Indonesia

Indonesian Student Ambassador

Hello, my name is Janice Wysynski and I am an MPharm Integrated Master of Pharmacy student in UEA. I chose to study at UEA because UEA School of Pharmacy is one of the best in the UK and it has always been the top of National Student Survey for student satisfaction. Also, I like the innovative teaching techniques used in the School of Pharmacy that enable the students to gain hands-on experience of real working challenges and develop the skills required in the real working environment right from the start.

I enjoy studying at UEA because there is a lot of support available when I need it. For example, I can easily contact the lecturer if I am struggling with my study. All of the lecturers are very knowledgeable, friendly and approachable. I am also assigned to an adviser whom I can always turn to whenever I need any help. In addition, there is Career Central on the campus that I can pop in if I have any queries with CV and job application. Another thing that I enjoy about studying at UEA is there are a lot of opportunities in the university that I can apply to in order to develop myself. For example, I have an opportunity to be a student representative of my year, which then can help me to improve my communication skill.

UEA has a great social life because there are many societies and clubs that the students can join. I myself have joined some societies such as Indonesian Society, Malaysian Society, Pharmacy Society, and British Red Cross. Through joining the societies, I meet a lot of local and/or international students and make a lot of new friends. UEA itself has a lot of excellent facilities that I really enjoy. One of them is the library that is open 24/7, which then allows me to go in whenever I need to. Another excellent facility is Sportspark, which is currently the biggest indoor sports centre in Britain and boasts an extensive range of activities. There are other facilities in campus that I find really useful, such as bank, café, shop and laundrettes.

Not only UEA, I also love Norwich because it is a very nice historical city. It is also one of the safest cities in the UK, which makes it a really good place to stay and study. It has great shopping centres and lots of restaurants serving delicious food from almost all around the world. In addition to this, the city is easily accessed by bus from UEA as the bus service runs throughout the day and most of the night.

To put it in a nutshell, studying at UEA is one of the most exciting experiences that I have had in my life.

If you have any questions about studying at the University of East Anglia then please do not hesitate to contact me via email at indonesianstudents@uea.ac.uk 

Hello, nama saya Janice Wysynski dan saya adalah mahasiswi jurusan Farmasi di UEA. Saya memilih untuk melanjutkan pendidikan saya di UEA karena sekolah farmasi di UEA adalah salah satu sekolah farmasi terbaik di UK dan selalu menduduki peringkat teratas dalam National Student Survey dalam hal kepuasan mahasiswa terhadap sekolah tersebut. Selain itu, saya suka dengan metode pengajaran yang dipakai oleh sekolah farmasi nya di mana para mahasiswa mendapatkan pengalaman tentang dunia kerja and kesempatan untuk mengembangkan keahlian yang akan dipakai di dunia kerja sejak dini.

Saya suka belajar di UEA karena ada banyak dukungan yang tersedia jika saya membutuhkannya. Contohnya, saya dapat dengan mudah menghubungi dosen jika mendapati kesulitan dalam pelajaran. Dosen-dosennya sangat berpengetahuan dan ramah. Saya juga diberikan seorang adviser yang dapat membantu saya tatkala saya membutuhkan bantuan. Selain itu, di kampus ada Career Central yang dapat saya kunjungi jika saya ada pertanyaan tentang CV atau lamaran kerja. Hal lain yang saya suka tentang belajar di UEA adalah tersedianya kesempatan-kesempatan yang dapat saya gunakan untuk mengembangkan diri. Contohnya, saya mempunyai kesempatan untuk menjadi perwakilan mahasiswa di angkatan saya yang kemudian dapat membantu saya mengembangkan kemampuan berkomunikasi.

