As a Professional Educator Volunteering to travel to Indonesia you will have many questions. It’s highly recommended that before you get to far in planning your trip that you:
Click here to view our ‘Travel Tips for Indonesia’
In the travel tips you will find helpful information including medical requirements, predeparture planning, plane tickets, airport transit information and routing, and presentation and teaching tips.
Click here to see the brochure for Indonesian Host Universities to host volunteers from the USA.
You can also VOLUNTEER for future opportunities by googling ‘Ohio State Volunteer Match Alumni Association’ and search for ‘Indonesia Volunteers’.
Professional Educators volunteering to travel to Indonesia usually:
– Have an assignment in one or more cities on a particular topic, often ESL.
– Have the option to be a guest speaker, often in a transit city on any topic.
– May be asked to give advice to potential students who hope to apply to a US Graduate program. See the tab for ‘Inbound Students to the US’. There is a lot of advice there intended for applicants that may not always be understood, and you can help by reviewing this material with the potential student.
DO NOTE that invitations from the Indonesian side are often vague on details. In early discussions, be clear with the Indonesian side on:
– dates, times, places, length of presentations or workshops, audience size and their ability to understand English, who is in the audience (students, teachers, or faculty).
– What costs the Indonesians are covering including air (International air fare? Or only domestic air fare?), hotel and hotel quality, meals, or transit hotels.
– Expect to be asked to do additional work such as guest lecture, or give a presentation to students. Consider taking power points or other materials with you to easily respond to these requests.
A complete directory of Indonesian partner faculty and staff is available on request if you are looking for collaborators in a particular area of scholarship.
Click here to register for volunteering opportunities in Indonesia