BINA NUSANTARA

PREVIEW

Bali, Indonesia, awarded World’s Best Island 2009* as well as many other international accolades year after year, has long captured the fascination of travelers from all parts of the world. It is not just the beautiful beaches, peaceful rice paddies and historical temples that garner praises; the beautiful people, their customs, beliefs, and ways of life, not to mention genuine hospitality, make it hard not to fall in love with this island. Besides Bali, Indonesia is home to many other culinary and cultural treasures as well.

The Department of Hotel and Management and the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management of BINUS University want to take you on a memorable 11-day trip to explore in depth and breathe, in theory and practice, many issues and facets of Tourism in Indonesia. We are the only hospitality school in Indonesia with an Industry Advisory Council consisting of senior managements from top International hotel chains as well as other tourism industry experts.

Indonesia, being the fourth most populous country in the world, with a healthy well-above 4% growth in GDP in 2009, and her capital Jakarta attracts many visitors coming for cultural and business reasons. You will get to sample some of these during this short course, and realize why this country has been gaining positive international attention the past few years. Not to mention, one best way to know a place and its culture is to sample the delight of its cuisine and to learn to cook some!

TIMELINE

• Duration: 05 - 16 July 2010
• Deadline of Application: 31 May 2010

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS

• Learn to cook Indonesian Cuisine in our international-hotel standard kitchen at BINUS University, with special coaching by celebrity chef of Indonesia.
• Be dazzled by the richness of Indonesia’s heritage and culture through special visits to the major tourist attractions in Jakarta and Bali, such as the Old Batavia, Tanah Lot and Uluwatu Temple.
• Appreciate what attracts returning visitors by experiencing traditional market-style shopping, water sports, ancient religion-influenced performances and rituals, traditional Indonesian massages and wellness activities, and the amazing beauty of our natural and cultural heritage.
• Understand the contemporary tourism issues and related trends in Indonesia and witness how they are played out as well as offer insights for future development.

BENEFITS OF JOINING

• Appreciate what Indonesia has to offer in terms of tourism, leisure and culture and apply these benefits to future personal activities and well-being.
• Adapt the cultural and creative exposure from this course to professional and business endeavors and opportunities.
• Build contacts to initiate collaborative activities in many aspects of tourism with local practitioners and connoisseurs.
• Become a bridge and source of learning for tourism understanding between the rest of the world and Indonesia.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR

• Tourism and hospitality related practitioners from overseas
• International Students from tourism and hospitality and related disciplines
• International Students and Professionals from any fields of studies who want to widen international, social and cultural experience and understanding

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

• 18 years and above with valid traveling documents
• Be able to communicate effectively in English (for students from non-English Speaking countries, evidence of English proficiency such as TOEFL score of 550 and above preferred)
• Completed application forms with supporting documents and full payment received by 30 April 2010 (please send in application forms and make queries if needed ahead of time)

INVESTMENT

• Investment: USD 1,400
• Investment including:
  • Course material
  • Airport pick-up & drop off
  • Accommodation (twin sharing)
  • Meals
  • Field Trip: Jakarta & Bali
  • Certificate
  • Welcoming & Farewell Events
• Investment excluding:
  • Airfare
  • Visa, Airport tax
  • Medical & Travel Insurance (travel insurance together with flight ticket purchase is recommended)
  • Personal expenses (such as: phone calls, laundry)

OUR INSTRUCTORS

Our Distinguished Expert Guest Instructors:

• William Wongso
  Mr. Wongso is an internationally renowned restaurateur, food consultant, food critic and celebrity chef with his own TV cooking adventure show here in Indonesia. He has received many international and national accolades. He considers the award that he received from the French Ministry of Agriculture in 2001, “Chevalier dans L’ordre du Merite Agricole”, for promoting French culinary and gastronomy tradition in 2001, as one of his highest achievements. He was also recently appointed as Honorary Goodwill Ambassador for Korea by the Korea Tourism Organization, to help promote Korean cuisine internationally.
  Being a foremost connoisseur of Indonesian cuisine, with its many ethnic & regional variations, Mr. Wongso’s prime mission is to help sustain the cultural diversity and distinction of Indonesian cuisine, and at the same time to upgrade its quality by adding new dimensions while maintaining the essence of its tantalizing flavors.


• Jim Hogan
  Mr. Hogan is the Partner and Managing Director of International Tourism & Training Services. He has worked in the tourism and hotel industry for 20 years and played a leading role in the development of the hotel and tourism training system in Australia as the Chief Executive Officer for Tourism Training South Australia. He was also the chairman of Tourism Council Australia (South Australia Region) for 10 years, and played an integral role in generic lobbying on behalf of the tourism industry. Since 1993, he has been advising and negotiating with the hotel industry in Indonesia to establish SKNI (Standar Kompetensi Nasional Indonesia) as the basis for competency-based training for hotels. He is now working as a consultant for tourism/hotel management and organizational change in Australia, Indonesia and other countries in South East Asia. Other projects have included infrastructure development for the tourism in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam and Bali bomb task force.


• Alistair George Speirs
  Mr. Speirs is currently the chairman of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Indonesia Chapter. He first worked in Indonesia over 30 years ago. For the last 18 years he has created and published numerous travel related magazines in Indonesia, including, among others, the Garuda Inflight magazine and Jakarta Java KINI magazine among others that are considered as premier travel and hospitality magazines here. His expertise in tourism branding and media consultation to multinationals and government, including heading marketing team for Bali Recovery Program (2006/07) and serving as consultant to Jakarta City in “Enjoy Jakarta” project (2004/2005), has allowed him to contribute significantly to the development of the industry here in Indonesia.


• Carla Maryke Parengkuan – Ferdinandus
  Mrs. Carla Parengkuan is the Director of Sahid Holiday Tours & Travel as well as the Commissioner for Sahid International Hotel Management & Consultant. As a veteran of the industry who is proficient in multiple languages, she has witnessed and participated in the many facets of development in the culture and tourism here in Indonesia. With her active contribution and leadership in numerous industry organizations here, including being the Executive Director of PHRI (Indonesia Hotel and Restaurant Association) and serving on the board of ASEAN Hotel & Restaurant Association (AHRA), there is no better person to learn from in order to get a thorough understanding of the past, present and future of tourism and hospitality in Indonesia.

SIGN UP

To sign up for The Indonesian Tourism Short Course, please simply follow these steps:

Step 1: Get Information

• Make sure you have all the information you need about the program: Program Outline also Short Course Information
• Send your inquiry to us by phone, fax, email or letter. We will send you relevant brochures and/or any specific information

Step 2: Registration

• Download and complete the Short Course Application Form
• Transfer your payment of Short Course Fee by 30 April 2010
• Submit the Application Form together with all documents required via email to io@binus.edu by 30 April 2010

Step 3: Confirmation

• After we receive all required documents and payment, and your application is successful, we will send you:
  • A Letter of Acceptance
  • A Payment Receipt
  • Detail Course Information & Schedule
• You will need to supply these documents to Indonesian Immigration if you are applying for a visa.

Step 4: You join the Short Course!

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• Application Form
• Short Course Information
• Program Outline

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