AUN Students Week 2017
AUN Students week is a credit earning (3MC) two weeks programme held in Indonesia and hosted by Universitas Indonesia. The program invites ASEAN University Network students from different disciplines to come together and experience Indonesia's diverse culture as well as learning the cultures of other ASEAN member states. Among the countries who joined the first AUN Students Week are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. The main theme for the program is sustainable development through multidisciplinary approach, what is it and how to spread awareness. As part of its multiple educational approach, the program offered students an outside learning experience that includes internship visits to exemplary local healthcare sites named PusKesMas Pasar Rebo, short for Pusat Kesihatan Masyarakat Pasar Rebo, rehabilitated urban areas Kalijodo Park which was once known to be Jakarta’s biggest red-light district, and Indonesia’s first national park located close to the city of Jakarta called Mount Gede-Pangrango National Park. There are also seven in-class lectures delivered by top Indonesian scholars, delivering lectures within their expertise. During the span of the program, the university paired us with twelve selected students from Universitas Indonesia to become our informal ‘buddy’ who joined us in the planned itinerary. We were brought on a cultural day visit to the capital city of Jakarta where we went to the Maritime Museum, National Museum, the Kota Tua and the National Monument (Monas). On a separate day, we visited Taman Mini Indonesia Indah to take a look at the replica of the traditional houses that represents the different ethnics and the diversity of Indonesia. I personally enjoyed the cultural classes where we were taught the traditional dance called Mitreka originated from the Sulawesi region, the traditional music class called the Arumba, and designing my own batik handkerchief. Towards the end of the program, we were given few assignments - an individual essay on “How could ASEAN cooperation enhance sustainable development in the region with one or multidisciplinary analysis” and a group presentation on “Knowing Indonesia, Knowing My Country and Ways to Foster ASEAN cooperation” where I teamed up with students from University of Mandalay, Myanmar and also Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia. The two weeks spent in Indonesia is something that one could not possibly get when they were just visiting as a tourist in the country as there is nothing like immersing yourself in the daily lives and the culture of others. I am a big advocate for learning outside of the class, the experiences I have gained from the activities, the site visits, and the people that I met along the way has made me feel like I was part of them, and they have truly made a lasting impression. — Amal Azhanie Haziqah Bte Pg Hj Abd Kadir |
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- AUN Students Week 2017
- Screening of Short Films
- World GIS Day 2017
- Internship at Kaleidoscope
- Historicize or Historicalize?
- Enhancement in Kalabadha
- Field Trip to Api-Api
- Research Students in Kampong Ayer
- SRE-YMAC Experience
- Detecting Forest Fire Risk Areas in Brunei
- Internship at Cat Haven
- Best Paper Award
- Climate Change and Bangladesh
- Climate Change and Tuvalu
- Field Trip to Katimahar
- Field Trip to Kampong Ayer
- Internships by Geog and Env Students
- Impact 2017 – A Greater Spectacle
- FASS Seminar by Dr Krista Wiegand
- 2nd FASS-CAMES Run
- ACT-2017 Exhibition
- Word Stress in English
- Misunderstandings in Brunei English
- Breaking the Habit
- Earth Trek Borneo Exhibition
- FASS-CAMES-run
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- Book Launch
- Brunei Malaysia Forum
- World GIS Day 2016
- Undergraduate Art Exhibition
- Visitors from Chulalongkorn
- Discovery Year at Unikal
- FASS Seminar by Dr Shafi Noor Islam
- FASS Seminar by Paul He
- Geog/Env Internship
- Conference in South Korea
- Under the Ground
- Festival Sastera 6th
- Spectacle 2016
- DY at History Centre
- RS and GIS Projects
- FASS Seminar by Frank Dhont
- ACT Exhibition
- Geography and Environmental Studies field trips
- Minggu Generasi Genius
- Presentation on Singlish
- History Symposium
- FASS Seminar by James McLellan
- Ceramics Exhibition
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- FASS Seminar by Adam Jaworski
- ESEA-18 Conference
- International Seminar on Education
- Stage Drama: Santun Bahasa
- Drama Performance: Love.Fabric.Life
- Dialog with Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
- International Art Moves Exhibition
- Discovery Year in Arizona