Indonesia
(The largest archipelago in the world)
The Republic of Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world comprising 13,466 large and small tropical islands fringed with white sandy beaches, many still uninhabited and a number even still unnamed. Straddling the equator, situated between the continents of Asia and Australia and between the Pacific and the Indian Oceans, it is as wide as the United States from San Francisco to New York, equaling the distance between London and Moscow. Indonesia has a total population of more than 215 million people from more than 200 ethnic groups. The national language is Bahasa Indonesia.
(According to Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Republic of Indonesia website)
Jarkata – Indonesia
Chaotic, crowded, and cosmopolitan
Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, is a city of contrasts. Home to millions of people from around the world, the city is a mixture of languages and cultures, poverty and wealth. The city boasts some of the best nightlife in Asia and some of the worst traffic. Every holiday, the locals escape the pollution and the crowds to enjoy…
(According to TripAdvisor LLC website)
Visiting Universitas Indonesia
Indonesia as a nation is experiencing changes in response to competition in the globalizing world, and Universitas Indonesia acknowledges that its role and contribution to every change in the local and global levels will be determined by each of the university’s activities in the society. In order to give significant contribution to the nation and to the world, Universitas Indonesia sets its vision to be a world class research university.
Universitas Indonesia has been conducting internationalization to achieve its vision and as a response to the globalization, while local elements are also given high level of consideration. In the process, Universitas Indonesia has continually increased its capacity building in realizing, institutionalizing, and embodying varied international dimensions of research, teaching, learning and community service activities of the university’s staffs and students.
(According to Universitas Indonesia International Office website)