Info Session: IISMA with University College Dublin
Office of International Affairs (OIA) of Universitas Syiah Kuala (USK) successfully hosted the Info Session of Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards (IISMA) in collaboration with University College Dublin (UCD), 8 April 2022, through the online platform.
This info session aimed to share information for students who want to apply for the student exchange program and study at UCD through IISMA Program 2022.
The activity started with the opening and remarks from Dr. Muzailin Affan, Chairman of the Office of International Affairs of USK, Khairul Munadi, ST., M.Eng., Cultural & Education Attaché of Indonesia’s Embassy in London, and Rachmat Sriwijaya, Chair of IISMA 2022 Program.
“UDC is the top university in Ireland, I hope students can take this opportunity to ask further about studying there, especially the IISMA program to the officer from UCD. Moreover, the number of applicants this year is higher than last year so I hope students from USK will have the opportunity to engage with the international atmosphere, especially with UCD”, said Dr. Muzailin Affan.
Khairul Munadi, ST., M.Eng., also remarked that he was very pleased to know that the info session was taking the place on the day. On behalf of the Indonesian embassy in London he delivered that they stand ready to support the IISMA program, they will do their best to ensure that the IISMA program will be successfully implemented this year. Last year, the incoming student to UK and Ireland were almost 250 students and now they were expecting more than that last year.
Regarding the number of applicants, Rachmat Sriwijaya said that this is the number is increasing compared to the number last year.
“The number of scholarships this year is increasing, from 1000 to 1100 scholarships, and 75 students already submit to UCD. For the next year, the government will increase the number again to 5000, so, for this year there will be a big chance for UCD to accept more students than this year. We are happy to assist students, especially from Aceh because we want all students from any province or any part of Indonesia to be part of the IISMA program”, he stated.
Besides, Enda Carroll, the Associate Director of Study Abroad of UCD, was pleased to be part of the IISMA program and as one of the Host Universities.
“We are very excited to be named a partner of the IISMA program this year and we are very excited to welcome Indonesian students on this wonderful program to our campus in September”, she said.
Regarding UCD, she then introduced the university. UCD is one of Europe’s leading research-intensive universities where undergraduate education, postgraduate master and Ph.D. training, research, innovation, and community engagement form a dynamic continuum of activity. Since its foundation, the University has made a unique contribution to the creation of modern Ireland, based on successful engagement with Irish society on every level and across every sphere of activity. The international standing of UCD has grown in recent years; it is currently ranked within the top 1% of higher education institutions worldwide. UCD is also Ireland’s most globally engaged university with over 33,000 students drawn from 144 countries, including almost 4,000 students based at locations outside of Ireland. The University’s main Dublin campus occupies an extensive parkland estate of 133 hectares and offers world-leading facilities including the UCD O’Brien Centre for Science, UCD Sutherland School of Law, UCD Lochlan Quinn School of Business, UCD Moore Centre for Business, and the UCD Student Centre.
This year, UCD offers several courses for the student such as Dublin: Its Museums and Collections, Perspectives on Irish Art, Discovering Ireland’s Landscape, Intro to Celtic Civilization, Vikings in the Celtic World, Kings and Heroes of Early Irl, Contemporary Ireland On Stage, Contemporary Irish Writing, Irish Cinema & TV, Discovering Ireland’s Geology, Irish for Beginners, Introduction to Folklore, Music in Ireland, and Intro to Irish Studies.
