Study excursion

If you are confused on what you want to do this summer holiday and you don’t want to spend a giant waste of time, doing nothing at home and prowling at the malls with your friends, you may want to consider taking summer courses to keep the brain from idling.

Summer course is a wonderful opportunity for the students to take part in. It is an incredible opportunity to learn the subjects you really want, make friends with people across the globe and discover new ideas. Want to combine summertime learning with a chance to see the other side of the world? Several Dutch education institutions are offering summer courses on various subjects, from culture to life science to entrepreneurship. Choose your study programme and embark on an enriching course filled with discoveries.

Leiden University

Leiden University, the oldest university in the Netherlands, is offering its summer school programmes starting in June to July 2011. The available summer school programmes that you may opt are:

The Leiden Summer School in Languages and Linguistics (18-29 July) offers courses on a wide range of subjects. The six programmes include courses for beginners and advanced students, taught by internationally renowned specialists.

Summer School on International Criminal Law (20 June to 1 July 2011)
The Bilingual Summer School takes place in the International City of Peace and Justice and offers a unique opportunity to gain expertise in International Criminal Law, by combining theory and practice. For more information: www.grotiuscentre.org .

Summer School on Women, Peace and Security (13 to 24 June 2011)
The Grotius Centre and Oxfam-Novib organize a summer school on UNSC resolutions 1325 and 1820, which discuss the role of women in peace negotiations, reconciliation and peacekeeping. Lectures and workshops will be given by academics and representatives from NGO’s working in this field. More information: www.grotiuscentre.org .

Utrecht Summer School

Utrecht Summer School is organized by Utrecht University and HU University of Applied Science. It offers 130 strong, academic summer courses, in a wide range of subjects, from culture to law and sciences. The length of the courses is varied, from 1 to 6 weeks, in the months of June, July and August 2011.

Utrecht Summer School not only offers you a fine selection of interesting courses in all kind of disciplines, it also aims at giving the participants an unforgettable stay. During the months of July and August, you may attend various attractive social programmes, including excursions, sports and social gatherings and festivities. The activities will provide the perfect setting for you to meet international students from other summer school courses and to get to know your classmates better!

Not only that, Utrecth Summer School also provides accommodation for the students for free. The rooms provided are fully furnished and decorated with shared facilities. This is a great opportunity for you to share ideas and connect with students from other parts of the world.

This year, Utrecht Summer School celebrates its 25^th anniversary. You may not want to miss out their special events, each dedicated to a special topic, from the crisis in Europe to the climate dilemma.

You can view all course details on our website: http://www.utrechtsummerschool.nl/

Online brochure can be viewed at: http://utrechtsummerschool.nl/brochure.html

University of Twente’s Summer School

The Netherlands Institute for Knowledge Intensive Entrepreneurship (NIKOS) from the University of Twente, Netherlands, organizes an international summer school on “Entrepreneurship & Technology Venturing”.

The summer school answers the following questions:

“How to create a successful business?” and “How to support entrepreneurship?”

This summer school will be interesting for people (students, graduates, managers, etc) who want to start or accelerate their own high-tech business, and for people (university lecturers, incubator staff, policy makers, etc.) who want to support entrepreneurship from their university or in their region. Please see the preliminary program on the website.

http://www.utwente.nl/mb/nikos/teaching/summerschooltechnologyventuring2011/

Tilburg University Summer School

Tilburg University Summer School is offering an intensive academic course combined with cultural and social activities. Courses are varied from business programme to law and if you are dying to learn foreign languages, Tilburg University Summer School provides Spanish language and Dutch languages, from beginner level. Another unique course that Tilburg University Summer School is offering is the philosophy course on The Tragic and Its Limit. For those of you who are interested in philosophy and the question of life, you might not want to miss this.

For the ultimate Summer School experience, Tilburg University Summer School organizes a special Social Program. Experience Tilburg and its surroundings, participate in cultural events, sports and exciting excursions together with your fellow Summer School students. Upon registration, you choose one of our social packages depending on how much fun you can handle.

http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/education/summerschool/

The first conversation I had with Mrs. Gretchen van der Spek, then the Admission Manager of TiasNimbas Master programme, was about my vision for myself in the next 5 years after joining TiasNimbas. I told her that by that time I would be sitting in a plane on its way to China, a final leg of a road show with my company Board of Directors to settle an acquisition transaction; an acquisition which will increase the diversity and market of my company in Asia region.

I joined TiasNimbas because I would like to develop myself further, and I feel attached to the value the school holds, “Never Stop Asking”, being ambitious or excellent must start with questions. TiasNimbas taught me to always develop new solutions to new challenges; one solution doesn’t fit for all.

Sitting in a room with dozens of highly qualified people, who are eager to learn more, to know more, and to share knowledge between one and another; my fellow classmates in TiasNimbas were fun, outgoing, and dedicated people. They came to TiasNimbas filled with high expectations, and the school did meet, to a great deal, our expectations. The Professors were highly qualified, welcomed for discussions, and were willing to help us to improve.

Having spent a study year in TiasNimbas has improved me considerably, both individually and professionally. I developed certain skills and gained important knowledge, to be able to enter the professional business world in the high level.

I would like to invite you to be ambitious, to fill yourselves with the hunger to know more, to develop yourselves further, by joining TiasNimbas. It’s more than a school, than a campus; it’s the mindset and the mentality to always pursuing excellence. Welcome to the family, welcome to TiasNimbas Business School.

