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Adil, IGOVer Batch 2020. Attent The Mobility Farewell Party in UMP

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On June 23rd, 2023, the Centre for International Relations at UMP (Universiti Malaysia Pahang) organized a Mobility Farewell event. The purpose of this event was to create a sense of camaraderie among student mobility participants at UMP. Located at Micasa Cafe By the River in Kuantan, the event was attended by all the foreign college students who were part of the student exchange program at UMP, known as Student Mobility.

The Mobility Farewell event lasted for approximately 3 hours and was a resounding success. Adil Ario Fernandy, an IGOV UMY student who participated in the event, expressed his enjoyment of the occasion. He particularly highlighted the Quiz Session, which added a fun element to the event. Another highlight of the evening was the TikTok Time, during which every Mobility Student was encouraged to create a TikTok video sharing their impressions and experiences of studying at UMP.

The Mobility Farewell event not only provided a platform for student mobility participants to bid farewell to each other, but it also allowed them to reflect on their time at UMP. By incorporating interactive activities such as the Quiz Session and TikTok Time, the event successfully fostered a sense of togetherness and celebration. Overall, the event served as a memorable conclusion to the students’ mobility experience at UMP and created lasting connections among the participants.

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Students are Enthusiastic To Convey Their Learning Process During Student Exchange on the Monitoring and Assessment

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YOGYAKARTA (14/04). Monitoring and Evaluation activities collect data on the realization of programs, report activities, and assess and evaluate students’ performance achievements. It aims to prove and account for program activities as evaluation material to make subsequent programs more efficient. Therefore, implementing monitoring and evaluation is very important in an organization.

Friday, April 14, 2023, a monitoring and assessment activity was held at the Zoom meeting. This activity was attended by the Director of IGOV, Sakir Ridho Wijaya, S.IP., M.IP, two IGOV staff, Muhammad Naufal Rofi, S.IP, and Nurul Izzah Aulia, as well as 16 students who were conducting student exchanges in four different countries. This event began with remarks from the director of IGOV, Sakir Ridho Wijaya, S.IP., M.IP. Then the progress of activities at each university and the obstacles they faced while studying abroad were carried out.

Experience studying abroad turns them to have experienced difficulties that made them have to be able to adjust to the culture in the area. They were enthusiastic about conveying ups and downs, especially during Ramadan in neighboring countries. Another obstacle to living abroad is the mosque’s location, which takes 30 minutes from their dormitory, allowing them to get acquainted with Muslims from other countries. Besides that, Moch Noer Rizza, a student exchange student at Khon Kaen University, Thailand, advised always hanging out with fellow Indonesian students abroad. Apart from creating cohesiveness, participating in student associations abroad makes our difficulties easily overcome because we have friends ready to help.

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Life Lesson that IGOVers Got During Students Exchange Overseas

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Students Exchange not only provides opportunities to learn, IGOVers, but many options give us a lot of life experiences. What are the lessons of his life?

Learn To Understand Anything around you.

Living in a foreign country, IGOVers must be able to adapt to the culture there. Many cultures make us understand the point, but learning to understand will make us wiser.

Learn to Let It Go

Joining Students Exchange means getting out of your comfort zone. Many things happen around us that do not match our expectations. Here, IGOVers need to be humbled by everything that is happening. This is what makes us stronger as individuals in the future.

Learn to Accept that You Change

Living in a foreign country changes our personality in all aspects. Many extraordinary experiences and new knowledge make us know more new things than others.

There are many other life experiences that only Students Exchange Students can experience. I’m taking the opportunity for the Students Exchange now so that I won’t regret it in the end!!

 

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Not only in exchange, but nine IGOV students studied Thai culture.

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Chiang Rai (25/3) – Exchange is a good activity for students. It can open up a broader perspective, and the exchange can also be used to learn about the culture of UMY Exchange partner countries, like the nine students from IGOV UMY who are carrying out an exchange to Maejo University Thailand (MJU) for one semester, which began on February 20 and will end on May 13, 2023. The nine IGOV students are learning Thai culture on the Field Trip to Chiang Rai, Thailand.

