Start Date
6-6-2013 1:45 PM
End Date
6-6-2013 2:55 PM
Description
Designed as community service program Petra Christian University (Universitas Kristen Petra – UK Petra) and some international partners, Community Outreach Program (COP) was firstly established in 1995. It is an inter-discipline educational activity with an aim to give a learning experience by living in a community, to give response to the actual social life and to help developing the community. As part of the curriculum, COP is an effective means to raise students’ awareness regarding with community development. They are expected not only giving contribution to the community, but also gaining a better multicultural understanding among the participants themselves. For more than a decade, UK Petra has involved hundred local and international students to do real and direct service to the society. Further, UK Petra also collaborates with local governments and some overseas universities to conduct COP. From 1995-2003, UK Petra had partnered with local government of Magetan and Dongseo University (Korea), HongKong Baptist University and Inholland University (The Netherlands) to hold COP annually in Magetan (East Java). Then, since 2004 up to present, COP has served Kediri with more international partners, International Christian University (Japan), St. Andrew University (Japan) and Lingnan University (Hong Kong). The participants are involved in two kinds of projects during their stay in the village. First, physical projects, such as: renovating or constructing public facilities, and creating healthy environment health. Another project deals with non-physical issues, such as: sharing expertise through formal and non-formal education, exchanging cultural variety and building a nice bond and understanding. In 2007, Community Outreach Program (COP) recognized as an International Service-Learning. Afterwards, it leads into another recognition in 2009 from United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA) who awarded a grant to Petra Christian University to conduct International Service-Learning Activity in a broader scope. Hence, COP is expected not only as the one-way program of serving community, but also a two-way learning process in a larger scope of internationalization. Overall, in a global context, COP is Paper presented as a nice media to learn about understanding in diversity, peace building issues, contribute life to empower others and become an inspiration.
Recommended Citation
Arifin, L. S., & Palit, H. C. (2013, June). Community outreach program: A model of international service-learning program. Paper presented at the 4th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning: Service-Learning as a Bridge from Local to Global: Connected world, Connected future, Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China.
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Community outreach program : a model of international service-learning program
Designed as community service program Petra Christian University (Universitas Kristen Petra – UK Petra) and some international partners, Community Outreach Program (COP) was firstly established in 1995. It is an inter-discipline educational activity with an aim to give a learning experience by living in a community, to give response to the actual social life and to help developing the community. As part of the curriculum, COP is an effective means to raise students’ awareness regarding with community development. They are expected not only giving contribution to the community, but also gaining a better multicultural understanding among the participants themselves. For more than a decade, UK Petra has involved hundred local and international students to do real and direct service to the society. Further, UK Petra also collaborates with local governments and some overseas universities to conduct COP. From 1995-2003, UK Petra had partnered with local government of Magetan and Dongseo University (Korea), HongKong Baptist University and Inholland University (The Netherlands) to hold COP annually in Magetan (East Java). Then, since 2004 up to present, COP has served Kediri with more international partners, International Christian University (Japan), St. Andrew University (Japan) and Lingnan University (Hong Kong). The participants are involved in two kinds of projects during their stay in the village. First, physical projects, such as: renovating or constructing public facilities, and creating healthy environment health. Another project deals with non-physical issues, such as: sharing expertise through formal and non-formal education, exchanging cultural variety and building a nice bond and understanding. In 2007, Community Outreach Program (COP) recognized as an International Service-Learning. Afterwards, it leads into another recognition in 2009 from United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA) who awarded a grant to Petra Christian University to conduct International Service-Learning Activity in a broader scope. Hence, COP is expected not only as the one-way program of serving community, but also a two-way learning process in a larger scope of internationalization. Overall, in a global context, COP is Paper presented as a nice media to learn about understanding in diversity, peace building issues, contribute life to empower others and become an inspiration.