Indonesia Librarianship Internship

This program has 5 x $4000 New Colombo Plan mobility grants available to assist students with the costs associated with this program.

Want a short burst of international experience relevant to your degree? Looking for something to do on your break that is part of your subject? Take a look at this program.

This New Colombo Plan funded program will take you to two locations over 4 weeks to undertake site visits and a professional placement. You'll be introduced to the concepts and practices of a diverse range of information agencies as well as completing two week placement.

You'll spend your first week in Surabaya at the Universitas Airlangga where you'll undertake cultural and social activities and site visits. In weeks 2-4 you will be located in Lampung, Indonesia where you'll continue with site visits and various activities as well as undertaking your placement. These will be at various information agencies across Lampung.

The length of this experience will allow you to deeply immerse yourself in the day-to-day life of locals in unique destinations.

Program itinerary

Program overview

Led by: School of Information and Communication Studies

Cost: approx $6,000 - Undergraduate students can apply for a $4000 New Colombo Plan mobility grant to assist with the costs associated with this program.

For further details see the financial information tab.

Dates: 31 Aug 2025 - 27 Sep 2025

Places: 10 (5 undergraduate places / 5 postgraduate places)

This program will require minimum numbers to proceed.

Applications

Open: 25 Feb 2025

Close: 23 Mar 2025

Apply now!

Eligibility

This program is offered by the Faculty of Arts and Education and the School of Information and Communication Studies.

  • Bachelor of Information Studies
  • Master of Information Studies
  • Master of Education Teacher Librarianship

Academic Recognition

Bachelor of Information Studies students:

Master of Information Studies students:

Master of Education Teacher Librarianship students:

This will require enrolment in, payment of and successful completion of the relevant subjects.

Financial Information

Program cost

approx $6,000 - Undergraduate students can apply for a $4000 New Colombo Plan mobility grant to assist with the costs associated with this program.

Additional details

Exact costs of this program to be advised on notification of successful application.

Students may be eligible to apply for either:

  • Vice-Chancellor Travel Grant of $400  or
  • New Colombo Plan Mobility Grant of $4000 (5 grants available). The Mobility Program is open to Australian (Australian citizen) university undergraduates aged 18 to 28 (as outlined in the 2025 Guidelines). Students who are outside this age bracket can still apply but limited places are available.  Students must complete all predeparture requirements (see pre-departure tab) before payments can be made.

and

  • OS-HELP may also be available to eligible students.

Please check our funding page for more details.

Program costs include

  • In-country program fee
  • Airport transfers (Surabaya and Lampung)
  • Accommodation for the duration of the program
  • Internal flight  - Surabaya-Lampung / Lampung-Jakarta
  • Some meals
  • Local transport  (program related activities weeks 1 - 2)
  • Site visits listed within the program itinerary (weeks 1 - 2)
  • Activities listed within the program itinerary
  • Academic supervision
  • Visa assistance
  • 24/7 support

Program costs exclude

  • Charles Sturt University subject fees
  • Airfares to/from Indonesia
  • Travel Insurance
  • Visas  fees - approx AUD$200
  • Passport
  • Immunisations
  • Souvenirs, gratuities and incidentals
  • Additional meals
  • Additional sightseeing
  • Additional transport

Pre-departure

All participants will be required to complete mandatory pre-departure requirements. This includes the provision and completion of the following:

  • Flight Itinerary*:   You must submit a copy of your E-ticket that clearly lists your dates, flight number/ times from the day you leave Australia until the day you return and confirmation these flights have been paid for.
  • Travel Insurance*:  You will need to ensure you have the appropriate medical and travel insurance from the day you leave Australia until the day you return.  You must submit a copy of your certificate of insurance and your Product Disclosure Statement (PDS). At a minimum your insurance must include:
    • Medical Expenses $500,000
    • Repatriation Expenses $15,000
    • Personal Liability $1,000,000
    • 24hr Emergency Assistance Included
    • COVID 19 cover
  • Passport:  You must submit a copy of your passport (the page where your photo is).
  • Pre-departure modules: You will be registered for online pre-departure training.
  • Registration with World Travel Protection (WTP): You will need to download the Travel Assist V2 by WTP app from Apple App store or Android App. The app provides immediate access to 24-hour emergency medical assistance (in the event that your own insurer is unavailable), security alerts and detailed country reports. You will need to enable World Travel Protection to access your location so you can receive real-time travel and security support if an incident occurs.
  • Student Declaration form: complete and return this to Charles Sturt Global. This will be provided with your acceptance email.
  • Emergency contact form:  complete and return this to Charles Sturt Global. This will be provided with your acceptance email


In addition to the above requirements your program leader will host a number of online predeparture meetings that you will be expected to attend.

Learning about so many different cultures and meeting such a different group of people is something you can’t experience in classrooms here. Everyone was there for the same reasons; a love of learning, love of travel and curiosity. These things bound us all together.

Michael Jago, Program Participant

Enquiries

Further enquiries regarding the application process should be directed to:

Charles Sturt Global

Phone: +61 2 6338 4021
Email: csuglobal@csu.edu.au

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