Kehidupan mahasiswa di UEA sangat menyenangkan karena ada banyak clubs and societies. Saya sendiri sudah bergabung dalam Indonesian Society, Malaysian Society, Pharmacy Society, and British Red Cross. Lewat bergabung dengan societies, saya bertemu dengan banyak mahasiswa baik dari local maupun dari luar negeri dan kemudian mempunyai banyak teman. UEA mempunyai banyak fasilitas-fasilitias yang bagus. Salah satunya adalah perpustakaan yang buka 24jam 1minggu yang kemudian memungkinkan saya untuk masuk kapan pun saya membutuhkannya. Fasilitas ternama lainnya adalah Sportspark yang juga adalah pusat olahraga indoor terbesar di Inggris dan yang menyediakan berbagai jenis kegiatan olahraga. Ada juga fasilitas lainnya yang menurut saya sangat berguna seperti bank, café, shop dan laundrette.

Bukan hanya UEA, saya juga suka Norwich karena Norwich adalah kota bersejarah yang bagus. Norwich juga adalah salah satu kota teraman di UK yang menjadikannya sebagai tempat yang sangat cocok untuk menetap dan belajar. Norwich mempunyai pusat perbelanjaan yang bagus and restoran-restoran yang menyediakan hidangan lezat dari berbagai negara. Selain itu, pusat kotanya dapat dengan mudah dijangkau dari UEA karena layanan bus yang tersedia sepanjang hari.

Kesimpulannya, melanjutkan pendidikan di UEA adalah salah satu pengalaman paling menyenangkan dalam hidup saya.

Indonesian Student Ambassador

My name is Nissi Kristo and I’m a Pharmacy student here at UEA. Initially, I came here for a Foundation year at INTO so I could adapt to UK's education system and the British culture. A family friend recommended UEA as Norwich is known to be one of the safest cities in the world and so it was the ideal place for an introduction to a new country. Gradually, I fell in love with the community, the people and the fact that nature surrounds the whole campus. UEA’s ranking for my chosen course has always been within the top 15 in the UK and hence, that solidified my decision to come study here.

Pharmacy is quite an intense course but the support from the lecturers and fellow students is incredible. If I ever need help, I know who to contact without hesitation or fear of judgment. The library on campus is open 24/7 so it's become my sanctuary for when I need to focus and get work done. Having said that, I love being able to study with a view so you'll most likely find me in front of the huge windows facing the campus broad.

The university has been a great platform to expand my perspective, skills and work experience. The student population is so diverse and multicultural which opened my eyes to the world. I've gotten to know most of my friends through societies where we bond through similar interests. In terms of experience, the CareerCentral and Student's Union on campus offer various job opportunities which are suitable for students. Through them, I've found work I'm genuinely interested in which benefits me for my future career.

You might be thinking how does one have fun in a small town like Norwich. Well there’s quite a range of options that you could choose from. There’s bowling and trampoline in the Riverside, laser-tag and late-night karaoke in the city, not to mention the numerous gigs in UEA’s LCR every week. Getting to the coast is very simple as well. Buses going to Cromer or Great Yarmouth are available every day for a short escapade to the beach. Plus, London is just a few hours away, while our closer neighbours Cambridge and Ipswich are an hour away! I prefer walking around the Riverside and checking out the new games they have at the arcade.

All in all, Norwich is an amazing city filled with beauty and history. A bit further from the city is a charming university, University of East Anglia, with it’s distinct lake within campus grounds.

If you’re thinking about coming here, feel free to contact me with any questions you might have at: indonesianstudents@uea.ac.uk

PhD in Film Studies

In 2008, while pursuing my Masters studies in Amsterdam, I wrote and presented a final paper on cult cinema. I quoted some works, including one by a film professor from University of East Anglia. Soon after, as my interest grew, I decided to develop my paper into a PhD research proposal and continue my study at PhD level. I contacted the film professor at UEA as asked him to be my research advisor as I am convinced he is one of the best in the field.

I arrived in Norwich in 2012. It was cold and quiet as most students either went home for Christmas or elsewhere for their winter holiday. And so, the library became my favourite spot. It helped me, a student from a tropical country survived the winter break when I first arrived in Norwich not having any friends, TV, or internet and whilst I was unfamiliar with the city.

