Faculty of Law UII Welcomes Australian Students in International Program, Undergraduate Study Program in Law
The Undergraduate Study Program in Law, International Program, Faculty of Law, Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) for the even semester of the 2024/2025 academic year has welcomed three students from Australia. The three Australian students are Curry Jordan James and Alannah Kaye Yuen from the University of Western Australia. Both students joined through the ACICIS (Australian Consortium for In-Country Indonesian Studies) program. Additionally, Cassandra Alice Stamatescu from Monash University is a recipient of the New Colombo Plan (NCP) Scholarship from the Australian Government. The three Australian students will study at the International Program, Faculty of Law UII, for approximately one semester.
The three students were welcomed in the Dean’s office of the Faculty of Law, Universitas Islam Indonesia, by Prof. Dr. Budi Agus Riswandi, S.H., M.Hum., after having completed an adaptation program to facilitate their studies at the Faculty of Law UII. In his welcoming remarks, the Dean of the Faculty of Law UII stated, “We are very grateful for the trust of Australian students in choosing to study at the Faculty of Law, Universitas Islam Indonesia, especially in the International Program. This proves that the Faculty of Law UII is not only a learning destination for students from Indonesia but also for those from leading universities around the world, including Australia. We hope this collaboration will be fruitful, and the students can gain much knowledge and experience during their studies at the Faculty of Law UII.”
In the same opportunity, Dodik Setiawan Nur Heriyanto, S.H., M.H., LL.M., Ph.D., Head of the Undergraduate Law Study Program, conveyed that “These three international program students, like many other foreign students, are interested in studying at the Faculty of Law UII, particularly in the Undergraduate Study Program in Law, because they want to learn Indonesian law and Islamic law. Therefore, many courses on Indonesian law and Islamic law are their primary learning objectives. We encourage them to make the most of this opportunity to deepen their understanding of Indonesian and Islamic law. Furthermore, the study program also organizes interesting programs such as cultural events and others to help students adapt and get to know the surrounding environment at Universitas Islam Indonesia.”
During the same event, the students also expressed their gratitude for being accepted into the Faculty of Law UII and expressed their hope that many of their juniors at their home universities in Australia will also study at the Faculty of Law UII for one or two semesters.
