As part of our efforts to support international students interested in joining Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, we provide an Inbound Information Sheet. This document contains essential information about the application process, campus life, and guidance to help students adapt to their new environment. You can see the Inbound Information Sheet on this link.
BIPA COURSE (at Atma Jaya Language Learning Center (PPB))
Bahasa Indonesia for Non-Native Speakers Program (BIPA Program) is designed to train international students to actively communicate in both written and spoken Indonesia.
PROGRAMES AND LENGTH OF STUDY
Level:
· BIPA 1: Elementary to Intermediate Level
· BIPA 2: Intermediate to Advanced Level
· BIPA 3: Bahasa Indonesia for Specific Purposes
· BIPA 1 & 2 Programs take four months each program from February to May 4 and from September to December.
· BIPA 3 Program takes two months from June to July.
Classes are scheduled five days a week: Monday to Friday, from 10:15-12:15 WIB. The language skills taught cover speaking, reading, listening, writing, vocabulary building, and grammar. Additionally, BIPA Program provides extracurricular activities such as short visits to local areas which are arranged to familiarize students with daily life of Indonesian Society.
Besides BIPA course, Atma Jaya Language Learning Center (PPB) offers courses of various languages of the world such as English, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, and Indonesian. Our aims are to enhance students understanding of those languages, and at the same time to prepare them as a competent speaker. All the programs are open to public.
PPB Atma Jaya has been dedicated to language teaching for 34 years now. It shows that Atma Jaya Language Learning Centre (PPB) is seriously committed to providing excellence and quality in language teaching to the community.
BIPA course takes place in Atma Jaya Language Learning Centre (Karol Wojtyla building on the 3th floor)
When living in Jakarta, you will have a number of opportunities to make up for any cultural deficits you may believe you have acquired. Jakarta is known as the cultural center of Indonesia for a reason. In fact, expats in Jakarta are able to greatly profit from the city’s cultural offerings. From jazz festivals and fashion weeks to international art exhibitions and traditional trade shows, life in Jakarta is filled to the brim with leisure activities.
If you are a food enthusiast, Jakarta’s spectacular culinary offerings will make your mouth water at all times. Due to the numerous domestic and foreign immigrants, especially Betawis (immigrants from other Southeast Asian countries), the mix of flavorful traditions abounds in the streets of Jakarta. From savory traditional dishes displayed by a street vendor to expensive high-class restaurants, Jakarta has it all.
Kerak Telur
Rujak Juhi
Es Selendang Mayang
For recreation and attractions to keep each and everyone in the family happy, Jakarta offers a large variety of both outdoor and indoor fun for all. Most popular are the Ancol Dreamland or Taman Impian Jaya Ancol Park, the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (Indonesia in Miniature Park), the Ragunan Zoo, Kidzania for the young, and Waterbom for who love swimming.
Ancol
Located along the northern coast of Jakarta, Ancol Dreamland is a vast area that offers beach, and beach sports, it has a theme park with lots of exciting rides, a sea Aquarium with salt water pool where dolphins perform regularly, there are Disney-like pavilions with rides, one of which is the Palace of the Dolls, or Istana Boneka, and plenty more for the entire family to spend a fun-filled weekend. Taman Mini, on the other hand, offers more cultural and scientific presentations, providing an insight into the whole of Indonesia in museums and pavilions. Here you can stroll and study the various houses typical to Indonesia’s many islands. There are also regular performances from across the archipelago, and for family recreation Taman Mini has also added the Snowbay Water Park.
Snowbay Waterpark - TMII (Taman Mini Indonesia Indah)
Keong Mas Theatre - TMII (Taman Mini Indonesia Indah)
The Ragunan Zoo has Jakarta’s largest collection of animals, sited among cool shady trees. The Zoo is a popular park especially at long weekends. Its prime attraction is the Gorilla area.
