HAVING HIGH INTEREST IN UI INTERNATIONAL CLASS PROGRAM, MORE THAN 4,000 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CROWDED UI INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION EXPO 2022
Being absent for two years during the Covid-19 pandemic, today (Saturday 26/11) Universitas Indonesia (UI) held an educational exhibition and outreach entitled “UI International Education Expo 2022”, which was attended by more than 4,000 high school students in Indonesia. The farthest participants came from SMA Muhammadiyah Surabaya and schools in Cirebon & Bandung. This event is intended for prospective new students who wish to continue their education in UI International Class Program. The International Education Expo event, which has been held regularly since 2008, this year was held at the Balai Serbaguna Purnomo Prawiro, the Faculty of Social and Politics Sciences (FISIP UI), Depok Campus, West Java. On this occasion, Secretary of UI dr. Agustin Kusumayati, M.Sc., Ph.D.; Head of Public Relations and Public Information Disclosure Bureau UI Amelita Lusia MSi., CPR.; foundation heads of the high schools; principals; teachers; parents; high school students; representatives of faculties with international programs; and representatives of universities from Europe and Australia who are UI partners.
Participants were able to listen to the presentations of representatives from eight faculties that provide the UI International Class program as well as representatives from Student Admissions Office of UI. They can ask questions directly to the speakers and visit the booths provided by the faculties to obtain more detailed information. The eight faculties at UI that provide International Class program are the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Faculty of Law (FH), Faculty of Psychology (F.Psi), Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP) specifically for Communication Study Program, Faculty of Medicine ( FK), Faculty of Computer Science (Fasilkom), Faculty of Dentistry (FKG), and Faculty of Engineering (FT). These faculties have collaborated with world partner universities, including University of Leiden and University of Groningen (Netherlands), The University of Queensland (Australia), National University of Singapore, as well as several other leading universities.
Secretary of UI dr. Agustin Kusumayati, M.Sc., Ph.D. said that this event is held so that prospective new UI students would receive information about International Classes and other international programs held by UI and overseas partner universities. Moreover, the Covid-19 pandemic for the last three years has reduced study abroad activities.
“Restrictions during the pandemic have made us aware that this situation must be overcome by making comprehensive and integrated efforts without being limited by regional boundaries. The term is “borderless solution”. This borderless solution definitely requires cooperation that is also borderless, be it cooperation in a multidisciplinary context as well as in other sectors and across countries,” said dr. Agustin.
Cross-country collaboration enables the birth of various innovations, especially in the field of information and communication technology (ICT). This can bring up opportunities to work, create, and develop oneself. The development of ICT makes the younger generation, especially the Z and Alpha generations, have different perceptions of their future lives and are able to dream of careers without knowing regional boundaries.
One of the challenges of higher education today is how to create young people as global citizens, which are people who understand global problems and contribute to overcoming world humanitarian problems. To create global citizens, what UI has developed is providing exposure about global issues to students.
UI builds cooperation with various partner universities to provide opportunities for UI students to gain experience in studying at world universities. The UI International Class Program is expected to produce excellent and global-minded graduates who can actively contribute to solving global problems, especially in Indonesia.
Not only were there eight faculty booths at UI that held the International Class program, seven foreign universities also participated in opening booths, including Oregon State University, Swiss Education Group, Asia Pacific University, University of Adelaide (partner), University of Canberra (partner), Newcastle University (partner), and Coventry University (partner).
UI International Class opens a pathway for student admissions through Talent Scouting and independent selection test (SIMAK). For the Talent Scouting, the selection is made based on the academic grades of the report cards which involve the role of the school. The UI International Class is open for undergraduate level whose registration in the 2023/2024 Academic Year period will be held in February-March 2023 through the Talent Scouting and in May-June 2023 through SIMAK UI. Information regarding this registration can be accessed via www.simak.ui.ac.id and the registration page at www.penerimaan.ui.ac.id.
