When the plane touched down at Penang International Airport, I felt excitement and nervousness. The 2024 Community Engagement Program (Kuliah Kerja Nyata Internasional), 3 – 26 July, was not just an academic obligation to fulfill the Tri Dharma of Higher Education but also an opportunity to explore life in a Read more…
Studying abroad had never crossed my mind before. I couldn’t identify why; it simply wasn’t something I’d considered. However, everything changed when Indonesia’s Ministry of Education and Culture launched the IISMA (Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards) program. Reading about alumni experiences at top universities ignited a spark in me, fueling Read more…
Salwa Fadia here, hailing from Universitas Syiah Kuala, where I pursue Home Economics Education in the Faculty of Teacher Training & Education. I seized the opportunity to partake in the Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards (IISMA) Co-Funding program at Universiti Malaya, Malaysia, spanning from 6 October 2023 to 12 February Read more…
Hello mates! I am Muhammad Faris Ridhatillah and I go by Faris, currently navigating my final semester as an English Education student at Universitas Syiah Kuala. I am thrilled to announce that I have been accepted as an exchange student for the Exchange Programme – Autumn Semester 2023 at the Read more…
I have been studying and living in Japan for the Student Exchange Program at the University of Fukui for the fall and spring seasons, starting from September 2023 to March 2024 or one semester. My daily activities as an international student, with a Communication Science background, from Universitas Syiah Kuala, Read more…
I find myself immersed in a thrilling 4-month, September – December 2022, student exchange program at the University of Warwick, UK, a venture made possible through the Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards (IISMA) program, funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia. I Read more…
The Student Exchange program organized by National Quemoy University (NQU) in Taiwan has been a remarkable journey for me. It has opened doors to learning new languages, especially Mandarin, and provided opportunities to share knowledge with fellow students. Within one semester (September 2023 – January 2024), engaging in cultural classes Read more…
Two students of the Faculty of Economics and Business, Economic Development, Universitas Syiah Kuala currently finished their studies at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) as the exchange student, they are Rifdah Khalishah and T. Aisya Humaida. Sponsored by the IISMA Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards program, they studied in Malaysia for Read more…
Annyeong haseyo! I am Narid Sulthan Maulana but I go by Sulthan or Sulthanlive (my artist name). I take the International Business and Economics Program, at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Syiah Kuala. In 2022, fortunately, I got an opportunity to study abroad through IISMA (Indonesian International Student Read more…
Ciao, Ragazzi! I am Miftah Mardhatillah Mukammil, known as Tata, a third-year International Law student at Universitas Syiah Kuala. In 2022, I got the opportunity to represent Universitas Syiah Kuala as one of the Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards (IISMA) awardees at the University of Pisa, Italy. This program allows Read more…