IGOVThe field trip to Chiang Rai City was held on February 23–25, 2023. It was initiated by the School of Administrative Studies, together with six MJU students as buddies and nine IGOV students. IGOV students are invited to visit several tourist and cultural attractions, such as Rajhabat University, the Golden Triangle, the Blue Temple, the Northern Most of Thailand, Wiang Pa Pao, Wat Huay Pla Kang, and Wat Rong Khun – White Temple. IGOV students admit they are pleased, especially when they visit Wiang Pa Pao (hot springs), because tourists usually boil their eggs here because there is a pool filled with hot water. Besides that, in the Golden Triangle, they can see the Mekong River, the border of three countries, namely Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand.

IGOVSherin, one of the IGOV students, admitted that this was her first experience; what’s more, she was very impressed with the tolerance there. “Every temple in Chiangrai has a different color and shape that has a different meaning, but even so, the Hindu community there remains tolerant of it,” said Sherin. (FLT)

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Anniversary of Faculty Business Administration, Indonesian Student Introduces Nasi Tumpeng to Thai Students

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Chiang May (24/3) – The Faculty of Business Administration at Maejo University (MJU) has entered its 48th year this year. MJU is one of UMY’s IGOV partner campuses. Nine IGOV UMY students were conducting exchange studies, which began on February 20 and will end on May 13, 2023. During the Faculty of Business Administration anniversary, IGOV UMY students were asked to make Indonesian specialties to celebrate the Faculty of Business Administration anniversary.

The anniversary of the Business Administration Faculty was held on March 20, 2023, in the business faculty building. This event was exciting because it was warmly welcomed, and many students were curious about Indonesian food. During the anniversary celebration of the Faculty of Business Administration, nine IGOV students made Nasi Tumpeng to introduce Indonesian cuisine to lecturers and students from Thailand.

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Indonesian students also sample Thai food, such as Thai salads and Thai desserts. There are also religious ceremonies or rituals at every event that is held. “Actually, the food in Thailand is similar to that in Indonesia, only the taste is a bit sour and spicy. But what is different from Indonesia is that before eating together, everyone performs a prayer ritual together in Thai and recites a prayer that asks for safety and longevity for the Faculty of Business Administration and the King of Thailand.” Nova said. (FLT)

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Medical Check-Up Activities for Student Exchange Students at Universiti Sains Malaysia

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MALAYSIA (21/03). To open the new semester, universities in Malaysia usually hold ceremonial events and orientation for the 2022/2023 program. This event is a public event that is generally held by campuses in Malaysia to welcome the new semester. This event was held to get to know the campus, campus environment, and all activities on the USM campus. This activity is also equipped with seminars and event briefings.

Three IGOV students have been sent to Universiti Sains Malaysia for the Students Exchange program in the 2022/2023 academic year. Their departure was made on Saturday, March 18, 2023. The students who departed included Kevin Arya Pranaja, Amanda Aspasia Dilla, and Muhammad Akbar Sabarna. Kevin arrived first at 9 am local time. Meanwhile, Amanda and Akbar left Kualanamu for Penang at 13.50.

On Monday, March 20, 2023 they did a Medical Check Up which was carried out by the USM campus. This activity was carried out from 09.00 until finished. This activity was facilitated by USM as an agenda for international students, in this case, Full-time students and exchange students who have arrived in Malaysia. In the morning, they gathered at the International Mobility Office. Then they are invited to do a Covid-19 test, an X-ray, and a urine test. Due to the large number of international students at USM, the queues were long, so this activity lasted a long time. (NIA)

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Departure for Exchange to Malaysia, 3 Enthusiastic IGOV Students

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Student exchange is one of the requirements for international students to complete their studies at Yogyakarta Muhammadiyah University (UMY). The three UMY IGOV students are Kevin Arya Prajna, Muhammad Akbar Sabarna, and Amanda Aspasia Dilla. These three students are IGOV students from the class of 2021 who will carry out an exchange at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).

