Summer Language Studies

Application Documents All of the following application documents must be submitted via email to summerstudies@usindo.org. Application form: Please submit a completed and signed application form,  available here. Personal statement: Please submit a…

Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and university juniors or seniors, currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program. They may also be recent graduates (within 6…

Students will live with host families throughout their stay in Indonesia. The host family experience is intended to reinforce language studies during the day, and to give students the real…

USINDO organizes a variety of field trips to renowned cultural and historical monuments/sites, as well as visits to local organizations in Yogyakarta. These trips are designed to allow the students…

Students are able to get firsthand experience of Indonesian culture through various cultural workshops,  including: gamelan (traditional musical ensemble),  batik (textile dyeing technique), traditional dancing, and cooking classes focusing on…

USINDO invites experts to discuss topics in various fields,  including politics, history, culture, religion, and economics with an emphasis on current issues, such as good governance, interfaith relations, aspects of…

The language component of USINDO’s Summer Studies Program is conducted in partnership with the Indonesian Language and Culture Intensive Course (ILCIC) housed at Sanata Dharma University’s Language Center. ILCIC has…

Upon arrival in Yogyakarta,  students will stay in a hotel for two nights before moving in with their host families to ease them into the new setting. Our local program…

Airfare USINDO purchases roundtrip air tickets to Yogyakarta for students from any city in the U.S. Travel arrangements are made by USINDO. Visa USINDO will process the student visas at…

USINDO first introduced the volunteering component in its 2015 Summer Studies Program, and it has been regarded as an important component that gives students the added value of interacting directly…