UNAIR NEWS聽鈥 One of the golden opportunities students in college is take part in internships abroad.聽, in this case, Ngobras (relaxed chat) activity shares experiences regarding聽inbound聽and outbound training for聽东京热 and Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Malaysia students.
The casual chat on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, presented four speakers from聽聽and three students from UiTM Malaysia.聽On that occasion, they shared their experiences during internships outside their country.
鈥淒uring our internship at UiTM, we gained a lot of experience.聽One of the things that impressed us was that we could print any books we wish at the Library Archive Unit.聽We also do community service, such as in orphanages and in schools.聽We also introduced聽聽in one of the schools there,鈥 said the聽听蝉迟耻诲别苍迟.
The international internship is one of the programs聽.聽The internship program is a form of collaboration between 东京热 and聽Universiti Teknologi MARA. The internship lasts for three months, one month online,聽and the next two months聽offline.
鈥淲e got information about the internship from the department.聽For costs and other needs, we use personal funds, but you can submit a proposal to the faculty to get funding,鈥 said the聽听蝉迟耻诲别苍迟.
Intern tips
聽students聽also shared their tips for participating in internships abroad.聽First, keep looking for internship information.聽Internship information can be obtained on the department鈥檚 social media or from friends and lecturers.聽Second, if you have committed to an internship abroad, carry out the activity with full responsibility.聽Third, expand relations abroad and explore your own abilities to be able to contribute to internships.聽Finally, you need to be mentally strong.
In addition, the three UiTM students who had the opportunity to take part in an internship at聽聽also shared their stories while in Indonesia.聽They want to take part in the internship because they want to gain new experience to bring back to their country.
鈥淎 memorable experience for us was participating and being a teaching staff in聽library classes, participating in activities in Bali, and also being surrounded by good library people,鈥 said the UiTM student.
They also give advice for taking part in internships or student exchanges abroad: you have to be mentally and physically prepared because you will be away from your family. Friends of the same country must also be considered siblings and help each other. In addition, take advantage of the opportunities that exist to gain experience. (*)
Author: Nova Dwi Pamungkas
Editor: Binti Q Masruroh