I was (and still) am impressed with the library as it is open 24/7, 365 days a year. Secondly, I was impressed with the lake and wildlife surrounding the campus. It is not surprising to catch rabbits and squirrels hopping and running around the lakeside.

As a PhD candidate, I undertake independent study most of the time. But the School of Film, Media, and Television also equip students with some study courses to further develop our knowledge and skills. My favourite is Media Methodologies.

The PGR Office also offer grants and I received travel grants for my archive visits and for a public engagement event last summer. The Dean of Student's Office supports international students a lot. They have English classes for free (including academic writing), and they organized reasonably-priced trip within UK. Last year, the office held some events for family, so I could take my little daughter to play there.

While pursuing my PhD, UEA also gave me opportunity to work as an associate tutor, and the Student Union also gave me opportunities to work as Fresher Helper on UEA Open Days.

I was told that the Norwich city isn’t that big. But, I explored and had discovered many nice places for budget shopping, namely car booth sales and charity shops and there is also family-friendly charms such as Dinosaurland and Whitlingham Park. When we feel adventurous, my family and I make our way to Norfolk area, embark on a Bure Valley Railway trip where we could enjoy the countryside from Aylsham to Wroxham, or find our way to the beaches. I keep a blog in English and Indonesian that details my life here and shared some guides on living in Norwich. All I can say is Norwich is indeed an enjoyable city!

Hi there! My name is Angelika Angga and I am an English Literature student here at UEA. UEA has always been top choice for me because of its incredible reputation for English and Creative writing programmes, and having been here for over two years now, I could personally vouch for its brilliance. My time at UEA has been amazing not only in terms of Academics- being taught by the brightest, most incredible minds in the country- but also in terms of opportunities and activities. The vast number of societies means I am spoiled with options and can discover new interests I wouldn’t otherwise have any access to, and not to mention meeting the loveliest people!

People say University is the time to experience as much as you can, to discover and build yourself and the diverse community here is fertile ground for ideas and aspirations that you would have never thought of in a million years! I have personally grown so much as an individual during my time here, meeting people who think in different ways and offer perspectives I’ve never considered before. I think UEA is an excellent university because it is people-oriented and embraces individuality.

The facilities offered by the university are also what makes UEA so great. The library is open 24/7 every day of the year, perfect for night owls like myself! The CareerCentral service on campus is an absolute lifeline especially for me, a final year student who is now preparing to go into graduate employment. The lovely people who work there provide help in anything ranging from looking at your CVs to mock-interviews and they are always happy to help! We also have a sports facility on campus; home of the gym, Olympic-sized pool, a climbing wall and many, many bookable multi-use sports courts.

Norwich, where the university is situated, is a beautiful medieval city filled with culture and exuberance. It is a UNESCO City of Literature and so if you like books and poetry as much as me there are plenty of events on offer at all times of the year! Norwich is also one of the top 10 cities to shop in the UK and it also has a great music scene, so there’s something for everyone! It is probably worth noting that it is also one of the safest cities in the UK, perfect for an international student away from home. And with all the fabulous pubs, what’s not to love?

UEA is known for being a concrete jungle because of the brutalist architecture of concrete on concrete, and I’ll be honest, it’s not exactly my favourite feature, but everything it houses and also the beautiful surrounding Earlham Park more than makes up for it! After two years I find myself loving it more and more.

Hai! Nama saya Angelika Angga dan saya murid sastra inggris di UEA. UEA adalah pilihan pertama saya karena program inggris dan menulisnya terkenal salah satu paling bagus di inggris. Setelah dua tahun disini, saya bisa menjamin bahwa ini benar. Waktu saya sejauh ini menjadi murid UEA luar biasa bukan hanya karena akademik saja, diajari oleh orang orang paling pintar diseluruh negara, tapi juga karena oportunitas dan aktivitas di kampus. Banyak sekali pilihan clubs dan societies artinya saya bisa menemukan hal-hal dan aktivitas baru yang menyenangkan yang belum pernah saya coba dan juga bertemu orang orang paling baik!