Ragunan Zoo
While Kidzania at Pacific Place Mall, is a fun and educational way to open up the world of careers for young children. By playing the different professions, from pilot to nurse, teacher or firemen, kids are urged to visualize their future career in life.
Kidzania Pacific Place
Besides these, Jakarta also has a popular ice-skating rink at Taman Anggrek Mall, and a great deal more to spend happy days with the entire family in Jakarta.
Ice-Skating Rink
The most complete collection museum in Indonesia. Total collection recorded 140.00 units, which contain ancient statues, inscription, ceramic, textile, historical relic and categorized by ethnography. The collection of Indonesian ceramics & etnography in this museum was the largetst and the most comprehensinve in the world.
National Museum
Fatahillah Museum
Textile Museum
?Anatomy Museum at Faculty of Medicine AJCUI
BANKS | ||
Banks | Call Center | |
BCA (Bank Central Asia) | (+62 21) 520 8650; 5711 250; 520 8750 | |
Citibank | (+62 21) 5290 8545 | |
Standard Chartered | (+62 21) 57999 000 | |
Bank of Tokyo | (+62 21) 570 6185; 570 5177 | |
CIMB Niaga | (+62 21) 250 5151; 250 5252; 250 5353 | |
Bank Mandiri | (+ 62 21) 524 5006; 524 5858; 524 5849 | |
Hana Bank | (+62 21) 2600 313; 2600 455 | |
UOB | (+62 21) 2926 4500; 2926 4700 | |
HSBC | (+62 21) 500 700 | |
OCBC | (+62 21) 255 33 888 | |
AIRLINES | ||
Airlines | Call center | Website |
Garuda Indonesia | 0 804 1 807 807 / (+62 21) 2351 9999 | www.garuda-indonesia.com |
Lion Air | (+62 21) 6379 8000 | www.lionair.co.id |
Sriwijaya Air | (+62 21) 5591 7777 | www.sriwijayaair.co.id |
Air Asia | (+62 21) 2927 0999 | www.airasia.com |
Singapore Airlines | (+62 21) 52997 888 (Booking)(+62 21) 550 7130-32(Airport)(+62 21) 550 0809 (Lost and(+62 21) 550 0818 Found) | www.singaporeair.com |
Malaysia Airlines | + 603 7843 3000 | www.malaysiaairlines.com |
Thai Airways | (+62 21) 390 3588 (Booking)(+62 21) 550 2443 (Airport) | www.thaiairways.com |
All Nippon Airways (ANA) | (+62 21) 837 80 687 | www.ana.co.jp |
JAL | (+62 21) 572 3233 | www.jal.com |
Korean Air | (+62 21) 5212 180 | www.koreanair.com |
Lufthansa | 001 803 852 6562 | www.lufthansa.com |
Etihad Airways | (+62 21) 520 1268 (General)(+62 21) 520 1288 (Booking) | www.etihad.com |
Emirates | (+62 21) 2934 5555 | www.emirates.com |
Qatar Airways | (+62 21) 2358 0622 | www.qatarairways.com |
KLM | (+62 21) 2927 2222 | www.klm.com |
Qantas | (+62 21) 2555 6300 To free number after hours/public holiday 001 803 61786 | www.qantas.com.au |
Vietnam Airlines | +84 125 652 22 69 | www.vietnam-airline.com |
Tiger Airways | (+62 21) 2939 6688 | www.tigerairways.com |
Eva Air | (+62 21) 520 5363 | www.evaair.com |
China Airlines | (+62 21) 251 0788 | www.china-airlines.com |
EMERGENCY NUMBERS | ||
Department | Call Center | |
Ambulance | 118 / 119 | |
Fire-Fighter | 113 / 1131 | |
Police | 110 | |
SAR | 115 / 352 1111 | |
Food or Medicine Poisoning Aid | (+62 21) 425 0767; (+62 21) 4227 875 | |
Red Cross | (+62 21) 420 7051 | |
Disaster Relief Center | 129 | |