News AEE 2023: Hacks on Winning Kampus Merdeka Internship and IISMA Programs

AEE 2023: Hacks on Winning Kampus Merdeka Internship and IISMA Programs

UNAIR NEWS – Sunday (5/2/2023) was the third day of Airlangga Education Expo and the expo organized a sharing session agenda inviting UNAIR students who previously participated in Magang Bersertifikat Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) and Indonesian International Mobility Awards (IISMA) Programs.

Invited in the session, Mohammad Ichsan Verianto, the student of Bachelor of Development Economics was the first speaker to share his experience in MBKM Program at Bank Indonesia as a Data Analyst and Researches. In his opinion, self-motivation is not the only aspect the participants should have prior to joining the program, the real action from the self-motivation is also the most crucial aspect to consider.

Ichsan expressed that thorough preparation both in academic and non-academic aspects is equally important before registering in MBKM Programs. “The most important part to consider about winning the MBKM program regardless the partners for the programs is that to know your self-competence and pair it with the available in the program partners. You should know, is there any available division in the program partners that matches to your competence? and in order to discover your passions or interests, you can actually know it from the first-two-years of your university life through your participation in organization both hosted by your campus or off-campus,” explained him in the session.

The last speaker in the session was Zalfa Jatmiko, the student at the Faculty of Law, UNAIR and she was an IISMA awardee at Sapienza University of Rome back in 2021. In the session, Zalfa shared several important points to highlight by the freshmen if they are interested in applying for IISMA program, namely: GPA, Essays and English Proficiency Certificate.

Furthermore, Zalfa also shared her experience regarding the important lessons to learn from during her participation in IISMA program. In her opinion, what makes IISMA different from other scholarship program is that IISMA awardees are not only serving as the awardee of the program, but also the representative of Indonesia in the host country of the program.

“For me, the important takeaways from IISMA program are able to see and visit some of the world’s wonders, to immerse in foreign culture, to learn a developed country’s infrastructure and societal system, and Indonesia and Professional development,” stated her in the session. By the end of the session, both Ichsan and Zalfa motivated the prospective freshmen who were joining the session in AEE to prepare themselves for Kampus Merdeka Program both MBKM and IISMA. “Stay motivated, stay consistent, spark your self-confidence and believe in the process”, closed Ichsan and Zalfa in the session.

Currently, we are interested in expanding the following areas for the initiation of mobility programs under the New Colombo Plan scheme: Health, Social, Life Science and Technology areas.


Writer: Mentari
Editor: Binti Q. Masruroh
Source: News Unair

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