Orang orang bilang bahwa universitas adalah waktu untuk mencoba hal-hal baru dan juga untuk ‘menemukan diri sendiri’ dan karena di UEA orang orang berbeda bertemu, UEA adalah tempat lahirnya ide ide baru yang tidak pernah dipikirkan! Saya sebagai individual sudah tumbuh dalam waktu saya menjadi mahasiswi disini, bertemu orang orang degan perspektif yang berbeda dan warna warni.menurut saya UEA adalah universitas yang sangat bagus karena fokusnya pada orang dan murid.

Kampus juga memiliki fasilitas luar biasa seperti perpustakaan yang buka 24 jam setiap hari, bagus untuk orang orang yang lebih suka berkerja pada malam hari seperti saya. Careercentral di kampus juga sangat bagus, khusunya untuk saya, murid tahun terakhir yang sedang siap-siap untuk mulai kerja secara professional. Orang orang yang bekerja di Careercentral selau siap membantu dalam hal-hal seperti melihat CV dan juga latihan interview.Kita juga punya SportsPark di kampus, termaksud gym, kolam berenang seukuran Olympic, tembok panjat dan juga ruang olahraga yang bias di booking.

Norwich, kota dimana universitas ini berdiri, adalah kota indah yang penuh dengan seni dan budaya. Norwich adalah salah satu kota sastra UNESCO, artinya jika kamu suka membaca buku dan puisi seperti saya, ini tempat yang tepat karena selalu ada banyak acara acara yang merayakan budaya sastra! Terpilih menjadi top 10 lokasi shopping di UK, dan juga lokasi music yang asik dan beragam, setiap orang pasti bisa menemukan sesuatu yang diminati! Kota ini juga salah satu kota paling aman diseluruh Britania Raya, sesuatu aspek penting khusunya untuk murid internasional yang jauh dari rumah.

UEA terkenal sebagai ‘hutan beton’ karena style arsitektur brutal khas tahun 1960an yang minimalis dan post-industri, dan sejujurnya, ini bukan fitur favorit saya, tapi karena fitur fitur lainnya yang hidup di lingkungan ini, dan juga taman raya Earlham disekitar kampus, saya jadi lebih mencintai UEA setiap hari, bahkan setelah 2 tahun!

I am Royce Jonathan Salim, an Undergraduate student who studied Business Finance & Economics in UEA. I have always been interested about Finance and Economics as they allow me to understand the impacts of government's policy and financial market trading in everyday life. The first reason I chose to study in the UEA Economic School is because it is ranked 4th out of all English mainstream university Economics departments for overall satisfaction in 2013 National Student Survey. The second reason is the wide-range optional modules accessible for me. So in my final year, I was be able to choose from foreign language to various specific modules, such as supply chain management and option pricing and financial risk management.

Apart from the academic excellence, UEA has a magnificent campus area and a very sociable student atmosphere, which is why it is the first in the UK in terms of student experience. My favourite spot would be the vast park and lake area surrounding the university. It is a good idea to go around the campus for refreshing after frustrated of studying. Joining societies to be able to make a lot of friends is also essential. Last year, I joined four societies, including Indonesian society, which I enjoyed so much. This year, I joined even more! The exciting thing about joining a society is that you make a lot of locals and international friends, which enables you to learn about other cultures and other countries!

Even though I lived on campus, which I found to be so convenient, I still travelled to Norwich to do some shopping and sight seeing. I never found going to the city troublesome because the public transport system is so convenient in a way that I always enjoyed my visit there. Norwich is indeed a small beautiful city in which historical places, like Norwich Castle and Cathedral lie on. But it is also not a bad idea bring your friends to town for movies, bowling and even football match!

