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Dear students, our partner university in Thailand, Prince Songkla University offers authentic Thai camp on August 18-31 2019

Program in Brief

The PSU Authentic Thai Camp for overseas students has been specially designed to allow
participants to learn more about Thailand, its culture, language, and traditions.
 14 days in “The Land of Smiles”
 full of Cultural Discoveries: Thai cooking, boxing, music, dance, the way of life, etc.,
 visits to museums and historical places
 excursions to renowned tourist places: Krabi Province
 exchange cultural experiences with PSU Thai students and other foreign students

Accommodation & Facilities

Students will be accommodated in a nice and comfortable hotel. Laundry service, restaurants,
and mini-marts are available nearby.
PSU provides campus-wide Wi-Fi internet and provides many delicious and inexpensive
food courts, a student activities building, and a modern Sports Complex with an Olympic-size
swimming pool.

Requirements

 The minimum age of the participant must be 18.
 Participant’s passport must be available for a minimum of six (6) months from the date of
entering Thailand.
 Participants from PSU partner universities benefit of discounts only if they are
nominated by their university via the specific Application Form received from PSU.
 Individual applications are possible, but no discount will apply.

Program Cost

The Early Bird Rate is US$ 750 (transferred before the end of April 2019)
The Normal Fee is US$ 800 (transferred between 1-31 May)
Discounts for students nominated by Partner Universities:
The Early Bird Rate Discounts applies to payment done by 30 April 2019
The Normal Rate Discounts applies to payment from 1 – 31 May 2019
– includes accommodation, local transportation to field trips and excursions as
mentioned in the program, tickets to museums and parks, as well as several meals;
– participants are responsible for their own travel expenses from home city to Hat Yai,
international health & accident insurance, some meals, and other personal expenses;
– all bank transfer fees must be covered by the participant

Payment

Please make a bank transfer payment to Siam Commercial Bank, PSU Hat Yai Branch, 15
Karnjanavanich Road, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110 Thailand, Account Name: PSU
International Affairs, Account No. 565-455889-5, SWIFT Code: SICOTHBK

Please send the completed Application Form (download here), copy of passport & bank transfer slip to
the PSU International Affairs Office:
– by email: psu-international@psu.ac.th  cc: oia@uad.ac.id

Office of International Affairs, UAD held Socialization of Scholarship Opportunities in the United States on Monday (2/18/2019) in the hall of the Islamic Center, UAD Campus 4. The event presented Muhammad Iqbal from the Embassy of the United States of America. This socialization also presented the Vice Rector IV of UAD, Prof.Drs.Sarbiran, M.Ed., Ph.D., as the alumnus of the United States and Ida Puspita, M.A.Res as the head of OIA UAD. The socialization received good enthusiasm from UAD students and lecturers.

Iqbal explained five things to consider to study in U.S. These five steps included determining the choice of campus and establishing goals, preparing funding, fulfill the requirements of admission, visa and the last is preparation for departure. “Now in U.S campuses provide online admission systems, it will be easier for you to register,” he added.

Iqbal said that the first step to study in the U.S  is to find information about the university. ” There are approximately 4500 institutions in the U.S.”. Iqbal further categorized the institutions in the U.S  into three,  Reach Schools, institutions with the best academic reputation, Realistic Schools,  institutions which are with intermediate academic reputation, and Safety Schools, which are institutions as the alternative choice.

In this occasion, Iqbal also introduced EducationUSA as the institution that provides information on the study and scholarships in the United States. EducationUSA also provides education consultations, mentor programs, and scholarship information.

To get more information you may contact Muhammad Iqbal via email IqbalM2@state.gov.

Office of International Affairs, UAD held Road to Ph.D. and Go Around the World with Scholarship on Saturday (16/03/2019) in Ruang Sidang Utama UAD Campus I. The event presented I Made Andi Arsana, Ph.D. the awardee of various prestigious scholarships and the head of Office of International Affairs, UGM.  Ida Puspita, M.A.Res as the head of OIA UAD also presented as the moderator of the seminars. The participants of the seminars were from various institutions in Yogyakarta such as UAD, UGM, UNY, UIN, Universitas Amikom, Universitas Alma Alta and some were from institutions outside Yogyakarta such as Untidar Magelang, STT Muhmmadiyah Kebumen, UNS, and UMS.

Seminar took place in two sessions, the first session is Go Around The World with Scholarship. This session was intended for bachelor students or the public who wish to continue their study abroad. In this session, Bli Andi gave a lot of motivations to the participants to dare to dreams and make an action to make the dreams come true. Besides Motivations, Bli Andi also explained about the technical requirement and preparation to apply for the scholarship. The presentation drew the curiosity and the attention of the participants. In the question section, they were a lot of participants asked questions from motivational to technical matters.

The second session is Road to Ph.D. This session was intended for master students, lecturers or the public who wish to pursue their Ph.D. abroad. In the second section, Bli Andi also gave motivation and technical matters, but he went on further detail in this session. “ Ladies and Gentlemen, do you know Spiderman?, the story of Spiderman always repeated the same formula, but it still attracts a lot of moviegoers. The answer is the perspective, you should enhance your thesis proposal with different perspectives,” he explained. This session also ended with many questions from the participants.