

academic matters;

✜ Provide appropriate advice and support to the Host Organisation regarding the requirements of the

placement for the duration of the program;

✜ Provide the home university with an evaluation report on each participant, with a recommended

pass/fail grade for the practicum;

✜ Provide participants with full contact details of the Australian Embassy (or the embassy of their

home country) in Jakarta, such as may be required for security purposes, and to inform appropriate

Embassy officials of the arrangements for the ACICIS program;

✜ Assist participants in obtaining the appropriate visa for the program.

2. The student participant agrees to: ✜ Participate fully in the classes, including lectures and tutorials;

✜ Complete all academic assessments as required;

✜ Participate fully in the professional placement under the supervision of a mentor/academic, to an

extent appropriate to be participant’s level of experience and skill;

✜ Behave in accordance with the highest professional standards and in a culturally and contextually

appropriate manner.

3. The Host Organisation for the professional placement agrees to accept a specified number of ACICIS IRP participants for the period of work experience and to provide each participant with:

✜ A ‘mentor’ who will supervise and advise the participant;

✜ Ongoing advice regarding a student’s duties in that work environment;

✜ A conducive work environment and facilities for the participant (desk/ work space, and access to

equipment);

✜ Involve the participant in all regular activities of the work environment, as appropriate to the

participant’s level of experience and skill;

✜ Provide ACICIS with a brief written assessment report by the mentor on the participant by the end of

the placement (1-2 paragraphs);

✜ Provide ACICIS with feedback on the program and any suggestions for future improvements.

Additional InformationThe IRP is open to both Australian and non-Australian citizens/ students. There are no Indonesian language

pre-requisites for the program. Unless an applicant indicates they have strong Indonesian language

skills and would like an Indonesian language placement, work placements will be in English-language

environments.

✜ Professional placement schedules are to follow the regular working hours for the participating Host

Organisation;

✜ Host Organisations may accept more than one intern;

✜ Should Host Organisations wish to extend the placement period beyond the semester, ACICIS is no

longer responsible for the student’s pastoral care, academic or visa management;

✜ Host Organisations are not liable for any expenses throughout the placement. Any travel expenses

related to placement activities should be discussed with participants well in advance. Should

participants be unable to afford additional work-related travel expenses, an alternative set of duties

should be provided;

✜ Host Organisations have the right to terminate the placement position should candidate performance

be unsatisfactory;

✜ Students enter Indonesia on a KITAS study visa, and as such, are strictly prohibited from carrying out

any paid work during their time in-country, or receiving any form of financial compensation for their

duties performed while on the ACICIS program.

Sponsorship PackagesACICIS welcomes proposals from Australian and Indonesian businesses interested in supporting the

continued development of the IRP through a range of sponsorship packages. Packaging arrangements

may include: one-off or ongoing financial contributions to ACICIS Indonesia’s IRP program; in-kind support

for the IRP through the provision of speakers, networking events and/or venue support; or scholarships

and/ or grants provided directly to IRP students. In turn, ACICIS will acknowledge such support through

the inclusion of your business logo on our site and promotional materials; acknowledgement of your

support throughout our IRP program documents; and, where appropriate, the allocation of an intern/s at

your organisation. For sponsorship enquiries, please contact ACICIS’ Resident Director, Dr Adrian Budiman

directly, at: a.budiman@acicis.edu.au.

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ACICIS StaffConsortium DirectorThe Consortium Director is responsible for the overall management of ACICIS, chairing the National

Reference Group which determines ACICIS policy. The Consortium Director and Founder of ACICIS is

Professor David T. Hill, AM. Prof. Hill is an Emeritus Professor at Murdoch University in Perth, having recently

retired from his position in the Asian Studies Program where he was a Fellow of the Asia Research Centre

for Social, Political and Economic Change. His research interests are in Indonesian media, literature,

biography, and cultural politics, and he is a NAATI-accredited professional English-Indonesian interpreter

and translator. While based in Perth, Prof. Hill is a frequent visitor to Indonesia.

Resident DirectorACICIS’ Resident Director oversees the provision of academic and pastoral advice to students, liaises with

Indonesian authorities and universities, and ensures that ACICIS’ 13 in-country programs run smoothly.

The current Resident Director is Dr Adrian Budiman, Dr Budiman joined ACICIS in early 2016 as the Deputy

Resident Director. Dr Budiman holds a PhD in Media Arts and Studies from Ohio University in 2008, an MA

in International Affairs from the same institution in 2003 and an undergraduate degree in Management from

Universitas Gadjah Mada. Dr Budiman oversees the DSIP, coordinates the academic program, and provides

pastoral care and support to students.

ACICIS Bandung Staff ACICIS staff located in Bandung are responsible for managing the design and implementation of the IRP

program and liaising with Host Organisations, university staff and students. Throughout the program, ACICIS

staff advises students on academic and industry-specific matters, offers pastoral care and emergency

assistance, and represents ACICIS at participating Host Organisations and related events.

ACICIS Contact DetailsACICIS welcomes the opportunity to partner with your organisation in the IRP. Please feel free to contact us

at the details below for further information.

For all in-country enquiries, including corporate sponsorship packaging, hosting a IRP student intern or

becoming involved as an industry speaker, please contact the ACICIS Resident Director:

Dr Adrian Budiman- ACICIS Resident Director

ACICIS Yogyakarta Office

Gg. Alamanda CT X/ 18A

Catur Tunggal, Depok

Sleman, Yogyakarta 55281

t: +62 274 561 477

m: +62 818 267 712

e: a.budiman@acicis.edu.au

ACICIS International Relations ProgramProfessional Placement Host Organisations

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ACICIS International Relations ProgramIndonesian Partner University

AcknowledgementsACICIS gratefully acknowledges the financial and in-kind support it has

received from the Australian Government’s ‘New Colombo Plan’ Mobility

Grant Program, which has partially funded students’ participation in the

International Relations Program throughout 2016 – 2018.

The New Colombo Plan is a signature initiative of the Australian

Government which aims to lift knowledge of the Indo-Pacific in Australia

by supporting Australian undergraduates to study and undertakep

rofessional experiencesin the region. For more information on the New

Colombo Plan, please visit: www.dfat.gov.au/new-colombo-plan

ACICIS is gratefully hosted by The University of Western Australia (UWA),

one of Australia’s leading teaching, learning and research universities.

From its heritage riverside campus in Perth, UWA is consistently ranked

in the top 100 universities in the world and is a national leader in student

demand, graduate starting salaries, research grants and more.

Universitas Katolik Parahyangan (UNPAR) Parahyangan Catholic University (UNPAR) was established in January 17th 1955 and is one of the oldest

private universities in Indonesia. Parahyangan Catholic University has seven faculties with more than 16

departments, all of which have received government accreditation as among the finest in Indonesia. With

more than 10,000 students from various cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds, each year UNPAR

graduates more than 2,000 professionals in various fields. Most of its alumni now work in national and

global companies and in government departments.

ACICIS Member Universities

ACICIS is gratefully hosted by