Last but not least, the student support here was so beneficial and helpful. I have found many great supports from UEA during my study, especially the Hub. There was always a variety of support available if you seek for them in UEA. In addition, I was assigned one advisor to turn to if I have any issues in my study so that they can be solved.

In brief, I was grateful that I chose UEA for my one in a lifetime opportunity and I really enjoyed it!

Development Studies

Apa kabar? Selamat datang di kampus UEA. Hello, I am Aidy, a PhD student in the school of International Development.. Before I came to this campus, I had worked for NGOs internationally, for being a lecture assistant, had studied Management and Business administration (Padjadjaran and Parahyangan University), and master in Public Policy (Erasmus University, Netherlands).

The major reason I came to UEA is because their multi-disciplinary approach. By having a wide open space to interact with students from different disciplines and schools, I have the opportunity to challenge my thoughts and ideas, to combine knowledge, methods from different areas of study into my research ideas. The other reason is because their high quality research outcome and impact. According to rae.ac.uk, UEA school of International Development has highly reputable research outputs in the field of development studies. It has also recently received a Queen Prize Award for Sustainable development (2009).

The other reason is because I feel convenient, calm, and safe in UEA Norwich. As a place and a city to live, Norwich city in Norfolk region is a fun and lovely as well as enriching and exciting. The comprehensive campus accommodation, great sport facilities from Olympic size swimming pool to outdoor football field, beautiful and lovely forest and natural scene, contemporary art centre and nearby medical centre give all I need as a student to focus on my study.

While the city and the nearby areas give what I need to enjoy and to relax. Norwich is a classic UK style city with a lot of vintage boutique shop, old style café, bar, merchandise stores, and few Asian food stores, where we can buy kecap ABC, sambal ABC, bumbu makanan, sambal ulek, Indomie. And if you like natural landscape and photography, you will like to be in this region.  About 15-20 km from Norwich city, there are many varied outdoor sites from coast, beach, hills, lakes, and old country side cities. To have student price, I join UEA Fell walking club for arranged trip to these places and other places in England, Scotland, and Northern Island.

All of these make me feel home and keep exciting, although sometimes I cannot resist my homesickness. But I can say UEA has great Indonesian students from wide range of age that are very well supporting each other.

MSc International Accounting and Financial Management

Hai my name is Damus, and I am studying Master in Norwich Business school at UEA now. I hold bachelor degree (S1) in accounting from my previous university, Universitas Advent Indonesia (UNAI) Bandung. After had experience work in a multinational bank, I am planning to further my study and take a master degree in accounting and financial major. Then I choose UEA as my place to study.

To study in UEA it's been very interesting to me, rated among top 30 best universities in United Kingdom, I can see an advance education system that I never experienced before. The facility provided in here has delivered me accessibility to my needs of study. Such as such as a very spacious library with a 24-hours IT area where I can find books, journals and other resources in doing my assignments. I also found the sport facilities such as Sportspark – Britain's largest indoor sports centre inside the campus will accommodate any of our sport interest, from athletic, wall climbing, squash, cricket, soccer or futsal as my favourite sport.

I am joining the futsal club in here, though I am the only Asian people who's in this club, I feel glad because I can play and mingle with the other club members without any feeling of discrimination.

The information technology system applied in here also helps me a lot in pursuing my master degree, where we can access the information about any facilities or just to see what happen in the campus environment or any other information about UEA where I can access it from everywhere.

Living in Norwich is a great experience for me. I know the homesick feeling will make feel uncomfortable in here, but then I found that this city is a very interesting place, where the modern facilities meet medieval architecture buildings. We can found around 100 of pubs or clubs just to hang out with friends, or malls and stores to buy our needs. And the most interesting fact I found in here that there are some Asian stores around the city where you can have Asian food. And it nice to know that they also sell our Indonesia ingredients such kecap ABC, sambal ABC, bumbu makanan, sambal ulek, Indomie, just to mention a few, that can heal my homesick.

