Calvin College Students? Field Trip to UPH

Twelve students and some lecturers coming from Calvin College visited UPH on January 22, 2013. This was a part of the field trip program that Calvin College aimed to learn any possible intersections amongst the realms of enterprise, education, and culture in several developing nations. Indonesia becomes one of the objectives, which comprise of Cambodia, Vietnam, and several other countries.

Out of the twelve visiting students, seven of them are majored in education and the rest from business department. Students from Calvin College?s education department got the chance to participate in a classroom meeting with students of UPH Teacher?s College. International Business School students had their peers joined them in a classroom lecture presented by David Sim, CEO of Attwood Co., Singapore as also by John Riady, Executive Dean of Business School, Law School, and School of Government & Global Affairs.

In addition to the visit to UPH, the group from Calvin College also visited some Christian-based educational institutions and business interests in Jakarta, as well as travelling to famous tourist objects in Yogyakarta, Manado, and Bali. As stated by one of the Business School students, Rachel Brink, ?We now possess a clearer sight of how Christianity should mingle in intersection with educational and enterprising worlds.?

Ruwan Chapple, also of Business School, was really impressed by visits went and shared his view, ?We can sense the spirit with which the students here study and pave their ways to success. There seems to be a lack of competent educators which is the exact opposite of the condition in our home country, in which qualified lecturers are very common and seem to care less about how local human resource progresses.?

Rachel Brink added, ?I strongly believe that the youth in Indonesia have what it takes to excel in global competition; the way we communicate and discuss problems shows their hunger for learning.?

In the meanwhile, still according to Rachel, she perceives the business entities here still compete only on local scale and characterized by market-oriented mindset. In the States, however, it differs in that there are ?a lot more people working under people?.

At the end of their visit, the participants from Calvin College were given the opportunity to tour the Johannes Oentoro Library, Kresna Stock Trading Corner, as well as the MYC Student Lounge, in an impressive series of campus tour that ended with a hearty lunch. (rh)