The event was officially opened by Andi Masyitha Irwan, Ph.D (Head of IO) and was joined by a number of prospective students. The event also was joined by IO crew including Muhammad Ridwan, M.A. (Secretary of IO), the IO Task Forces such as Saaduddin, Ph.D and Haniek Khoirunnissa, M.Sc as well as IO staff and several IO student volunteers. The event was moderated by Khaeruddin, Ph.D (IO Task Force).
The event began with the brief explanation of IISMA Co-funding by Ms. Masyitha. In her slides, she described the background of IISMA and the requirements.
The next session was the explanation about the form application by Kumara Tungga Dewa, S.S., (IO Staff). He described the forms taken from the IISMA website. In the middle of Mr. Dewa presentation, Prof. drg. Muhammad Ruslin, M.Kes., Ph.D., Sp.BM(K) (Vice Rector for Academic and Students Affairs) arrived and delivered the welcome remarks.
In his remark, Prof. Ruslin encouraged the prospective students to register themselves in IISMA. He said that cost that would be spent during the IISMA program were nor comparable with the golden experiences gained during the program. He also suggested having an interactive meeting with students’ parents to discuss this opportunity. The output of the meeting would identify the best way to go through this application if needed. Ending his opening remarks, Prof. Ruslin joined a photo session with IO staff and participating students.
Furthermore, the last session prior to the question and answer session was the presentation of a lesson learned by an awardee of IISMA Co-funding named Aliyyah Ansariadi, a student from the Faculty of Public Health (FKM) studying at the Michigan State University (MSU), United States of America.
She started her experiences when dealing with the application. She said that there was a difference between last year and this year's application. Last year, to register for IISMA Co-funding, the student must have registered for the regular IISMA. The year 2024, students might be able to apply even though they did not register the regular one. She continued her explanation by saying that other procedures were exactly the same as the regular IISMA.
Before the event ended, the session continued with the Question and Answer (Q&A). One of the questions was proposed by a participant regarding the credit earned abroad and was recognized by UNHAS. Ms. Aliyyah answered that prior to the departure, the students had to discuss the issue of credits recognition to ensure that when returning the student did not have to retake the courses missed during the program.
Another question was about essay composition whether it was different from the essay when applying to the regular IISMA. Ms. Aliyyah continued with saying that she had to elaborate her essay adjusting to the choice of new host university but that was not much. The participants seemed to be attractive to the session. However, due to the time limit, the moderator had to close the session immediately. The IO would notify and keep in touch with the prospective students wishing to take a part in this co-funding scheme. Good luck fellas!
