[Closed] Indonesia Homestay Program UMM 2014 (Registration Deadline 17 July 2014)

Indonesian Homestay Program (IHP) is a program for international students of foreign learners who are interested in learning Bahasa Indonesia, practicing Javanese Culture, and living at the local community families.

The objectives of this project are;

• To enrich knowledge and skills on cultural exchange between a local individual family and visiting foreign people who come to live as a ‘member’ of a family.
• To give the opportunities for foreign people to visit, to observe, to get involved and to learn about natural, social and cultural heritage of East Java.
• To learn in Bahasa Indonesia and uppgrade communication skills in Bahasa Indonesia.

Applicants
The Applicants are categorized into two groups;

• Institutional Applicants.

1. One group consitis of at least 10 persons.
2. The applicants are coordinated by University/International Relations Office/faculty/Department/Unit/etc. of the home country

• Individual Applicats.

1. The applicants can apply by themselves as individual applicants.
2. the participants of individual applicants are limited 10 persons. if they have been full, the applicants will be suggested to the following period.

The requirements are;

1. Copy of passport
2. Recommendation letter (from University/International Relations Office/faculty//Department/Unit/etc. of the home country)
3. Sending the application form (The application form can be downloaded here)
4. It is highly recommed to have an international health insurance.

The fee is 500 USD. The participants will get:

1.   Tuition fees
2. Three times of traditional Meals during the program
3. Course materials
4. Outdoor and indoor classroom
5. UMM Dormitory (one room for 3 persons)
6. Field trip;Bromo Mountain & Rafting
7. Bahasa Indonesia fees
8. Culture Immersion fees; Learning and practicing Gamelan (Traditional music instruments, Learning and practicing Karawitan (Sing a traditional Javanese song, Learning and practicing Batik, Learning and practicing how to make Topeng (mask), Learning and practicing Topeng Malangan Dance
9. Homestay fees
10. Airport pickup and drop off
11. Village pickup and drop off
12. Getting an IRO t-shirt

For administrative purposes, please submit all requirements to iro@umm.ac.id and iroumm@yahoo.com.

For more information,please refer to the brochures below.

Program Agenda

Detailed of Program

Source: http://iro.umm.ac.id/home.php?c=090442&lang=id