Elective program is a flagship program at the Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing Universitas Gadjah Mada to organize students placements from overseas universities who interested in:
- increasing their knowledge on certain diseases that are prevalent in Indonesia.
- obtaining new experiences of obervership in clinical and/or community setting in Indonesia.
- getting the best practices of Indonesian health system including Indonesian culture and its social aspects.
To take part in elective program, you must be at least a third-year student at our partner universities under MOU (click here for list of partner universities), or other universities non MOU with special terms and conditions applied. For observership of clinical placements, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing Universitas Gadjah Mada is closely collaborated with Dr. Sardjito Hospital.
We gladly welcome elective students to explore, experience our program and enjoy our campus life which depicts blend of cultural power, professional life and technological advance.
Program Course
The activities are mostly conducted at Faculty of Medicine and Dr. Sardjito teaching hospital. In addition, it could be conducted at satellite hospital or field visit to networking health centers of Faculty of Medicine Universitas Gadjah Mada. The elective program offers various activities both in clinical and preclinical department.
| Clinical Department | Non-clinical Department |
|---|---|
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | Public Health |
| Internal Medicine | Nursing |
| Pediatric | Anatomy, Embryology and Anthropology |
| Surgery | Pharmacology and Therapy |
| Psychiatry | Histology and Cell Biology (Molecular Biology) |
| Otorhinolaryngology | Clinical Pathology |
| Neurology | Microbiology |
| Cardiology | Health Nutrition |
| Ophthalmology | Biochemistry |
| Dermatology and Venereology | Parasitology |
| Anesthesiology and Reanimation | Radiology |
We also offers tailor-made elective program based on request of which depend on availabilities and requirements of each department. Mind that it is a non-waived tuition fee program.
Program fees
| No. | Item | Terms of Payment |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Application fee: US $100 | It's a non-refundable fee and payable on submission of each completed application form to IRO. |
| 2. | Course fee: US $500 per month* | It's used solely for support of the courses involved in expected department covering hospital/ clinical/ ward activities, field visit, lecture/ mentoring . |
* waiver for MoU universities
- It's waiver programme fees for applicants from partner universities under MoU as long as they meet regulation of programme duration within 4 weeks maximum. For those who exceed 4 weeks and 4 students will only be charged course fee accordingly.
Please note that changing the department during the program running, will be charged for application fee.
Timeline
The elective program registration will open only in January and July. The student(s) who apply in January should be placed for the implementation on July - December, and student(s) who apply in July should be placed for the implementation on January - June in the next year.
Elective students are accepted for a total period of between 2 - 4 weeks. Each departments will only accept for maximum 4 (four) participants per program at the same period. The recommended period is January - December, except for the first week of January and the last week of December due to Christmas and New Year holiday. This schedule would also be adjusted with Eid Mubarak holiday which changes every year.
How to Apply
- For applicants from partner universities under MoU should be officially nominated by their home university through their international office/international coordinator.
For applicants from non-MoU universities please contact the International Relation Office (IRO) by sending email to mobility.fkkmk@ugm.ac.id with subject "Incoming Elective". - Login to the elective page here: Login. If you don't have an account you can register first.
- Choose the Apply Incoming Elective Program link and complete the form.
- Upload the required documents, i.e Letter of Recommendation from the applicants' Dean, Curriculum Vitae, A copy of Passport (ID page only), an outline (a brief proposal) indicating the specific purpose and expectation joining the elective programme at the department the applicant wish to apply for, a copy of international student health insurance (optional but strongly recommended).
- After getting confirmation from the expected department, IRO will send the letter of invitation as well as UGM sponsor visa (socio-cultural visa).
Mind that nomination from home university doesn't guarantee any acceptance in the elective programme, as all really depends on the availability resources at each department in the period the applicant would like to apply for.
Note that the program fee does not cover accommodation for the elective program. Participants are asked to arrange their own lodging. Here are some suggested places near our Faculty:
HOTELS / Apartement
Taman Melati Yogyakarta Apartment
Address: Jl. Jemb. Baru UGM, Pogung Kidul, Sinduadi, Yogyakarta
Please check AirBNB apps for the availability.
(The location is about 10-15 minutes of walking distance)
University Club Hotel
Address: Jalan Bulaksumur, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Phone: +62274563461, +62274557216, +6281227337611
Email: university_club@gamamulti.com or click http://www.ugmclub.com
(The location is about 10-15 minutes of walking distance)
Wisma MM UGM
Address: Jalan Colombo, Yogyakarta Indonesia
Phone: +62274557981
Email: studenthousing@mmugm.ac.id or visit http://housing.mmugm.ac.id
(The location is about 25 minutes of walking distance)
Wisma Kagama
Address: Boulevard UGM Bulaksumur Blok G Yogyakarta Indonesia
Phone. +62 274560142 Fax. 0274-560186
Email: wismakagamajogja@gmail.com or visit https://www.wismakagama.com/
(The location is about 15 minutes of walking distance)
Cakra Kusuma Hotel
Address: Jl. Kaliurang No 25 Km 5,2 Yogyakarta – Indonesia 55284
Phone: +62 274 588066 Fax. +62 274 541692
E-mail : reservation@cakrakusumahotel.com
Web: http://www.cakrakusumahotel.com/en/
FEMALE HOMESTAY
Ratnaningsih Sendowo (UGM Dormitory)
Jl. Sendowo B, Sendowo, Sinduadi, Kec. Mlati, Kabupaten Sleman, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta 55281
Phone: +62 (0274) 5019398 / +628112939315 / +62819832432
Email: reservasi.residence@ugm.ac.id or click https://residence.ugm.ac.id/ratnaningsih-sendowo/
(The location is about 10-15 minutes of walking distance)
nDalem Pogung
Address: Jl. Pogung Raya No. 1 Sinduadi Sleman Yogyakarta
Phone: +62 856 2020 912, +62 856 2020 916, +62 274 800 32 62
Facilities: AC, free internet access, LCD TV, refrigerator
Kost Sehati
Address: Jl. Kaliurang KM 5, Gg. Pucung, No. 4
Phone. +62 811-286-852
Web: https://mamikos.com/
(The location is about 15 minutes of walking distance)
Kos & Rumah KUSNI
Address: Jl. Kaliurang Km 5 Yogyakarta
Phone: +62811255030
MALE HOMESTAY
Darmaputera Karanggayam (UGM Dormitory)
Jl. Weling No.108, Karanggayam Caturtunggal Depok, Sleman Yogyakarta 55281
Phone: +62 274-6411662 / +6281-1293-9316/ +62815-7901-974
Email: reservasi.residence@ugm.ac.id or click https://residence.ugm.ac.id/daramputera-karanggayam/
(The location is about 25-30 minutes of walking distance)
R2 Home Lodging
Address: Jl. Kaliurang
Phone: +6281284848471
Web: https://mamikos.com/room/kost-kost-campur-eksklusif-kost-exclusive-r2-home-yogyakarta
