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Student exchange Program Burapha University International College with STiPram Institute Yogyakarta Indonesia



This story was about my experiences to accompany STiPrAm students who had student exchange program in Thailand. Actually Student exchange Program between BUUIC with STiPrAm has already been done last year with signing  MOU By Mr Suhendroyono,SH,MM,M.Par and Mr. Prof. Sompol Pongthai, FRTCOG,MPH,LLB Asian Tourism Tertiary Education Institutions (AITTEI) Indonesia – Thailand,  the event held in Dusit Thani Institute Conburi Thailand on 16-17 February 2012 last year. STiPrAm and BUUIC Conburi Thailand have an progressive action by student exchange program and sending a number of students  to both institution. On the beginning STiPrAm has sent 11 students with 2 lecturer (The deputy of student affairs Mr. H.Isdarmanto, SE,MM,M.Par and the deputy of exchange student  program Mr Ir. Aldi Wisnu Murti, M.Hum) who had planned to go to Conburi Thailand in March 2013 later.
On Friday March 22nd 2013 the STiPrAm team at 7.25 pm by Air Asia has landed in Swarnabumi Airport Bangkok Thailand. Mr.A.Samart the Deputy of student affairs of BUUIC together with BUUIC Students Buddy have picked us at the airport. By three bus, one Vans and two mini bus of BUUIC they took us to Conburi City.  But anyway they had treated us directly with a welcome dinner party in Sea Food restaurant at Conburi Thailand. The welcome dinner has attended by Prof Rana Pongruengphant, Ph.D as the Dean of International College BUUIC accompany with Miss A Jantee  as lecturer of BUUIC. We had been very happy and enjoyed the dinner because that was our first experience to eat Thai food. All participants both university were enjoyed and seemed they were very closed each other, between STiPrAm students with BUUIC students.
The Menus has served in special Thai style and taste , which was so different with our Indonesian taste.  But finally we had ate them all too.. After that we has taken to Condominium, that was a building with four stairs especially used to accommodate any  BUUIC guest who has visit as an relationship with BUUIC. Awfully  It has located around 2 km off from the BUUIC building campus, it means everyday we have to walk 2 km go and back to BUUIC campus from condominium.

Saturday, 23 March 2012 breakfast on our own at 9.00 am , cause of the program detailed have no breakfast meal, so we had prepared at the night before.  In the first day program at 1.00 pm we started coordination program orientation with BUUIC faculty members until 1.30 pm. Than we have to leave BUUIC to go to Pattaya City accompanied with Mr Samart Plangpramool, MBA (Asst Dean student Affairs) and BUUIC Buddy students. At 2.30 pm we have a Hotel Tour in Montien Hotel luxury Five stars hotel in Pattaya. We had a special treatment from the vice general manager of the hotel, with snacks and welcome drinks.   After the hotel tour finished, we have to go to Sabai resort hotel in Pattaya, check-in at 3.30 pm and stay there only for one night.
In the evening time at 7.00 pm we have free dinner by our own, and than at 10.00 pm  we go to Pattaya walking street, and there had been a special event called Alcazar shows, which make  around the beach were very crowded in deed. So we were really lucky during our stay in Pattaya, having an international event as Alcazar show,  amazing group of lady boy from Thailand. Unfortunately there have no any taxi car operation in those area., there from Pattaya beach we have to walk back home for 5 km off, finished at Hotel at 11.00 pm.
On Sunday at 9.00 we had check-out from hotel and visited the Royal Temple of Wat Yannasangwararam at 11.30am, silver lake and visit Khao Chee Chan (the Large image of Budha). But after free Lunch program at 12.30 pm- till 2.15 pm we had continued visiting Floating Market in Pattaya City, and  to see Mimosa (the city of love) it was a new tourism village which just opened  a week ago by the Minister of tourism in Thailand, it was really well design, as an European village, we were there until 3.30 pm. And back to condominium and having free dinner program.
On Monday morning 8.00 am – 9.00 am We were free Breakfast program.  And at 9.30 – 11.30 visited the institute of Marine science than Free Lunch program. From 1.00 pm – 5.00 pm we had learned Thai language and general knowledge of Thai society by Dr. Kumutinee at BUUIC campus.
On 5.30 pm free program shopping at Laem-Thong shopping Mall which is closed to the BUUIC campus.  On Tuesday at 7.00 am we leaved BUUIC to go to Bangkok, visiting a very interesting views of Emerald Budha Temple and The amazing Royal Grand Palace,  and at 11.10 am – 11.50 am continued by Hotel Tour program at
Pathumwan Princess Hotel as the luxury 5 stars hotel, and after free time shopping program at MBK center, Siam square, Siam Paragon in Bangkok until 7.00 pm go back to BUUIC Campus. 
On Wednesday  after free breakfast program at 10.30 am STiPrAm students have workshop presentation at BUUIC campus about Indonesian Tourism & Hospitality Industri in front of the Dean and BUUIC students. The workshop has done very well, and we have both given thanks giving by souvenir from each other. Every STiPrAm students had presented very well upon their presentation about Indonesian culture, but unfortunately just little BUUIC student who had been able to participate on the presentation, because all the students buddy of BUUIC who has planned to visit Indonesia has their own  class meeting.
We have an Indonesian Day at 11.00 am where all STiPrAm students had cooked several menus of Indonesian food and prepared as buffet style, to be served for all participants of BUUIC students and staff. Instead of that STiPrAm students also had performed some Indonesian Art & dance performances. 
In the afternoon at 4.30 pm - up to 5.30 pm had Sightseeing Tour program to Bangsaen & Sammook Mountain, it was a beautiful garden in European style design located in a hill.  In the evening at 6.00 pm – 8.00 pm Farewell dinner party at Phuket seafood restaurant in Conburi, accompanied with Faculty members, BUUIC Buddy and Trisakti students who had been studying double degree program in BUUIC.   
Thursday 28 March 2012 at 8.15am we had leaved for Suvarnabhumi International Airport, bye bye Burapha ? see you again soon. 

By : H. Isdarmanto, SE MM, M.Par, Dipl.Hot.

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