Orientation Day Warmadewa International Program (WIP) Batch III

An orientation day for batch 3 international students was hosted on Monday, April 2, 2018 in the Sri Ksari Warmadewa Mandapa Room by the Warmadewa International Program (WIP) Faculty of Letters at Universitas Warmadewa. 32 foreign students from six different countries, including Finland, Germany, England, Switzerland, and Scandinavia, participated in the third program. Students from 23 European universities made up the group. The event was attended by the Chairman of the Bali Province Korpri Welfare Foundation, Rector of Universitas Warmadewa, Vice Rector of General & Financial Administration, Vice Rector of Student Affairs, the Dean and the Vice Dean around Faculty of Letters, Head and Secretary of English Literature Study Program, Managing Director of Asia Exchange, and Head of the Masters of Linguistics Study Program.

The Dean of Faculty of Letters Universitas Warmadewa as well as the Chair of Warmadewa International Program, Prof. I Nyoman Kardana said, the students of WIP studied at Unwar for one semester. On average they take 5-7 courses with the number of credits between 15-20 credits. They will attend lectures from Monday-Wednesday from 08.30 - 16.00. Thursday is a special day to carry out the workshop. During the workshop, foreign students were given the opportunity to dance and also practice Balinese gamelan. They are also given the opportunity to make offerings. Men are given the opportunity to make Balinese food. So that they not only learn in class, but also have the opportunity to know Balinese art and culture. "Today is the first day they enter our campus," he said. Each new class begins with an orientation day. At the first meeting, it will be presented about Warmadewa University, introduction to Balinese culture, traffic rules, introduction to diseases in Bali and Indonesia. Managing Director of Asia Exchange Harri Suominen said it was an honor for foreign students to be able to study in Bali, especially at Warmdewa University. They also want to learn new skills and get the best experiences of their lives. "And studying in Bali is a good opportunity for all students," he said. They come from Germany, Scandinavian countries and other countries in Europe. "But we also have students from America including Asia," he said. But basically many want to apply to study in Bali. He hopes that more students from various countries will study in Bali. The Rector of Universitas Warmadewa, Prof. Dr. Dewa Putu Widjana said that the number of students participating in WIP showed that this program was well known, especially in Europe. Even last year there were students from America and Australia who joined this program.

From several times handling international class, he hopes that in the future it will be better. Of all the countries that participate in WIP, students from Germany most often participate in this program. "We use these students to socialize the programs that we have in their own countries. I hope that this year the quality is getting better. So that students from abroad are getting more and more interested," he said. Chairman of the Bali Province Korpri Welfare Foundation, Dr. Drs. A A. Gede Oka Wisnumurti, M.Si. said, this program is a form of commitment to make Universitas Warmadewa go global and become a global university. In addition, this WIP is also Warmadewa's contribution to promoting Bali at the international level. Through this WIP, the advantages or local values ​​of Balinese content can also be raised at the international level. The momentum of student attendance is a strategic momentum. Because the academic path is considered to be able to transform the superior values ​​of Bali, Indonesia to be universally applied.