Remarkable! 18 UMN Students Passed the IISMA Program 2022

TANGERANG – Multimedia Nusantara University (UMN) proudly announces that 18 UMN students from various majors passed the selection of the Indonesia International Student Mobility Award (IISMA) program. This is a massive leap from last year’s achievements. In 2021, 2 UMN students passed the IISMA program.

IISMA is a governmental scholarship program under the Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka program, where they fund students to study overseas. Selected undergraduate students could spend one semester abroad at university partners to study, experience the country’s culture, and enhance their skills.

“UMN has been actively participating in the IISMA program since it started (last year). The increase in the number of UMN students accepted into IISMA from 2 to 18 is very encouraging because it is evidence of increased student competence,” Dr. Ninok Leksono, the Chancellor of UMN, proudly said.

As an accredited A university, UMN always strives to guide and encourage students to excel academically and professionally and positively benefit society. Hence, UMN has always supported Indonesia’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology’s programs, such as the IISMA program and other Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka programs, which aim to develop the nation’s students’ competencies and encourage academic freedom. 

This achievement is also highly praised by Dr. Rahmat Sriwijaya, the Head of IISMA, “Multimedia University is incredible. The hard work of all the teams preparing for the IISMA program supported by UMN academics and staff resulted in a wonderful achievement.” He also shared that the competition is getting tougher. In 2022, there is a total of 7501 applicants from various universities across Indonesia. According to IISMA’s official website, there were 2572 applicants with 955 awardees in 2021.

UMN doesn’t forget to appreciate the first two students who passed the IISMA program, namely Jeane Hilary, who was sent to study at the University of Limerick in Ireland, and Cathlin Andiny, who was sent to study at Korea University in South Korea. 

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“In addition to the support from our Rector, Faculties, Study Programs, and the UMN Academic Community, this achievement cannot ignore the support of the 2021 awardees, Jeane and Cathlin, who shared tips on passing IISMA to UMN students interested in the program,” Boby Arinto, the Manager of Global Office UMN said. 

Now, the 18 students who passed the IISMA program in 2022 will be sent to prestigious universities in various countries, namely Spain, South Korea, Germany, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Italy, Taiwan, Ireland, Hungary, Malaysia, and Australia. Here are the lists of UMN students who are awardees of the IISMA program batch 2022:

1. Felicia Greta Tanjaya (Visual Communication Design major) to Korea University, South Korea.
2. Christopher Leondra Widjaja (Visual Communication Design major) to Centro de Lenguas Modernas de la Universidad de Granada, Spain.
3. Sharon Tanaya (Visual Communication Design major) to Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany.
4. Cindy (Visual Communication Design major) to University of Glasgow, UK.
5. Maria Joscelyn Prabowo (Visual Communication Design major) to University of Sydney, Australia.
6. Jovinka Kelsey (Management Major) to Hanyang University (Seoul Campus), South Korea.
7. Maria Oktaviana (Journalism major) Hanyang University (Seoul Campus), South Korea.
8. Aiko Komala (Visual Communication Design major) to University of Padua, Italy.
9. Nathasya Aprilia Tsamara Wahyu Kusumawardhani (Visual Communication Design major) to Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
10.  Theressa Aify Wardojo (Film & Animation major) to University College Dublin, Irland.
11.  Thirza Nathania Toni (Strategic Communication major) to University of York, UK.
12.  Nadia Wirawendra Kusumoprojo (Visual Communication Design major) to the University of Pécs, Hungary.
13.  Veronica (Visual Communication Design major) to Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
14.  Jeslyn Yolanda (Strategic Communication major) to National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan Tech), Taiwan.
15.  Shiphra Claudia (Visual Communication Design major) to University of Szeged, Hungary.
16.  Aliya Azzahra (Visual Communication Design major) to Korea University, South Korea
17.  Yuki Sabrina Nakaya (Information Systems major) to Universiti Malaya, Malaysia.
18.  Irene Glory Santoso (Strategic Communication major) to The Australian National University, Australia.

Prof. Dr. Muliawati Siswanto, the Vice-Chancellor of Relations & Cooperation UMN, also shared her happiness, “the admission requirements for the IISMA program are very high such as proficient English language and academic skills, indicating the high academic quality of the Awardees. UMN is proud as through this achievement, UMN students from every faculty are represented.”

Dr. Muliawati also added that it is hoped that there will be more excellent and exciting academic programs in the future. She believes that such programs can help deepen students’ international knowledge and insight and build connections between Indonesian and international students, enabling more people to get to know our beloved nation, Indonesia.

“Congratulations to the Awardees. Never stop achieving and keep up the spirit of internationalization for the sake of the development of our nation in the future,” Boby said in his closing remarks.

*by Levina Chrestella Theodora | UMN News Service

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