In the last two decades, South Korea has carried out massification in the field of education, including higher education. Universities under the Ministry of Education of the South Korean Government actively promote their institutions to international students to increase competitiveness as well as exchange and cooperation between countries, one of which is with Indonesia.
As one of the leading universities in Indonesia, Universitas Airlangga also continues to strive to increase student potential and insight by collaborating with other universities abroad and supporting students in student exchange programs. One of these efforts is proven by the student exchange program to Jeonbuk National University (JBNU), South Korea.
Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) is located in the historic city of Jeonju, South Korea. As the flagship national university for Jeollabuk-do Province, JBNU was founded in 1947 by provincial funds within the framework of South Korea's national university system. Today, JBNU has grown to 17 schools (including the School of Public Policy and the Jimmy Carter School of International Studies) and 14 graduate schools (one general, nine special, and four professional schools).
JBNU's Fall Semester Exchange Program 2022 is an exchange program for international students from universities that have collaborated with JBNU, one of which is Universitas Airlangga , where students can study Korean language and culture as well as courses related to their field of study. This student exchange program will be held offline for approximately 6 months from September 2022 to February 2023 with international students from various parts of the world. Students who have been selected will receive a scholarship in the form of tuition fees and accommodation while studying. For this semester, there are 6 students who passed the selection and were able to take part in Universitas Airlangga program. One of them is an Islamic Economics student class of 2019 named Filzah Thahirah Amanina.
This activity also helps Universitas Airlangga achieve SDGs point number 4, namely Quality Education, because this activity aims to develop potential and broaden students' horizons as well as a technology transfer event in accordance with their study program. By participating in a student exchange program, students can meet other students and academics from various countries in the world.
