MINI REPORT
This seven day program entails for the 30 participants to travel to the city if Yogyakarta, Indonesia to participate in a cultural exchange program. This is where the participants was able to immerse themselves in the rich culture that the local was blessed as well as bring a bit of Malaysian culture to share with them as well. This program aim to promote international cooperation by establishing cultural connections between UTM and UGM( a university in Yogyakarta ) as well as to increase participation of UTM student in international opportunities and broadening international engagement for the students. The graduate attributes that i see most relates with this program is international and intercultural awareness as during the program we heard testimonial from the locals on how their daily lives differs from us and about the challenges they faced. At the end of the seven days I believe we have successfully achieve the goal of the program which is to understand Indonesian's culture better as well as build a lasting relationship with students in UGM.
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SELF REFLECTION
In first glance I was very intrigue at the prospect of this program as it would give me the opportunity to physically experience in depth a culture that is otherwise foreign to me. Being able to travel with my peers was a welcomed bonus. It was truly a fun and interesting environment to learn other cultures. During the program the concept of self-management was made to be very important to me. This is because we are essentially going to be in a foreign environment with a lot of moving parts to ensure the success of this program, hence we need to be responsible and also aware of our surroundings as to not differ from the goal of the program and even for our personal wellbeing as well. As someone who was skilled in the art of public speaking I was able to further add to the program in a sense of emceeing some of the more formal events throughout the seven days. The challenges that I struggle with most is managing all 30 participants as the head of protocol. This is mainly due to the uncertainty of our terrain and the high emotion that might surfaces after a longs days work because those seven days was packed full activities that requires our full devotion.
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PROGRAM INFORMATION
DATE : 1st May - 7th May 2024
VENUE : Yogyakarta, Indonesia
ORGANIZERS : JKM Kolej Tun Dr Ismail(main)
ROLE : Head of Protocol, Multimedia krew