Departing by plane, Amanda and Akbar leave together via Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta Airport, transit at Medan’s Kualanamu Airport. Then the final destination arrives at Penang International Airport. Meanwhile, Kevin flew directly from Juanda Airport in Surabaya to Penang International Airport. Arriving there, the three students were picked up by USM by car.

Amanda said that something that surprised her when she arrived at USM, namely the many public transportation options that made it very easy for pedestrians like herself. “There are lots of buses here, Sis, for us to go to college, find food, and do other activities because if we walk, it’s quite far anyway, Kak, so if there’s a bus like this, it makes it easier for us for those who don’t bring their vehicles to USM.” Said Amanda (FLT)

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IGOV Student Attend Meet and Greet International Students at Universiti Malaysia Pahang

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MALAYSIA (10/03). University of Pahang Malaysia (UMP) provides broad opportunities for students from outside Malaysia to conduct student exchange. Especially for the University of Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, not forgetting to send one of its students, Adil Ario, to enliven the new semester, Universiti Malaysia Pahang held a Meet and Greet event in order to introduce the campus. This event is specifically for students participating in mobility and student exchange program activities. This event was attended by the Director of International Relations and gave a speech at this activity. After that, a Question and Answer was held.

This activity takes place on Monday, March 10, 2023 at 1 a.m. until 4 a.m. This event was accompanied by 7 lecturers who are in charge of international mobility. The series of Meet and Greet events included a UMP week campus tour. There are 28 international students from Indonesia, India, Germany, Australia. International students were given an explanation about the introduction of Malaysian culture and the uniqueness that only exists in Malaysia. This activity was fun and exciting, as well as an additional experience for international students during activities around the campus. The event ended with lunch together. (NIA)

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Learning Yogyakarta Culture through the Museum Muhammadiyah and Tamansari

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YOGYAKARTA (15/03). To introduce Muhammadiyahan affairs, IGOV invited UUM lecturers and UUM lecturers to visit several famous and historical places in Yogyakarta. IGOV invited the Dean of the School of Government of Universiti Utara Malaysia, Assoc Prof. Halimah bint Abdul Manaf and Dr. Syahril, one of the senior lecturers of bachelor of development management and 12 students from two education programs they are bachelor of development management and bachelor of public management. Accompanied by two IGOV staff, Adibah Dhivani Gusmi, S.IP and Nurul Izzah Aulia. This activity aims to introduce Indonesian culture to UUM students as part of the Short Mobility Program.

This activity began with visiting the Muhammadiyah Museum at 08.30 that is located at the Ahmad Dahlan University (UAD) Tamanan University Campus IV Complex, Kec. Banguntapan, Bantul Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta. This activity aims to introduce Muhammadiyah’s role in the dynamics of national history, organizations and figures in the Muhammadiyah Association, Muhammadiyah’s charitable endeavors, Muhammadiyah’s regional outreach in Indonesia and in the world. Students and lecturers were very excited and curious about the explanation from the Tour Guide who was still a UAD student. Not only students, but also lecturers ask questions to complete their curiosity about Muhammadiyah.

Continuing the journey, Taman Sari is also the next destination in this Cultural Activity. Taman Sari Yogyakarta or Taman Sari Keraton Yogyakarta is the site of a former palace garden or Taman Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat Palace. The location of Taman Sari is in the big area of the Yogyakarta Sultanate Palace. Here they also asked about the history of the building, its function and about the history of Yogyakarta city.

Here they were also invited to walk in the villages around Taman Sari to see the culture and traditions of the people around Taman Sari. Thus they were introduced to one of the famous batik shops around Taman Sari, nDalem Mbah Bei and with enthusiasm they bought several pieces of Batik clothing as souvenirs for those closest to them. They also see directly the process of making batik and try to buy drinks and food at the Angkringan. While in Indonesia they really like iced tea because the aroma and taste of Indonesian tea tends to be better than tea in Malaysia. In addition, because the basic ingredients of Indonesian food tend to be spicy and contain lots of spices, it makes them want to last a long time in Indonesia because the taste of food is more delicious.