THE PROGRAM

The establishment of the ASEAN Community will surely bring many challenges and opportunities. This requires a greater commitment among stakeholders to facilitate a shared cultural understanding that bridges the creation of regional communities characterized by caring and solidarity. Regional openness resulting from the integration process also offers various challenges and competitions. Without activating the capacity of people in such a process, it will be difficult to realize, or to benefit from the ASEAN Community.

The SEA Gate Program at the Center for Southeast Asia Social Studies (CESASS), Universitas Gadjah Mada, offers various opportunities for students, researchers and the public to increase their capacity to understand Southeast Asia. The SEA Gate Program provides several program packages including the Southeast Asian Language Course (Indonesian) as the main learning blocks.

ADVANTAGES

• Developing advanced Southeast Asian Language skills, specifically for research and academic purposes
• Increasing and expanding knowledge about Southeast Asian Studies
• Providing intensive intercultural interaction
• Increasing participants’ familiarity with Southeast Asian culture, such as films, folk, stories, local music, etc.

PARTICIPANTS

• People who want to learn the language of Southeast Asia and learn about society and culture in Southeast Asia
• Undergraduate and graduate students who have academic interests in Southeast Asia
• Researchers who want to study Southeast Asia
• Entrepreneurs who want to have business relations in Southeast Asian countries

APPROACHES

The SEA Gate Program is facilitated by qualified lecturers or tutors and is carried out with comprehensive approaches:

1. Practice. Training sessions are to improve the participants’ abilities in South East Asian Language skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing)
2. Discussion. This section brings participants to discuss Southeast Asian issues in general and culture specifically. The material will be delivered in Indonesian while English will only be used to clarify complicated sentences that are not understood by participants
3. Thematic tutorial for Indonesian. In the tutorial session, participants will have extra opportunities to learn Southeast Asian Language skills and increase their knowledge of local culture through interaction with local communities during their visit to cultural and historical sites. If necessary, participants can make arrangements for additional tutorial assistance outside the program.

SMART System

• Social and Cultural Studies in Southeast Asia
• Maintaining interactive skills
• Active discussion and presentation
• Research training and practice
• Thematic tutorial

LECTURERS

We have competent teaching staff for The SEA Gate Program. They have excellent teaching skills and extensive experience with Southeast Asian Languages and Studies. Our tutors consist of high-quality Universitas Gadjah Mada students who have experience in facilitating participants to increase their knowledge of the Social and Cultural aspects of Southeast Asia through academic activities on campus as well as social activities in the local community.