Andrea Guna (Indonesia)
Master in Marketing Management 2008-2009
Current Job: Investment Analyst, PT. Angkasa

We would like to inform you about Erasmus Mundus programme in Environmental Pathways for Sustainable Energy Systems (SELECT). This programme offers advanced education in the field of sustainable energy systems for the future. A number of scholarships are still available for this programme if interested students apply soon!

SELECT aims at delivering education for high competency and quality engineering skills in the field, including industrial interaction throughout the programme. Students graduating from the SELECT programme will have gained experience in the following topics:

• Training in multidisciplinary problem analysis and solving.
• Advanced team building in a multinational setting, along with stimulating international experience.
• A novel and multidimensional way of learning involving real and virtual classrooms.
• Close collaboration with industry during thesis work.
• A unique network of fellow students, SELECT alumni and industry specialists in the field of sustainable energy.

The SELECT Master’s programme is a cooperation between the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden (KTH), Technical University of Turin (PoliTo), Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands (TUE), Technical University of Catalonia in Spain (UPC) and Helsinki University of Technology in Finland (TKK). It is a two-year Master’s programme including compulsory mobility for the students. Students from all over the world are welcome to apply.

For more information, please visit: http://www.kth.se/studies/master/em/select?l=en_UK.

If a student is interested in this programme, they should contact the coordinator of this programme (mundusadmission@kth.se) with a cc to InnoEnergy@tue.nl.

Laporan Wartawan Persda Yon Daryono dari Belanda

DELFT, KOMPAS.com — Kemampuan mahasiswa Indonesia di luar negeri ternyata cukup membanggakan nama Tanah Air. Dwi Hartanto, mahasiswa master di Universitas Teknologi Delft (TU Delft), Belanda, rencananya akan meluncurkan nanosatelit yang dinamakan Delfi-n3Xt pada pertengahan tahun 2010.

Sebelumnya, nanosatelit Delfi-C3 juga berhasil diluncurkan pada tahun 2008. Nanosatelit ini diklaim sebagai satelit pertama buatan mahasiswa di Belanda yang berhasil mengorbit bumi.

Rahmadi, Wakil Sekjen PPI Belanda, menyampaikan informasi tersebut kepada Persda network melalui surat elektronik seusai Kolokium PPI Delft (KOPI Delft) yang rutin diadakan oleh Perhimpunan Pelajar Indonesia di Delft, Belanda, pekan lalu. “Dwi memaparkan riset pembuatan nanosatelit, mulai dari desain, fitur-fitur yang disyaratkan, serta misi peluncurannya,” ujar Rahmadi.

Menurutnya, keberhasilan salah satu mahasiswa asal Indonesia seperti Dwi patut diapresisasi. Pasalnya, dunia riset memang semestinya terbangun oleh tiga pilar besar, yaitu institusi pendidikan, pemerintah, dan industri.

Pada kesempatan itu pula, kolega Dwi, Aryo Primagati, yang saat ini bekerja sebagai insinyur telekomunikasi pada ISIS (Innovative Solutions In Space), sebuah perusahaan kecil yang didirikan alumni TU Delft yang pernah terlibat pada proyek nanosatelit Delfi-C3, mengatakan bahwa riset pembuatan nanosatelit sangat cocok dijadikan proyek penelitian dalam skala universitas. Selain desain yang lebih sederhana pada ukuran yang lebih kecil, dana yang dibutuhkan juga jauh lebih kecil dibandingkan satelit konvensional.

Sekadar perbandingan, Aryo mengatakan bahwa untuk membangun dan meluncurkan sebuah satelit normal diperlukan biaya jutaan euro (puluhan hingga ratusan miliar rupiah) dengan waktu pengembangan 5-10 tahun. Adapun untuk nanosatelit, seperti Delfi C3 atau Delfi-n3Xt, hanya diperlukan waktu satu sampai dua tahun pengembangan dengan biaya sekitar 100 sampai 200.000 euro (sekitar Rp 1,5 sampai Rp 3 miliar).

Pada akhir sesi presentasi KOPI Delft kali ini, Dedy Wicaksono, peneliti pasca-doktoral di TU Delft, memaparkan visi dan ambisi mereka bersama untuk menggagas sebuah proyek nanosatelit untuk mahasiswa Indonesia yang diberi nama INSPIRE (Indonesian Nano-Satellite Platform Initiative for Research and Education).

Mengingat, sebenarnya Indonesia telah merintis dunia riset antariksa sejak dekade 1960-an. Ide yang dibawa oleh Dedy bersama koleganya adalah membuat suatu konsorsium yang terdiri dari berbagai universitas di Indonesia, lembaga-lembaga penelitian pemerintah, dan tentunya rekanan dari dunia industri sebagai sponsor pendanaan.

Senada dengan Dedy, Aryo pun menilai misi peluncuran INSPIRE 1 hendaknya tidak terlalu mensyaratkan misi yang terlampau sulit. Pada kenyataannya, selain sebagai satelit komunikasi radio amatir, misi Delfi-C3 yang utama adalah sebagai technology demonstration and development. Mengenai masalah pendanaan, kiranya perlu dicari solusi yang terbaik. Salah satu yang sudah direncanakan adalah mengajukan proposal proyek INSPIRE ke berbagai pihak terkait di Tanah Air.

Acara Kolokium PPI Delft atau sering disingkat KOPI Delft ini adalah acara rutin dwi mingguan yang diadakan oleh Perhimpunan Pelajar Indonesia di Delft, Belanda. (yondaryono, persdanetwork)

Source: http://sains.kompas.com/read/2009/06/18/10311048/mahasiswa.ri.luncurkan.satelit.di.belanda.2010