Indonesian Business Immersion

Key information

Destination: Indonesia

Dates: 22 June – 7 July 2024 

Program cost: A$3,300 + airfares (inclusions and exclusions can be found below)

Funding:

• 20 x A$3,000 New Colombo Plan Mobility Grants available for eligible undergraduate students
• $9,504 OS-HELP Loans available for eligible students

Program eligibility: Undergraduate Business students

Application deadline: 31 March 2024

Overview

Indonesia provides massive trade, investment and economic opportunities. Australian students developing an understanding of business culture in one of the fastest growing economies in the world is crucial. 

This study tour program engages students with a real-life industry consulting project. You will undertake a 15-day posting in Indonesia. Under the guidance of academic coaches and local industry mentors, you and your student team will apply academic knowledge to solve business problems provided by the industry host and present recommendations and solutions to them.

By the end of this project, you will improve your global perspectives and other workplace skills, such as working collaboratively in diverse groups and generate creative solutions, and communicating a range of business arguments appropriate to the audience, through a variety of communication media. 

Highlights

• Working on a real-life consulting project for a business client under the guidance of academic coaches and local mentors and supported by local students
• Regular interactions with client’s senior executives and industry experts
• Presenting project outcomes to a panel of client representatives
• Networking with relevant groups, including local students
• Team building activities
• Visits to local universities and museums
• Mt Bromo Sunrise Tour
   

Note: more details of the itinerary will be provided closer to the departure date. 

Academic information

Which unit/s can this program be taken for as credit?

BUS30032 / BUS30009 (Business Consulting Project)

Can this unit be taken as an elective by students in any Swinburne degree?

No.

Eligibility

To qualify for this program, you must:

• be enrolled into an Undergraduate Business degree
• have completed BUS30031, BUS30024 or BUS30010 by the end of Semester 1, 2024
• have submitted a personal statement with your online application

Salamat Datang ('Welcome') Monument in Central Jakarta