INDONESIA - Invitation for Joining CommTECH Camp Insight 2016

Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) Surabaya, Indonesia.

ITS as one of the best research universities in Indonesia would like to invite your students, academic, and non-academic staffs to participate in the Community and Technological Camp (CommTECH) Insight 2016 which will take place in Surabaya Indonesia on 25 January - 3 February 2016 with new concepts and new innovations. CommTECH program is a special short course program which is designed to facilitate a broad opportunity to better understand common issues regarding community and technology, especially in Indonesia, and to open up an opportunity to exchange ideas and to develop a mutual vision for the future of our community.

Under an interesting theme, "Solving Local Problems with Global Knowledge", this program provides courses and discussion on particular  topics, visit and discussion with government and non-government agencies, society engagement, Indonesian Language course, learning traditional music and dances,  making your own batik, visit to main tourist destinations, and for sure tasting delicious Indonesian food.

The good news is ITS provides full and partial scholarships for participants from different institutions and countries to join this program. Detailed information and online registration can be viewed and downloaded from our website: international.its.ac.id/commtech-insight-2016/ io.its.ac.id/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Brochure-of-CommTECH-Camp-Insight-2016.pdf

You can also see testimony from the previous participant, Mr. Fadi Faraj Toma, CommTECH Camp Insight 2015 Participant from University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Australia in this link international.its.ac.id/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Fadi-Faraj-CommTECH-Testimony.pdf

For CommTECH Camp Insight 2016, we offer 3 courses

• Sub Course A : Community-based- Sanitation in Urban & Rural Areas
• Sub Course B : Sustainable Development in Developing Countries
• Sub Course C : Emerging IT in Society

Please check Teaser video of CommTECH Camp Insight 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM2svZ8e2i4

Only active lecturers, non-academic staffs & active bachelor, master & doctoral students from any background are eligible for this program.

The fees of this program is USD 1,600. The fees will cover accommodation, local transportation, tuition fee, workshop materials, seminar kits, scheduled meals, Trip to Bromo Mountain, Rafting, airport pick up & drop off services, and vouchers, The participants must be responsible with their roundtrip flight ticket, visa & travel insurance. We offer full scholarship, 50% scholarship (pay only USD 800) & partial scholarship (pay only USD 1,000) for limited participants.  Please register early to secure your participation in this awesome program.

The registration will be opened from 1 October 2015 until 3 January 3 2016.

Please fill in the attached registration form (or download the registration form from the provided link), scan it, and send it to international@its.ac.id / internationaloffice.its@gmail.com with the documents below:

• Scanned Passport
• One recommendation letter from your university
• Scanned students/staffs/lecturers I.D or statement letter that you are staff or lecturers from your university

The participants of previous CommTECH are not allowed to apply to CommTECH Camp Insight 2016.

For further inquiries, please contact Mr. Wahyu Islami at international@its.ac.id / internationaloffice.its@gmail.com
Brief story of past CommTECH programs can be viewed from these links

CommTECH Camp Highlight 2015  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8W8zQS2jMY

CommTECH Camp Insight 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvUKCYMoB6M

CommTECH Camp Highlight 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tohT-xCJg

CommTECH Camp Highlight 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec95BmbGB5

You can also update regularly regarding this program in this link

https://www.facebook.com/groups/CommTECHITS/

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