postgrad in the UK?is GREAT

GREAT country GREAT culture GREAT university GREAT Experience

Narendra Kurnia Putra

Jr. Academic Assistant – TF ITB

MSc Biomedical Eng. – Imperial College London

Why UK?

Famous Scientist

Courtesy of en.wikipedia.org; except for Prof.Higgs: quantumaniac.tumblr.com

Why UK?

World Class Education

Why UK?

• Best Universities

• 116 universities all over the UK

• All courses are taught in English

(Obviously)

• 1 year Master program and 3 yrs PhD

Program

The universities crests from google.com

Allright, then…

I knew that and I really want to

study there, but HOW?

Illustration from The Catherine Tate show-’Laurent Cooper meets Dr.Who‘; BBC

Things To Be Done Before StudyStrong

Motivation

Research

Apply

Accepted

Departure

English

Proficiency Test

Things To Be Done Before Study

• Know what you really want

• Have a strong vision

• Make sure that this will

boost your future career

• Discuss it with your

stakeholders (supervisor,

family and friends)

Strong

Motivation

Research

Apply

Accepted

Departure

Things To Be Done Before Study

• Googling

• Find the most suitable

programs and universities

• Mail correspondences

• Make sure that you eligible!

(admission requirements)

• English proficiency test (IELTS

or TOEFL iBT)

Strong

Motivation

Research

Apply

Accepted

Departure

Things To Be Done Before Study

• Apply to minimum 4

universities!

• Fill all the requirements

• Strong motivation statement

• Send all of the application

documents – in a good order

(online or via post)

• Keep praying and be patient

Strong

Motivation

Research

Apply

Accepted

Departure

Things To Be Done Before Study

• Be grateful

• Answer your offer

• Fulfill and Send the other

requirements (if u r

conditionally accepted)

• Visa application process

• Preparation

Strong

Motivation

Research

Apply

Accepted

Departure

Things To Be Done Before Study

• Welcome to UK!

• ‘Lapor diri’ at KBRI London

• Study and study!

Strong

Motivation

Research

Apply

Accepted

Departure

Illustration from ‘Mr.Bean Holiday’ poster - tildee.com and www.examiner.com

Yeaayy!

Finally! Let’s enjoy UK!

And don’t forget

to study hard,,

Meanwhile at Hogwarts….

Illustration from ‘Harry Potter” - madeira.hccanet.org

Com’on

Ronald! You

have to Study!

Is everything

alright, Ron?

Hang on, Mates…

I really have no idea how to pay

the tuition fees?? It’s bl**dy

expensive! £ 20,000 ++

I don’t have any money

£

Strong

Motivation

Research

Apply

Accepted

Departure

£

£

Financial Needs

£Strong

Motivation

Research

Apply

Accepted

Departure

Scholarship

Hunting

£

£

£

£

£

£

££

Scholarship Hunting

The Scholarship could be granted from :

• Indonesian Government Institution

• British Institution

• Private foundations and organization

• The university funding and scholarship

programs

Scholarship Hunting

Fully funded Scholarship:

• Chevening

• Beasiswa Dikti untuk dosen

• Beasiswa Unggulan DIKTI untuk calondosen

• Ancora and Jardine Foundation (Oxbridge only)

Scholarship Hunting

Fully funded Scholarship:

• SPIRIT from BAPPENAS

• Merit Scholarship Programme for High

Technology (MSP) from IDB

• You have to be an employer at one of the

national/multinational company (e.g.

PT.Pelabuhan Indonesia, e.t.c)

Scholarship Hunting

Partially funded Scholarship (either tuition fee or living cost):

• Beasiswa unggulan KEMDIKBUD

• Open Society Institute

• UK university Scholarship

(almost all UK universities has their own scholarship program, you’ve to check that on their websites)

Scholarship Hunting

Other useful links:

• http://www.postgraduatestudentships.co.uk/

• http://www.scholarship-search.org.uk/

• Grup Pejuang Beasiswa di Dalam & Luar

Negeri untuk WNI:

• Beasiswa ke Universitas Oxford untuk pelajar

Indonesia

Scholarship Hunting

And just a simple tips about the scholarship hunting process..

Nekad PDBerjuang

terusNekad IKHLAS

Insyaallah, u’ll got the Scholarship

After All..start your adventure!

A year there

• Arrival

• Search for a

perfect

Accommodation

• Campus

orientation

• Open your bank

account

• ‘lapor diri’

• Autumn term

• Lectures

• Making friends

• Adaptation

• Christmas and

new year

holiday

• First Winter

• Spring Term

• Choose the

topic of your

Dissertation

project

• Easter

Holiday• Exam

• Exam

• Exam

• Exam

• Project

• Project

• Project

• Results

May - SeptApr-MayJan-MarDec-JanOct-DecLate Sept

• Autumn

• Av.temp 10-14°C

• Rainy and windy

• Colorful trees

• Winter

• Av.temp -4 – 4°C

• Icy and snowy

sometimes

• Ice rink and winter

wonderland

• Christmas celebrations

• Spring

• Av.temp 8-11°C

• Flower festivals

• Warm

• Easter

• Summer

• Av.temp 14-16°C

• Picnic

• Sometimes

temp may

exceeds 30°C

• Ramadhan

Being a Student in the UK

beware! You have to keep alert, because you’re not on a long holiday!

Good Luck Mates!!

AlsoYou can easily download the complete educationguidance book ‘Panduan Praktis Sekolah ke Inggris’ from:

http://atdikbudlondon.com/buku/

Thanks!Alumni ITB – UK

http://alumniitbuk.wordpress.com/

Organizing Committees

M. Fauzan Adziman ( MS’99 - Swansea- Wales)

R. Raditya Y. Wiranegara (MS’04 - Manchester – England)

Tika Savitry D. Hassan (PL’06 - London – England)

Narendra K.Putra (FT’06 – Bandung – Indonesia)

And

FTers: Juno (FT’09), Anne (FT’09), Melati (FT’09), Naila (FT’09),

Robet (FT’10) and Fedri (FT’10)

Supported by

International & Relation Office – ITB

Dr. Edwan Kardena & Dr. Tatacipta Dirgantara

Education Attaché of Republic Indonesia for The United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland

Prof. Dr. Ir. T. A. Fauzi Soelaiman, MSME

Bandung - Indonesia, February 14th 2013