AMERTA IS CALLING FOR PARTICIPANTS!
Greetings from Universitas Airlangga!
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has called for a new way of giving students opportunities to gain new experiences, one that does not confine to physical space. Thus, we are hereby proud to announce that AMERTA is now available online for free. In exchange, students will earn transferable credits for the courses taken.
AMERTA is an international semester exchange program hosted by Universitas Airlangga to offer international students overseas take an opportunity to partake in studying for one semester in Universitas Airlangga. This program is available for international students who are interested in a number of uniquely Indonesian perspective subjects in social and cultural aspects, economics, natural sciences and health/life sciences.
Inaugurated in 2014, it was successfully conducted for its first batch. All courses are fully delivered in English, and students are given some benefits such as Indonesian language learning, cultural trip, international events, and online learning delivered by overseas academics throughout the program.
AMERTA focuses on the current issues happening in Indonesia-a developing country-amidst the dynamic nature of globalisation and see them through the perspective of natural, health and social sciences. Natural and health sciences provide a wide array of knowledge about Indonesian biodiversity, the dynamic of tropical medicine development and community empowerment in health sector, especially in Indonesia as a developing country; whereas social sciences offer the dynamics of Indonesian urban culture, creative economy and society as the impact of globalisation.
Benefits
- Tuition fully waived
- Certificate of attendance
- Academic transcript (credit earning/transfer)
Program Duration
First Semester / Fall Semester
Period : August - December
Application Deadline : July 31st, 2021
Announcement: August 2021
Second Semester / Spring Semester
Period : February - June
Application Deadline : December 31st, 2021
Announcement: January 2022
Required Documents
1. A copy of Passport (colored front page)/ Official ID/ Student Card
2. Most recent passport size photo (red/ blue/ white background)
3. Official academic transcript in English (issued by the applicant’s home institution)/ degree certificate
4. One (1) Professional Letter of Recommendation signed by the referee (Preferably from a Professor, Invalid if recommendations are made by family members or friends)
5. Scanned English Proficiency Certificate
6. CV
7. Motivation Letter
Who Are Eligible
- Undergraduate students: have completed at least two (2) semesters in home university.
- GPA 3.00/4.00
- Have a fair command of English*
- Academic IELTS Test, overall score: 5 or above;
- The TOEFL® Test, min. 500 (paper-based), 70 (iBT);
*If you are studying at the school, college, institution or a university with English as medium of instruction, please submit Statement Letter of English as Medium of Instruction issued by home university.
*Not applicable for student from English Speaking countries.
Procedure of Application
AUN-ACTS Scheme
- Nominated by home university through AUNACTS website;
- Submit online application on AUNACTS website;
- Send the application printout and required documents to inbound@global.unair.ac.id
- Receive LoA
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Contact Information
Rifa
Administrator of International Programs
Airlangga Global Engagement (AGE) Universitas Airlangga
Email : inbound@global.unair.ac.id
Tel. : +6231 596 6864
Address : Selasat Lt.2 Kantor Manajemen, Kampus C