For intermediate and advanced level students (at least one year of study required) summer study in Indonesia is available to students in the Indonesian Language Program at the University of Hawaii-Manoa through COTIM (Consortium of the Teaching of Indonesian and Malay). COTIM is comprised of fourteen programs in North America offering Indonesian language instruction on an on-going basis. Students who participate in this program are usually awarded fellowships from Fulbright-Hayes.

For students who would like to accelerate their language study, the University of Hawaii Indonesian Language Program cooperates with SEASSI (the Southeast Asian Summer Studies Institute). SEASSI is a summer program which enables students to complete two semesters of language study during the summer term along with other students from universities throughout the United States. The location of the program rotates periodically among the sponsoring universities, but is currently being held at the University of Wisconsin--Madison.

The primary goal of the Freeman-ASIA Program is to increase the number of American undergraduates who study in East and Southeast Asia, by providing students with the information and financial assistance they will need.

USINDO Summer Studies Language Program
Under an agreement with the Indonesian Ministry of Education and with the assistance of the Institute of International Education, the United States Indonesia Society runs an intensive ten-week language and general studies program for U.S. students -- selected in a competitive application process -- in Indonesia. Students study eight weeks of intensive study of Indonesian (beginning and intermediate level) at Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta. The fee for this program is $1,500.  This includes international travel from the United States to Yogyakarta and return, visas, tuition, health insurance, housing and board. 

Graduate students are eligable to apply for a Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship to finance their language studies either at their home universities or abroad by participating in the semester-long UNSRAT-COTIM program for individual students.

The Blakemore Freeman Fellowships For Advanced Asian Language Study The Blakemore Foundation was established in 1990 by Thomas and Frances Blakemore to encourage the advanced study of Asian languages and to improve the understanding of Asian fine arts in the United States. Next deadline for applications is November 1, 2002.

A new memorandum of Understanding is in effect between UH and the National University of Singapore for the exchange of undergraduate and graduate students. A similar exchange program also exists with the University of Auckland.

For language courses offered by other institutions, check out the following links:

There are a number of private languages schools, mainly in the attractive city of Yogyakarta. Most of these are quite good. They typically offer one-to-one tuition, but sometimes also courses in small gropus. They also provide home stay in local families. Good value for money. Check out the homepages of the five leading institutions in Yogyakarta: Wisma Bahasa | Puri Bahasa | Realia | Colorado | Djoglo. Semarang also has a small language school.

The School of International Training has a branch in Ubud, Bali, where they offer an Indonesian language program.

The Indonesia-Australia Language Foundation offers intensive, semi-intensive, and general Indonesian courses in Jakarta, Surabaya, and in Bali.

The Australian Consortium for In-Country Studies (ACICIS), which has 22 member universities, runs a variety of programs, including flexible immersion, field study in East Java, Practicasl Arts, and other courses. They even employ a Resident Director in Yogyakarta.

Sydney University has recently almost completely abolished its Indonesian proram, but they are still running their successful Salatiga Program.

Monash University in Melbourne also has done terrible things to its Indonesian program, but they are continuing an In-Country program at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta.

For more options to study in Indonesia, click here.

Photo: Uli Kozok, 2001