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n June 2021, after a series of selection process, of the lecturers were incredibly supportive!
Alifia I was given the opportunity to become an experience I have ever went through in my entire
One of the most emotionally draining
exchange student in the Faculty of Political
Naura Iof Warsaw, Poland as the awardee of Indonesia lifetime was during a Faculty-organized trip to a
Science and International Studies, University
town called Oświęciem (Auschwitz) to visit the Nazi
Sumayya International Students Mobility Awards (IISMA) Concentration Camp, Auschwitz I and Auschwitz
II-Birkenau. A memorable thing I remembered
2021 which was held by the Ministry of Education,
Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic was a quote hung on the wall in Auschwitz I by the
of Indonesia in collaboration with LPDP. philosopher George Santayana which said “Those
Warsaw has been so kind to us, — even though who cannot remember the past are condemned to
Date & Place of Birth: we had to adjust our palates to be more Europe- repeat it.”
March 18th 2001, Banda Aceh esque — we were given warm supports by the During our months of state-funded exchange
Origin: Indonesian
Status: International Law Student at Faculty and its people, and the fellow students in program, there were several responsibilities that
Syiah Kuala University, Faculty of Law our dormitory and classes were very receptive. The we need to fulfil, one of them was introducing
Email: fianauras@gmail.com Faculty took us to multiple study trips to introduce Indonesia and our culture to the international
us to Poland and its complex history and culture, community. In November, we held a major event
ACHIEVEMENTS such as visiting the home of the Polish classical called “Indonesian Day in Warsaw”, through which

• Awardee of Indonesian International music icon Fryderyk Chopin in Źelazowa Wola. we introduced Indonesian culture through movie
Student Mobility Awards (IISMA), And they even booked us a Chopin open concert in screening, food exhibition, traditional dance
University of Warsaw, Poland 2021 the middle of autumn! It was very cold, but it was and music performances, and Kahoot quizzes.
warm at the same time. With a friend, I also took The event was organised with the help of the
• ALSA LC USK Head Delegate for
Seminar dan Workshop Nasional the opportunity to attend a Beethoven-themed Indonesian Embassy and our beloved Faculty, and
(SEMWORKNAS) ALSA Indonesia, orchestra concert — it was worth every penny and was attended by the locals, international students,
Manado 2021 hours spent to iron my suit. The classes offered and Indonesian diasporas. I was responsible for the
by the University of Warsaw was exciting and fun, Kahoot questions, and it was so fun seeing all the
• ALSA LC USK Delegate for Rapat
Pimpinan Nasional (RAPIMNAS) ALSA being able to study international relations in Europe people being confused. We sang dangdut at the end
Indonesia, Yogyakarta, 2020 was an incredible experience. We were lucky too!
enough to be taught by the former Ambassador of Those are, along with many others, the
• ALSA LC USK Delegate for Poland to Indonesia, Singapore, and East Timor highlights of my student exchange life as an
Seminar dan Musyawarah Nasional
(SEMUNAS) ALSA Indonesia, (2004-2008), Mr. Tomasz Łukaszuk, in several IISMA 2021 Awardee at the University of Warsaw.
Surabaya, 2020 subjects related to Asian geopolitics and EU Hopefully this article can provide you many insights
diplomacy in Asia. The workload given was not as on what it’s like to study abroad as an exchange
• ALSA LC USK Delegate for ALSA packed as what we are used to in Indonesia, and all student. Cheers! []
National Chapter Visit, Malaysia 2019

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