Universitas Hasanuddin through Directorate of Alumni and Career Preparation (Direktorat Alumni dan Penyiapan Karir/DAPK), Student and Alumni Affairs virtually conducted Career Talk Batch IV via the Zoom meeting application and Youtuber channel of Unhas on Sunday (12/09).
The Carrer Talk “Study in Oxford and Harvard, Why Not” presented speakers from both universities, dr. Muh. Firdaus Kasim, M.Sc (Unhas Lecturer, Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Medicine, Nuffield Departement of Medicine, University of Oxford) and Gabriele Jessica Kembuan (Master of Medical Sciences, Harvard Medical Schools, Harvard University). Several leaders of Unhas also attended the activity, such as Prof. Dr. drg. A. Arsunan Arsin, M. Kes. (Vice-rector for Student and Alumni), Abdullah Sanusi, SE., M.B.A., Ph.D (Director of DAPK) and Dr. Ir. A. Amidah Amrawaty., S.Pt., IPM (Head of Sub-Directorate of DAPK).
The Vice-rector of Unhas, Prof. Arsunan, hopes that the activity can be a source of information about education from other countries, especially the prominent universities like the University of Oxford and Harvard University. Students can be directed to prepare themselves to pursue their dream of studying abroad. Moreover, Prof. Arsunan added that achieving a scholarship is everyones’ goal, especially scholarship for education at well-known campuses abroad.
“to get a scholarship is not easy. It depends on how we see the opportunity. Students require to search for information from alumni and lecturers. This opportunity is wide open since the state provides many facilities,” explained Prof. Arsunan.
Muh. Firdaus Kasim shared his experience when participating in the entrance selection at Oxford University, which will start his doctoral program in October.
The journey started by mentally preparing himself to be accepted by the University of Oxford. This aligns with his career preparation and involvement in several community service programs carried out in the medical field.
“Research capabilities and international community development activities are also very much required to improve English language skills. One of which is by meeting the IELTS target through scientific publications to maintain scores so that they can be accepted at Oxford,” explained dr. Firdaus
On the same occasion, Gabriele Jessica Kembuan explained that in order to achieve the goal, it is essential to possess an innovative and creative mindset. With such a mindset, we can better understand the goal of pursuing our career in education that will benefit ourselves and our community.
“Harvard is looking for a student with a vision to change the world using the smart and creative strategy as a contribution for humankind. Looking for more information and exploring experiences because with the experience, we will be interested in finding something that can be more useful to many people,” explained Gabriele.
The Carrer Talk ran well and was participated by 158 attendants.
Kumara Tungga Dewa, S.S.
Editor : Ishaq Rahman, AMIPR
