[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.12″ src=”https:\/\/www.ukdw.ac.id\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-09-02-at-21.50.46-1.jpeg” show_in_lightbox=”on” \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.12″ src=”https:\/\/www.ukdw.ac.id\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-09-02-at-21.50.47.jpeg” show_in_lightbox=”on” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12″]<\/p>\n
Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana (UKDW) conducted \u201cSharing Session on Studying in Taiwan\u201d on Friday, August 31, 2018. Took place at Rudy Budiman Lecture Hall, this event was organized by the Office of International Affairs (OIA) to provide information and encourage students who are interested in pursuing their study abroad, especially in Taiwan. This sharing session was opened for UKDW students from all departments as well as lecturers and staffs, with around 70 participants in total.<\/p>\n
One of UKDW alumni from the Faculty of Information Technology, Raden Agoeng Bhimasta was invited to talk in this event. Bimo, as he is usually called by his friends, is currently a Ph.D. student at the Institute of Service Science, National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), Taiwan. \u201cWhy is it important to see the world? Because it\u2019s fun and it changes you. In fact, travel taught me a lot of things,\u201d he began. He then shared his experiences traveling abroad, started with his first trip overseas in 2012 when he was still an undergraduate student at Information System Department during \u201cSI Goes to Singapore\u201d, followed by joining the AISEC Program in Sri Lanka in 2013, two-weeks Vietnam trip in 2014, Global Design Thinking in Korea in 2016, and PLS Conference in Macau in 2017. He ended up studying Ph.D. in Taiwan after he got the opportunities to attend several international conferences. \u201cIf you want to apply for a scholarship, having experience in the international conference will be an advance. Participating in the conference is not difficult. After you finished your thesis, you can try to submit it to the conference. There is a high chance that it will be accepted, \u201c he encouraged the participants.<\/p>\n
If you want to study abroad, Taiwan is one of the countries you may consider. Besides the outstanding quality of education, the living cost in Taiwan is affordable. There are also scholarships offered by Taiwan government for international students. \u00a0Studying Service Science at NTHU, Bimo shared about why he chose this program, the requirement to enroll in this program, the amazing professors and fellow students, the extraordinary classes, and the exciting activities outside the class. According to Bimo, Service Science is a new program and has the important role in a community. The classes are delivered in English and the professors always give valuable feedback to students. He also briefly explained about some scholarships available for studying in Taiwan, including scholarships from Ministry of Education (MOE), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), and Taiwan ICDF. There are also scholarship opportunities from the universities. In addition, to earn money for living expenses, students can also work or become a teaching assistant or research assistant. Of course they must follow the regulation.<\/p>\n
Talking about living cost in Taiwan, the amount actually is depending on each person\u2019s habit. For example, living in an apartment will be more expensive than living in a school dormitory. Living in a school dormitory and apartment have their own pros and cons. School dormitory is cheap, convenient, and there are a lot of friends there, but students are restricted by the dorm rule. Besides, roommate or neighbor problems are not unusual. Meanwhile, the apartment usually is much more comfortable, privacy will not be an issue, and you are free to do things as you wish. However, the apartment is expensive, extra charge for electricity, location is quite far from campus, and since you live alone you may feel lonely. Based on his experience, Bimo said that monthly living cost in Hsinchu City is approximately 8,000 NTD. The living cost in a big city like Taipei would be higher. One of Taiwan attractions is it’s culinary. Taiwan is famous for its night markets. There you can find so many delicious foods, the price varies from 30 \u2013 100 NTD. Lastly, he gave a rough idea about the estimated cost for entertainment, transportation, and another cost.<\/p>\n
Closing his session, Bimo told the participants to grab the opportunity and start immediately when there is a chance. He shared his email address and contact number for participants to contact him if they have any questions regarding studying in Taiwan.<\/p>\n
Before the sharing session was ended, two UKDW students who just returned from Taiwan to join the \u201c2018 CJCU Global Cultural Exchange Summer Camp\u201d were also invited to share about their experience. Lolita Febriana Kusuma (Department of Architecture) and Pedro Raymon Lapebesi (Department of Information System) are two of three UKDW students who participated in this program. \u201cWe got a lot of experiences during this program. We met many friends from different countries, so it was a great opportunity for us to build our networking,\u201d said Pedro.<\/p>\n
Answering a question from one of the participants, the Director of OIA, Arida Susyetina, S.S., M.A. explained that when students join the international program, they become the representatives of UKDW, so they will receive an official letter from Vice President for Student Affairs, that can be used for requesting an absence from class. \u201cDon\u2019t worry about your English! Even if you think that your English is not perfect, you shouldn\u2019t be afraid to take the opportunity to get a new experience!\u201d she added. [drr]<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana (UKDW) conducted \u201cSharing Session on Studying in Taiwan\u201d on Friday, August 31, 2018. Took place at Rudy Budiman Lecture Hall, this event was organized by the Office of International Affairs (OIA) to provide information and encourage students who are interested in pursuing their study abroad, especially in Taiwan. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":995,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[22,26,11],"class_list":["post-991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-berita","tag-nthu","tag-sharing-session","tag-ukdw"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukdw.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukdw.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukdw.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukdw.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukdw.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=991"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ukdw.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/991\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":999,"href":"https:\/\/ukdw.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/991\/revisions\/999"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukdw.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukdw.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukdw.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukdw.ac.id\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}