  So many thing I could tell you about the experiences living in Norwich and study in UEA, I encourage you to study in here and choose a broad area of study courses of your interest. And experience a unique collaboration between a great study experience and dynamic living in a beautiful city, here only at UEA.

Business, Finance and Economics

Hello, my name is Gabby. My reason to choose UEA is because of its good reputation in academic. I really enjoy studying here because of the teaching method. UEA has made me an independent student. UEA teaches me to think critically in solving problems.

As a student here, I feel really comfortable to study at UEA. The facilities provided by UEA really help my study. One of the examples is the resource, 24-hour on campus library. Not only that, UEA also has other facilities to balance my social life and my study life. Such as, indoors sport centre around campus, Sportsparks. Sportsparks is one of the biggest indoor sport centres in the United Kingdom, which has Olympic size swimming pool, climbing wall, tennis court and many more.

During my second year at UEA, I lived in one of the accommodations provided by UEA. I felt very comfortable with my flatmates and the atmosphere in the residence. It is really safe living in UEA accommodation cause it has 24-hour security cover on campus. At UEA, students can easily get other important facilities, such as cafés, canteens, bookstore, post office, minimarket, etc.

Of course, I felt homesick when I first came here. But with support from Indonesian friends here and friendly atmosphere at UEA, I could easily adapt to my new environment.

As one of the founders of Indonesian Society at UEA, I am really proud to announce that our Indonesian Society has finally registered at UEA this year. If you are planning to study here, don't forget to register yourself to be one of the members of Indonesian Society. We would be more than happy to see new faces from Indonesia!

Halo, nama saya Gabby. Saat ini saya sedang belajar S1 Business, Finance and Economics.

Alasan saya memilih UEA adalah reputasi UEA yang baik dalam bidang akademik. Saya sangat menikmati belajar disini karena metode mengajar yang diberikan. UEA telah menjadikan saya siswa yang independen. UEA juga mengajarkan saya untuk berpikir kritis dalam memecahkan masalah.

Sebagai seorang siswa disini, saya merasa sangat nyaman untuk belajar di UEA. Fasilitas yang disediakan oleh UEA sangat membantu proses belajar saya. Salah satu contohnya adalah sumber informasi perpustakan 24 jam di kampus. Bukan itu saja, UEA juga memiliki fasilitas lainnya untuk menyeimbangkan kehidupan sosial dan kehidupan studi saya. Contohnya, pusat olahraga indoor yang berada di kampus, Sportsparks. Sportsparks adalah salah satu pusat olahraga indoor terbesar di Britania Raya, yang memiliki kolam renang sebesar kolam renang Olimpiade, panjat tebing, lapangan tenis dan masih banyak lagi.

Selama tahun kedua di UEA, saya tinggal di salah satu akomodasi yang disediakan oleh UEA. Saya merasa sangat nyaman dengan teman flat dan atmosfir di akomodasi UEA. Tinggal di akomodasi UEA sangatlah aman karena UEA memiliki fasilitas keamanan 24 jam di kampus. Di UEA, siswa juga dapat dengan mudah mendapatkan fasilitas penting lainnya seperti kafe, kantin, toko buku, kantor pos, minimarket, dll.

Tentu saja saya pernah merasa ingin pulang ke rumah saat pertama kali datang kemari. Tetapi dengan dukungan dari teman-teman Indonesia disini dan atmosfir UEA yang ramah, saya mudah beradaptasi dengan lingkungan yang baru.

Sebagai salah satu pendiri Indonesian Society di UEA, saya merasa sangat bangga untuk mengumumkan bahwa Indonesian Society telah terdaftar sebagai klub sosial di UEA tahun ini. Apabila kamu merencanakan untuk belajar disini, jangan lupa untuk mendaftarkan diri kamu untuk menjadi salah satu anggota Indonesian Society. Kami akan merasa sangat senang untuk bertemu dengan wajah-wajah baru dari Indonesia!