The Faculty of Psychology’s Public Relation – The international internship program is organized by RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) and the Faculty of Psychology, Padjadjaran University. In this program, many students from the Faculty of Psychology, Padjadjaran University, have been recruited to become partners for RMIT students when doing in-country (offline) internships in Jakarta and Bandung/Jatinangor. This internship program runs from Saturday, August 20-Saturday, September 3, 2022.
RMIT is a public university in Melbourne, Australia. The RMIT group arrived in Jakarta on August 20, 2022, to take part in the opening of the international internship program at the Faculty of Psychology, Padjadjaran University, on August 24, 2022. The RMIT group arrived at the Faculty of Psychology at 10.00 WIB (13.00 AEST), and they were immediately directed to gather at Building 3, 3rd floor, Faculty of Psychology, Padjadjaran University. While there, they enjoy morning coffee and snacks (tea, coffee, etc.). Then the activity continued with the event’s opening by the master of ceremony, Miranda Putri. Furthermore, Mrs. Zahrotur Rusyda Hinduan, MOP., Ph.D., a Psychologist, as the dean of the Faculty of Psychology, Padjadjaran University, gave a formal opening speech to the participants. The total participants in this activity were twelve RMIT students and seven students from the Faculty of Psychology, Padjadjaran University. As the Head of the Internationalization Unit, Mrs. Asteria Devy Kumalasari, S.Psi., M.Sc., Ph.D., a Psychologist, explained the activities to be followed on this opening day.
Speech from Mrs. Zahrotur Rusyda Hinduan, MOP., Ph.D., a Psychologist [Photo: The Public Relations of the Faculty of Psychology, Padjadjaran University]
Activities’ explanation by Mrs. Asteria Devy Kumalasari, S.Psi., M.Sc., Ph.D., a Psychologist [Photo: The Public Relations of the Faculty of Psychology, Padjadjaran University]
After the explanation from Mrs. Aster, the participants were invited to go down to Plaba to do ice-breaking, guided by Nadiva Marsha, Arum Kusuma Wardhani, and Alya Tasmira. The icebreaker was “Hello, how are you?” where the participants were invited to ask each other about themselves. Then, the participants were divided into three groups and did the second ice-breaking exercise to introduce their team using a parable. After the ice-breaking, the participants were invited to go around the Faculty of Psychology, Padjadjaran University, to see Building 2, and Building 1, and return to Building 3 to have lunch and rest.
The participants gathered again at 12.45 WIB/15.45 AEST to continue the event. Participants will take Odong-Odong (local transportation owned by Padjadjaran University) to tour the university, especially the Rectorate Building and Bale Tatanen located at the Faculty of Agriculture, Padjadjaran University. Moreover, the participants will also participate in a competition, which is to take photos three times at each location and must involve foreigners in that location.
In the Rectorate Building, the participants immediately spread out according to their respective groups and started taking pictures according to the concept they had previously discussed. Some took pictures with security guards; some took pictures with other students who happened to be around the location. Then, the participants returned to ride the Odong-Odong to continue the journey to the following area, namely Bale Tatanen. Bale Tatanen is a greenhouse and production site owned by the Faculty of Agriculture, Padjadjaran University, where they grow vegetables and fruit and process them into juices and salads to sell. Besides taking pictures and getting products, the participants also had the opportunity to pick lettuce and take it home.
After the tour, the participants returned to the Faculty of Psychology building, to be precise, Building 3, 3rd floor, to present their photos. Then the committee determined the winners: Group 3 won 1st place, Group 2 won 2nd place, and Group 1 won 3rd place. Prizes were given by the committee and the master of the ceremony closing the event. However, this is all just the beginning of a series of activities for the RMIT Psychology Intensive Program 2022 (TSN/RA/NAHP)*.
Group presentation [Photo: The Public Relations of the Faculty of Psychology, Padjadjaran University]
Students from RMIT and the Faculty of Psychology, Padjadjaran University, took photos together [Photo: The Public Relations of the Faculty of Psychology, Padjadjaran University]
Students from RMIT and the Faculty of Psychology, Padjadjaran University, took photos together.[Photo: The Public Relations of the Faculty of Psychology, Padjadjaran University]