Country Manager of University of Sydney (USYD), Riko Kho, visited Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY) on Wednesday (12/10) to promote USYD to UMY’s students. Collaborating with International Relations Office (IRO) of UMY, the promotion was conducted at meeting hall of A.R. Fachruddin A, Floor 5.
“This session aims at sharing information how to study aboard, particularly how to study at USYD. It provides information of requirements in studying overseas such as required documents and English language proficiency. There is also USYD’s alumni sharing session,” he mentioned.
He thought that visiting UMY would enable his party to give information more obviously. “Students sometimes get difficulties to get clear information, and meeting alumni of USYD may assist them to gain valid information. They may be able to query to right persons,” he argued.
Riko told that Indonesian students need not be worried to study in Australia since there is Australia-Indonesia Student Association (PPIA) accommodating Indonesian students. “Indonesian students can join PPIA. This association has several activities such as social activities, academic activities, or gathering,” he convinced.
He wished that the session can be valuable for UMY’s students to prepare themselves for pursuing higher degree. “I hope that UMY’s students would be motivated to study aboard, especially Australia, and can achieve scholarship to study there,” he expected.
Furthermore, an alumna of USYD as well as Country Officer of USYD to Indonesia, Lenny Ceng shared her experiences during her study in Australia. She told that Australian culture is not quite different from Indonesian culture. That was one of the reasons why she enrolled at USYD. “Before I chose the country, I did research to find a lot of information. Besides the culture, environment in Australia supports students to learn well,” she expressed.
Even though living cost in Australia is higher than living cost in Indonesia, but it is lower than other big cities. She can economize by living in a boarding house, cooking, and using public transportation. “I had an adequate amount when living in Sydney as long as you cook for your own meal instead of buying food in a restaurant, stay in a boarding house instead of an apartment, and go everywhere by train instead of by a taxi,” she recommended.
