Global Leaders in Indonesia

Key information

Destination: Jakarta & Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Dates: 7 – 20 December 2024

Program Cost: $3,800 + airfares

Funding:

• 24 x $3,000 New Colombo Plan Mobility Grants
• $9,504 OS-HELP Loans available for eligible students

Program Eligibility: Undergraduate students

Application Deadline: 6 September 2024

Overview

This program offers a two-week immersive experience in Indonesia, exploring leadership and innovation in what has been called “The Asian Century”.  You will engage with diverse industries and communities, participate in seminars, meetings, and site visits, and work with people from a range of disciplinary and cultural backgrounds. This experience is designed to explore your professional identity, leadership development, and employability through engagement and self-reflection. 

During the 2 weeks, you will: 

• Explore leadership and innovation across a range of industries and community initiatives. 

• Work in cross-disciplinary teams to develop responses to real-world issues. 

• Identify and build intercultural capabilities to enhance global awareness and employability. 

• Investigate leadership values and traits across different cultures and industries. 

• Collaborate in an exciting, challenging and intensive environment 

• Develop your sense of professional purpose.

Highlights

This study tour is an immersive in-country experience that is supported by a purposefully designed reflective pedagogy.  This will include: 

• Being inspired by examples of innovation and leadership in diverse contexts of Indonesia 

• Engaging in experiences and reflections that lead to personal transformation 

• Applying new insights in cross disciplinary collaborations  

• Exploring and developing your leadership qualities (adaptability, resilience, courage, responsibility)  

The program combines scholarly exploration of innovation and leadership with activities including industry visits, seminars, and meetings with government officials plus cultural excursions. Industry visits will connect with a range of different industries, and include both established entities as well as rapidly growing start-ups. 

Academic Information

Which unit/s can this program be taken for as credit?

TBC

Can this unit be taken as an elective by students in any Swinburne degree?

Yes

Eligibility

To qualify for this program, you must:

• be enrolled into an Undegraduate degree
• have completed 100 credit points when applying
• have a distinction (70+) average

Jakarta skyline at night.

Program Cost

The cost of this program is $3,800.

See below for the list of inclusions and exclusions of the program fee.

Inclusions

• Accommodation
• Breakfasts
• Welcome and farewell dinner
• Ground transport
• Travel and medical insurance
   

Exclusions

• Airfares
• Visa
• Academic tuition fees (unit costs)
• Most meals
• Personal expenses
   

Funding

New Colombo Plan Mobility Grants

This program has 24 x A$3,000 Australian Government New Colombo Plan grants. These grants are available to Australian undergraduate students (with no citizenship or residency rights to Indonesia), who have not previously received an NCP short-term grant.

Grants are allocated on a rolling basis and students are automatically considered for a grant as part of the application process.

OS-HELP Loan

Eligible Australian students can apply for an Australian Government OS-HELP Loan of up to A$9,504 to help cover costs associated with your overseas program.

For more information on funding and eligibility, see Fee Help and Scholarships.

Information Sessions

To attend an information session, register your interest and we'll send you further details.

Upcoming information session

Thursday 29 August, 4.00 - 5.00 PM | Location: Online