Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Ministry has informed that a total of 12,420 exchange students from 479 universities will be hosted by 138 recipient campuses across Indonesia to learn for a single semester under the Freedom Student Exchange (PMM) Program.
This is the second batch of the PMM program and acting Director of Learning and Student Affairs of the ministry, Sri Gunani Partiwi, acknowledged that a single semester is not long terms for exchange program.
Thus, the students are expected to optimize their time and learn many things that will enrich their experience while also developing their portfolio, she added in written statement on Friday.
Students will study at recipient universities for one semester from August to December 2022, and get up to 20 credits.
PMM is a part of the Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (Freedom in Learning, Freedom in Campus) program, which seeks to provide Indonesian students the opportunity to gain learning experiences outside their original universities.
Through the program, university students are expected to improve their national insight, integrity, and solidarity through intercultural learning, while developing their competency and leadership skills.
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Students have shown a strong desire to participate in the second batch of PMM, as indicated by the fact that 35,107 students from 479 Indonesian universities have applied for the program.
The students for PMM’s second batch were chosen in a series of selections held in June and July.
The students' departure will be carried out gradually. The first group will leave on August 4, 2022, for Sriwijaya University, while on August 11, as many as 2,348 students will travel to 15 recipient universities.
"I express my gratitude to various parties that have supported the implementation of the program, including the students' parents and recipient universities," Partiwi remarked.
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