International Student

Gunadarma University Location

Indonesia, where Gunadarma University resides, is located in Asia-more precisely in South East Asia. The country, which has more than 17.000 islands and has more than two hundred sixty millions people, is known as a multicultural country whose people live in harmony with its natural environment as well as its beautiful natural sceneries. Jakarta, a metropolitan city with its close to ten million populations, is the capital city of Indonesia. Gunadarma University, one out of approximately 2700 private universities in the country, instead of located in Jakarta, is located at the City of Depok, which is administratively part of the Province of West Java. However, it is situated within 20 kilometers south of Jakarta. The city is relatively close to Jakarta, which has a rich cultural life with plenty of entertainment and leisure activities.

A Brief description of Jakarta and Depok

 
Jakarta is a metropolitan, a business and service city which cover around 650 km2. Various ethnics and nationalities live in harmoniously and peacefully in the city bordered by Java Sea. The fast growth of various business centers, hotels, and apartments, recreation centers, government offices, education facilities, and other public facilities makes Jakarta as the main barometer of national development. Jakarta is surrounded by two big satellite cities namely Depok and Bekasi city. These cities are located in tropical and humid area and their temperature are around 24 degree Celsius. Rainy season occurs from October to April and Dry season started from April to October.

Several campuses of Gunadarma Universities are located in Depok and Bekasi, which can be reached by train for 30 minutes from Jakarta. Depok is a comfortable and environmental friendly education city that is populated around 100 thousand students out of total population numbers. The concentration of student’s life is on Margonda Raya Street that becomes the landmark and boulevard of Depok City. The campus location of Gunadarma University is supported by various public facilities in the surroundings of Depok City Center which supports 24 hours students’ life. The availability of student apartments, shopping centers, easy and low cost transportation, and low cost of living makes Depok the main destination of education in Indonesia.

Living Cost in Depok.

Approximately, monthly living cost in Depok starts from US$350. Generally, such amount is enough to pay apartment or to rent a house with monthly costs around US$50. The minimal monthly cost for meal, clothing and recreation is about US$250. Meanwhile for internal transportation in Depok will cost US$50 per month. Depok can be reached in 30 minutes from Jakarta by executive train that costs US$1.5 or by executive bus that costs US$1. The night life in campus and surroundings is completed with various food choices and cozy places to hang-out that are available for 24 hours in Margonda Raya Street. Traditional and international food menus with reasonable price are served in Depok.

ICT-based teaching-and-learning processes and academic information services are one of the specific characteristics of UG. This is in line with its vision “to become a leading ICT-based university”. UG has 10 campuses which are located in several strategic locations and are spread in the Metropolitan City of Jakarta and its surroundings. All campuses are connected by both Intranet and Internet networks. With Internet networks having capacity up to 100 Mbps which are used, among others, for video conference and being supported by fiber optics network systems, fixed wireless, and the UG-Hot Zone, UG applies teaching-and-learning processes utilizing virtual class and virtual laboratory. Academic information services have been equipped by student digital locker, free-internet lounge, UG-mobile, as well as by an Internet-based Job Placement and Career Development Center.

Course Information

 The Undergraduate Programme in English Literature curriculum has a total weight of 144 credits.  Each school year consists of two semesters, namely even-numbered semester(s) in the beginning of the academic year (ATA) and odd-numbered semester(s) at the end of the academic year (PTA). Each semester consists of 16 weeks with 2 meetings used for the midterm and final semester exams. The maximum number of credits in one semester is 24 credits.

• The conversion between Gunadarma University Credit System and ECTS:
  One(1) credit covers : 50 minutes of face to face activity in the classroom,
                                          60 minutes for assignment
                                          60 minutes for self-study
  Therefore 1 (one) credit equals to 1.389 ECTS.
• For subject with practice in laboratory, 1 (one) credit equals to 1.579 ECTS
• Four (4) credits of Undergraduate Thesis in semester 8 equals to 8.8 ECTS.

Tuition Fee

The Tuition Fee for Regular Undergraduate Programme in Gunadarma University for 4 years study is:

*) Tuition Fee excludes Living Allowance

Selection Procedure

The admission requirements of Undergraduate Programme in Literature (UPEL) referred to the Indonesian National Standards of Higher Education Institution (SN-DIKTI). Applicant for UPEL is requiring a diploma of the High School education level or 12 years’ primary-secondary education level equivalent. As part of the selection process, applicant is also requiring passing grades on entrance tests, which are conducted independently by the university with the involvement of UPEL. Applicants have to take and pass the entrance test conducted independently by a computer-based test includes Test of Academic Potential (TPA) with a minimum score of 450 from a scale 200-800 and English Proficiency Test result (EPT) with a minimum score of 450 (TOEFL paper), or 133 (TOEFL computer),or 39-40 (TOEFL iBT) or 4.0 IELTS equivalent. The final decision for the applicants’ acceptance decision is determined by UPEL under the authority of the university (Student Admission Centre).

Admission Documents

All the administrative procedures for enrolment and permits for international students’ are managed at the university level by the international office. The enrolment procedure for international students required documents in the administrative process that are necessary for a foreigner residential permit.

Documents that are required to be submitted by the students during the enrolment process are as follows:

• Personal information (e.g.: name, email address, phone number. etc.)
• Academic Transcript (A diploma of the High School education level or 12 years’ primary-secondary education level equivalent)
• Health certificates proving one is free from narcotics/prohibited drugs issued by authorised health institutions
• Formal Photo
• Scan of Passport
• Sponsored Letter
• Statement letter from the students

These documents will be submitted directly to authorise government bodies for applying for the required permit.  These admission documents to the related authorised body to issue required documents (student permit, student visa and so on) for international students.

Detailed information of the requirement, can be accessed by prospective students through http://international.gunadarma.ac.id

Information

Contact Person            : Mrs. Astie Darmayantie

Email                           : intloffice.ug@gmail.com  or astie@staff.gunadarma.ac.id

Mail Address               : Jl. Margonda Raya 100 Depok, 16424 Indonesia