KISE – Indonesia International Student Mobility Award (IISMA) is a program held by the Government of Indonesia that provides many desired students to study abroad. Undergraduate students could spend one semester at the finest university in the world to learn and experience the host country’s culture. Therefore, International Office UPN “Veteran” Jawa Timur held IISMA Camp for UPNVJT’s students.
IISMA Camp 2022 aims to give students preparation and guidelines to participate in IISMA 2022. This event is also a requirement to get a Letter of Recommendation from the dean university. Surprisingly, the enthusiasm was high! One hundred and thirteen students registered in no time. This number has increased eight times compared to the previous year. IISMA Camp will be held on February 12, 20, 26, and March 5, 2022.
On the first day, IISMA CAMP started with opening remarks from (Mrs.) Maria Indira Aryani, S.IP, M.Hub.Int., the Head of International Office and Secretariat Executive UPN “Veteran” Jawa Timur. Indira hopes that this event can equip students to carry out the IISMA registration process in her opening speech. From this event, Indira also expects that the number of IISMA awardees from UPN “Veteran” Jawa Timur can increase this year.
After the opening speech session, the event was continued with a Forum Group Discussion (FGD) by the previous year’s IISMA Awardee, Yuliana Hastin Asyrofi. Hastin advised candidates not to hesitate to register for this great opportunity because IISMA is an excellent opportunity to study abroad almost without a cost and the big quota.
After the forum group discussion session ended, (Ms.) Zuhda Mila Fitriana, S.H., L.LM. and (Mrs.) Laksmi Diana, S.S., M.Pd delivered the primary material. The topic of the material explicitly discusses essay writing. The participants were very enthusiastic about asking the speakers.
Before moving to the second session, the IISMA awardee from Lithuanian University, Aurriel Sekar Triadira, shared her experience with the IISMA interview. Aurriel advised them to be smooth in the interview process, identify themselves and what plans they want, and do an interview simulation with their friends. “Please do your best, and it will work,” she said.
The second session discussed the interview delivered by (Ms.) Oktifani Winarti, S.I.Kom., M.A. and (Mr.) Muhammad Indrawan Jatmika, S.IP., M.A. The highlight of the discussion is the importance of preparation and the importance of many practices.
After the material presentation session ended, the next session was a simulation interview. The participants were divided into breakout rooms to practice directly the interviewing knowledge they had learned and felt in the discussion.
On the first day of IISMA CAMP, it went smoothly without a hitch. The
participants’ enthusiasm showed how determined they were to study and develop themselves at foreign universities.