Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) or Bandung Insitute of Technology is the oldest engineering school in Indonesia. It was firstly established as Technische Hoogeschool (TH) in 1920. In 1959, the present Institut Teknologi Bandung was founded by the Indonesian government as an institution of higher learning of science, technology and arts, with a mission of providing education, research and service to the community. ITB is located in Bandung city (the capital city of West Java Province), a mere 3 hours’ drive from Jakarta (the capital city of Indonesia). The city of Bandung lies on mountainous area with an altitude of 770 meters and has an average daily temperature of 23^oC. The ITB main campus and its other satellite campuses, cover a total area of 770,000 square meters.

In line with its mission to become an outstanding, distinguished, independent, and worldwide recognized university, ITB sustains quality educational programs. In 2016, ITB has been named as the best university in

Indonesia according to Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education. 2017 QS University Rankings has positioned ITB in rank of 86 in Asia and 331 in the world.

ITB comprises of 12 faculties and/or schools, providing 53 Bachelor programs, 51 Master programs and 27 Doctoral programs across Science, Engineering, Art, and Business field of studies. In 2017, 26 study programs have obtained accreditation from various international accreditation bodies such as ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology), ASIIN (German Accreditation Agency for Study Programs in Engineering, Informatics, Natural Sciences and Mathematics), KAAB (Korea Architectural Accrediting Board), RSC (Royal Society of Chemistry), JABEE (Japan accreditation agency for study program in engineering, agriculture and science) and ABEST21 (The Alliance on Business Education and Scholarship for Tomorrow, a 21st century).

As premier institute of higher education, the academic degree of ITB normally completed in 4 (four) years for bachelor degree, 2 (two) years for master degree, and 3-4 (three to four) years for doctoral degree. At present, ITB offers undergraduate international programs conducted in English as the primary language of instruction. Those international programs are open for both foreign and Indonesian students. As part of the international program, students will spend one-or-two semester overseas at the ITB’s partner universities on an exchange or double-degree scheme. Most of master and doctoral programs at ITB welcome foreign students as many of ITB professors and researchers are internationally well known. ITB encourages international mobility program for its students and staffs, at present ITB hosts student exchange program partnering with more than 30 overseas universities in Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America.

Students interested to join the ACTS Student Exchange Programme under the AUN-ASEAN Credit Transfer System (ACTS) scheme at ITB have to apply to through ACTS website (http://acts.ui.ac.id/). Subsequently, he/she also have to apply as Exchange Student at ITB website (http://usm.itb.ac.id/international/?page_id=24).

Indonesia is an archipelago country stretches across the equator, with biodiversity in natural resources, flora and fauna. Among the countries which have the largest number of population, Indonesia has a dynamic economy, cultures, and society.

Universitas Airlangga, as one of the highly reputable public universities also the second-oldest university in Indonesia, is located in Surabaya, the biggest city in the eastern part of Indonesia. Surabaya is the commercial and administrative capital city of East Java Province; a thriving business and industrial center and the province’s main port. Surabaya is well known as the city of hero, and strategically is located right in the center of Indonesia. Traveling from Surabaya, which has an international airport, is very convenient since there are many cities and breath-taking beautiful tourist destinations that can be reached easily from Surabaya such as Mt. Bromo, Yogyakarta, Lombok and Bali.

Universitas Airlangga was first founded in 1948 and officially established by Indonesian Government Regulation in 1954. It started with a medical school and school of dentistry. Now Universitas Airlangga hosts 15 faculties with more than 35,000 students. Universitas Airlangga has university hospitals for the faculties of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Nursing, and Dentistry, as well as a tropical infection hospital for its Institute of Tropical Disease. The university is also equipped with biosafety level three facilities.

As the biggest university in the eastern part of Indonesia, Universitas Airlangga is currently projecting itself to be a world class university. The projection is of course not merely a symbol or empty words. The consequence of this projection is necessity to organize all aspects so that Universitas Airlangga can arrive in the midst of academic civilization in the world and attain respectful recognition as an institution of higher education which has an international reputation.

Each year, Universitas Airlangga receives a number of international students coming from various countries and from different programs, such as from the Darmasiswa Program, which is intended for learning the Indonesian language and culture from six months up to one year. There is also another program in which UA regularly receive international students, called KNB (Kemitraan Negara Berkembang), a scholarship program by the Directorate General of Higher Education given to students from developing countries to pursue their master's degrees at some of the most prestigious universities in Indonesia; and of course, students from the neighboring ASEAN and Asian countries are also welcome.

About UGM

Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) was established on December 19, 1949 as a state and national university. Considered one of the oldest universities in Indonesia, it serves as a pillar of educational awakening in Indonesia, and purports to be a defender and disseminator of Pancasila.

UGM headquarters is located in the Bulaksumur Campus, Yogyakarta. As of today, UGM has 18 faculties, a vocational school, and a graduate school, offering more than 251 courses. UGM’s mission is inspired by the spirit of Tri Dharma of Higher Education (Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi), comprised of Teaching, Research, and Community Services. More than 56,000 students, both domestic and international, are studying at UGM in a myriad of vocational, undergraduate, and graduate programs.

At the University, students are provided with a vast array of opportunities to develop creativity and innovation in their realms through the support of modern infrastructure and information technology. As a research university, UGM has been paying a great attention to research activities by motivating faculty members as well as students to conduct and publish their research. Furthermore, this effort is invigorated through developing 25 study centers on diverse scientific fields.

Citizenship commitment is manifested in community services as well as community empowerment activities, one of which by assigning students to a rural internship program in all regions of Indonesia. In implementing the Tri Dharma of Higher Education, UGM is equipped with sheer resources of 3,608 faculty members and 4,324 employees who are strongly committed to making UGM the best university and the salient educational reference in Indonesia.

To assure the smooth flows of academic and non-academic activities, UGM develops and manages physical infrastructure in the campus environment predicated on the principle of "educopolis." This principle is elaborated on in the Campus Development Master Plan, which mandates an environment conducive to the learning process and responsive to ecological issues in the context of multidisciplinary collaborations.

Universitas Indonesia is a modern, comprehensive, open-minded, multi-culture, and humanism campus that covers wide arrays of scientific disciplines.