Logistics 

 

Eligibility

The workshop is targeted to City and Regional Planning graduate students; however, with instructor approval, it is open to graduate students from other departments and undergraduate students.

 

Travel dates

The workshop starts the first Sunday after instruction ends in the fall semester and concludes two weeks later (i.e., Sunday, December 6-20, 2015). Students should make arrangements to leave the U.S. by Friday, December 4th in order to arrive on time in Solo, Indonesia. In some cases, this may require early communication with your instructors and requesting permission to take final exams early. Unfortunately, the workshop cannot accommodate students arriving or departing at different times.

 

Preparation

For students interested in the travel component of the workshop, between September and December you are required to participate in periodic Skype 

meetings with our Indonesian collaborators and other pre-departure meetings. On average, students should plan to spend one hour each week in these meetings.

 

Required

Upon returning to Cornell, graduate students who travel to Indonesia are required to enroll in CRP 5076: International Development Planning Workshop to contribute to stakeholder deliverables. In addition, prior to departure you are required to:

 

• Attend cultural introduction meetings as scheduled by the instructor

• Review the readings and information posted on the Blackboard site

• Familiarize yourself with Yayasan Kota Kita's (YKK) website

• Complete IRB training

• Review the U.S. State Department's website about travel to Indonesia

• Review the CDC’s website  about travel to Indonesia

• Check Indonesia's visa requirements

• Watch the Cornell Abroad Pre-Departure Video

• Familiarize yourself with Cornell Abroad's Travel Safety site

• Complete and return three forms to the instructor:

  • Hold Harmless

  • Standards of Conduct

  • Emergency Contact Information and Checklist

 

Recommended

Prior to departure it is recommended that you:

• Meet with your healthcare professional to review your vaccines and other pertinent health information related to traveling to Indonesia

• Check that your health insurance covers you outside the U.S.

• Enroll in a beginning Indonesian language course at Cornell or SEASI 

 

Accommodations

Students are responsible for their own accommodations. In past years, students have stayed at Cakra Homestay, located in the Kauman area of Solo. 

 

Funding

Students are responsible for their own travel expenses. Please budget $3500.00 for airfare, transportation, food, lodging and incidentals. Below is a list of potential funding sources.

 

• Cornell’s Southeast Asia Program

• Cornell’s Einaudi Center

• Cornell’s Engaged Learning + Research

• Your academic department

• U.S. Indonesia Society 

• AIFIS, The American Institute for Indonesian Studies

 

Please note that these funding opportunities have different eligibility requirements and deadlines. You are encouraged to look for additional sources of funding.