Indonesia, Bali – Poverty, Development and Immigration in Bali (Closed)
Bali, Indonesia
Dates
- Summer 1 Semester - May 22 - June 26, 2012
Application Deadline
- Summer 1 Semester - November 18, 2011
Description
Faculty Leader: Denise Horn; d.horn@neu.edu
Information Sessions: Wednesday 10/26 and Wednesday 11/9, both at 4:30 in 315 Shillman Hall.
Indonesia is the world’s fourth most populous country, with 238 million people on 13,466 islands in Southeast Asia. It was a former colonial outpost, and is now an important player in Asian and world politics. Along with its growth, however, Indonesia has suffered from many of the same problems that plague other developing countries, including ethnic tensions, poverty, and human trafficking. We will spend most of the program on the island of Bali, where the population is primarily Hindu in this largely Muslim country. At the end of the trip, we will experience some of Indonesia’s Muslim culture on the island of Java.
This program gives Northeastern and Balinese students the opportunity to participate in an intensive practicum on global civil society in an international setting. We will cover the essentials of global citizenship, social entrepreneurship, and NGO development to respond to local and global problems.
The NU Global Corps Practicum trains students in the burgeoning field of social entrepreneurship, which uses community development and business models to tackle social problems, whether through creating and disseminating new technologies or encouraging the growth of micro-enterprises and micro-finance; the point is to use community development and business principles but emphasize social impact over profit. Our program teaches students to use these principles in the hopes of creating sustainable projects grounded in social justice.
Students will spend the first week in Ubud, Bali in a cultural immersion program, where they will experience Bali’s unique art, music, spiritual and political culture. They will then spend three days in the village of Sudaji in homestays. Afterwards, we will move to the Northern Balinese city of Singaraja where Northeastern students and their Balinese peers will participate in a three week workshop on social entrepreneurship. At the end of the three-week training in Singaraja, students’ project proposals will be presented to local organizations and their partners who will choose one or two of the projects that could be implemented successfully in Singaraja and the surrounding communities. The ultimate goal is to empower both Balinese and American students to identify creative solutions to pressing problems and to offer fresh new ideas for local organizations.
The final few days of the trip will be spent in the Javanese city of Jogjakarta, home of Indonesia’s most renowned university.
Courses
- INTL3460 Transnational Activism and Advocacy
- INTL4940 Global Corps Practicum
Host University
Bali Institute
Eligibility Requirements
Students will be interviewed and evaluated on perceived maturity, ability and willingness to work under difficult conditions, and ability to work in multicultural settings. Prior knowledge of Indonesian history and political conditions will be a plus. Not restricted to any class year.
Application Procedure
- Online Faculty- Led application (application open 10/17 - 11/18)
- Upload one unofficial transcript
- Upload one copy of passport ID page
- Upload essay questions Faculty may require additional information and/or interview (after application deadline)
Cost
$9,460 plus a possible accommodation charge.