Depok-Universitas Indonesia (UI) students have the opportunity to take part in an internship at Customer Experience Insight Pty Ltd (CX Insight) located in Perth, Australia. They are Dawsan Nomero Maulando and Keisha Mayra Faiza Amaris Hermawan from the Media Production study program, also Thariq Arsyad Fauzi from the Public Relations study program, UI Vocational Education Program. The three of them had the opportunity to study at companies operating in the fields of human computer interaction (HCI), user interface (UI), user experience (UX), as well as other fields related to artificial intelligence.
At CX Insight, they gain new experience in handling design, event management, UI/UX research, and marketing. In the marketing division, Tariq studied matters related to content planning, data analysis, and interviewing sources for company needs. Meanwhile, in the digital/print media design and UX research section, Keisha and Dawsan studied the application of HCI and design.
“The internship program which will take place during November-December 2023 will not only teach hard skills, but also train our soft skills in managing work priorities for various projects given. “A different work culture requires us to be more professional in communicating and completing work,” said Tariq.
Apart from gaining a lot of knowledge, these three UI Vocational students were also involved in organizing the Diversity and Innovation Tech Fest 2023, an event attended by innovators, technology experts, entrepreneurs and enthusiasts from various backgrounds and cultures with various innovations they designed and developed.
(Photo: UI Vocational Students participating in the Diversity and Innovation Tech Fest 2023 in Australia)
Dawsan said, “The experience of organizing a large event was a memorable moment during our internship journey. This event, which involved many great people in Australia, provided new insight into the importance of innovation in business. This event was a fun ending to the internship for me, Keisha, and Tariq. I hope other students can get internship opportunities abroad like this.”
The internship program participated in by UI Vocational students is an implementation of collaboration between UI Vocational and CX Insight which has been built since 2023. The main aim of this program is to provide exposure to international experiences that train students to compete globally.
Director of the UI Vocational Education Program, Padang Wicaksono, S.E., Ph.D, said that the implementation of link and matches between the world of education and the world of industry could expand to the international level. “Through this collaboration program, I hope that UI Vocational students can become graduates who are ready to compete globally and make Indonesia proud. Because of that, UI Vocational continues to strive to create graduates who are ready to work with provision in the form of a practice-based curriculum and involving industry directly,” concluded Padang.
