is GREAT - Ikatan Alumni ITB

postgrad in the UK?
is GREAT
GREAT country GREAT culture GREAT university GREAT Experience
Narendra Kurnia Putra
Jr. Academic Assistant – TF ITB
MSc Biomedical Eng. – Imperial College London
Why UK?
Famous Scientist
Courtesy of en.wikipedia.org; except for Prof.Higgs: quantumaniac.tumblr.com
Why UK?
World Class Education
Why UK?
• Best Universities
• 116 universities all over the UK
• All courses are taught in English
(Obviously)
• 1 year Master program and 3 yrs PhD
Program
The universities crests from google.com
Allright, then…
I knew that and I really want to
study there, but HOW?
Illustration from The Catherine Tate show-’Laurent Cooper meets Dr.Who‘; BBC
Things To Be Done Before Study
Strong
Motivation
Research
English
Proficiency Test
Apply
Accepted
Departure
Things To Be Done Before Study
Strong
Motivation
Research
Apply
Accepted
Departure
• Know what you really want
• Have a strong vision
• Make sure that this will
boost your future career
• Discuss it with your
stakeholders (supervisor,
family and friends)
Things To Be Done Before Study
Strong
Motivation
Research
Apply
Accepted
Departure
• Googling
• Find the most suitable
programs and universities
• Mail correspondences
• Make sure that you eligible!
(admission requirements)
• English proficiency test (IELTS
or TOEFL iBT)
Things To Be Done Before Study
Strong
Motivation
Research
Apply
Accepted
Departure
• Apply to minimum 4
universities!
• Fill all the requirements
• Strong motivation statement
• Send all of the application
documents – in a good order
(online or via post)
• Keep praying and be patient
Things To Be Done Before Study
Strong
Motivation
Research
Apply
Accepted
Departure
• Be grateful
• Answer your offer
• Fulfill and Send the other
requirements (if u r
conditionally accepted)
• Visa application process
• Preparation
Things To Be Done Before Study
Strong
Motivation
Research
Apply
Accepted
Departure
• Welcome to UK!
• ‘Lapor diri’ at KBRI London
• Study and study!
Yeaayy!
Finally!
Let’s enjoy UK!
And don’t forget
to study hard,,
Illustration from ‘Mr.Bean Holiday’ poster - tildee.com and www.examiner.com
Meanwhile at Hogwarts….
Com’on
Ronald! You
have to Study!
Hang on, Mates…
I really have no idea how to pay
the tuition fees?? It’s bl**dy
expensive! £ 20,000 ++
I don’t have any money
Is everything
alright, Ron?
Illustration from ‘Harry Potter” - madeira.hccanet.org
Financial Needs
£ £
£ £
£ £
Strong
Motivation
Research
Apply
Accepted
£
£
£
£
£
£
Scholarship
Hunting
Departure
Scholarship Hunting
The Scholarship could be granted from :
• Indonesian Government Institution
• British Institution
• Private foundations and organization
• The university funding and scholarship
programs
Scholarship Hunting
Fully funded Scholarship:
• Chevening
• Beasiswa Dikti untuk dosen
• Beasiswa Unggulan DIKTI untuk calon
dosen
• Ancora and Jardine Foundation (Oxbridge
only)
Scholarship Hunting
Fully funded Scholarship:
• SPIRIT from BAPPENAS
• Merit Scholarship Programme for High
Technology (MSP) from IDB
• You have to be an employer at one of the
national/multinational company (e.g.
PT.Pelabuhan Indonesia, e.t.c)
Scholarship Hunting
Partially funded Scholarship (either tuition
fee or living cost):
• Beasiswa unggulan KEMDIKBUD
• Open Society Institute
• UK university Scholarship
(almost all UK universities has their own
scholarship program, you’ve to check that
on their websites)
Scholarship Hunting
Other useful links:
• http://www.postgraduatestudentships.co.uk/
• http://www.scholarship-search.org.uk/
• Grup Pejuang Beasiswa di Dalam & Luar
Negeri untuk WNI:
• Beasiswa ke Universitas Oxford untuk pelajar
Indonesia
Scholarship Hunting
And just a simple tips about the scholarship
hunting process..
Nekad
IKHLAS
Nekad
PD
Insyaallah, u’ll got the Scholarship
Berjuang
terus
After All..start your adventure!
A year there
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• Winter
• Av.temp -4 – 4°C
• Icy and snowy
Autumn
sometimes
Av.temp 10-14°C • Ice rink and winter
wonderland
Rainy and windy
• Christmas celebrations
Colorful trees
Late Sept
• Arrival
• Search for a
perfect
Accommodation
• Campus
orientation
• Open your bank
account
• ‘lapor diri’
Oct-Dec
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Dec-Jan
Autumn term • Christmas and
Lectures
new year
Making friends holiday
Adaptation
• First Winter
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Spring
Av.temp 8-11°C
Flower festivals
Warm
Easter
Jan-Mar
Apr-May
• Spring Term • Easter
• Choose the
Holiday
topic of your
Dissertation
project
Summer
Av.temp 14-16°C
Picnic
Sometimes
temp may
exceeds 30°C
• Ramadhan
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May - Sept
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Exam
Exam
Exam
Exam
Project
Project
Project
Results
Being a Student in the UK
beware! You have to keep alert, because you’re
not on a long holiday!
Good Luck Mates!!
Also
You can easily download the complete education
guidance book ‘Panduan Praktis Sekolah ke Inggris’ from:
http://atdikbudlondon.com/buku/
Thanks!
Alumni ITB – UK
http://alumniitbuk.wordpress.com/
Organizing Committees
M. Fauzan Adziman ( MS’99 - Swansea- Wales)
R. Raditya Y. Wiranegara (MS’04 - Manchester – England)
Tika Savitry D. Hassan (PL’06 - London – England)
Narendra K.Putra (FT’06 – Bandung – Indonesia)
And
FTers: Juno (FT’09), Anne (FT’09), Melati (FT’09), Naila (FT’09),
Robet (FT’10) and Fedri (FT’10)
Supported by
International & Relation Office – ITB
Dr. Edwan Kardena & Dr. Tatacipta Dirgantara
Education Attaché of Republic Indonesia for The United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland
Prof. Dr. Ir. T. A. Fauzi Soelaiman, MSME
Bandung - Indonesia, February 14th 2013