VOI - Voice of Indonesia | RRI - Radio Republik Indonesia

VOInews, Jakarta: The professional internship program for Australian students in Indonesia through the education and research consortium Australian Consortium For In Country Indonesian Studies (ACICIS) is running again in Indonesia. Voice of Indonesia RRI has again accepted Australian students for an internship for more than 3 weeks to study journalism and broadcasting for the 5th time. According to ACICIS program coordinator Helmi Wattimuri to Voice of Indonesia in Jakarta on Monday (8/1), the program which will be partcipated by university students from almost 10 well-known universities in Australia will be spread across 3 cities on the island of Java, and internships based on the majors taken at each campus. According to Helmi, there will be an increase in the number of applicants for internships in 2024 and placement institutions.

'So the current program we carry out is the professional practice program and we are hosting 113 university students from around 10 universities in Australia ( ACICIS) partner universities. Then, we also collaborate with several organizations or companies in Jakarta, Bogor and Jogjakarta and there are additions, so there are around 40 host organizations and they will accept university students for internships. Last year we hosted around 93 university students, but this year, it has increased to 113," Helmi said.

Moreover, Helmy Wattimurry explained that the intern university students have been in Indonesia since early January. In the first 2 weeks of January, they participated in Indonesian language learning and thematic seminars before being placed according to their internship interests on January 15. According to Helmy, the students' internship period in 2024 is shortened to less than 4 weeks due to Election Day in Indonesia on February 14, 2024.