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For more information, contact Dr. Marmo Soemarmo, COTIM President
255 Estates Drive, Athens, Ohio 45701
Tel.: (740) 592-2513 or (740 590-1401
E-mail: soemarmo@ohio.edu

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Applicants

Individuals meeting the following criteria are encouraged to apply: 

• At minimum, an intermediate level of proficiency in either Indonesian or Malay equivalent to the level normally acquired after two years of university study and a desire to bring proficiency in Indonesian to an advanced level. 
• A genuine desire to learn in depth about the cultures and traditions of Indonesia. 
• Demonstrated interest in building bridges of cultural understanding between persons of different ethnicities and religious traditions. 
• Psychological preparedness to adapt oneself to a different culture. 
• Willingness to pursue a rigorous language training program for the entire duration of the ten-week program. 
• Possible classification as one of the following: An undergraduate of junior or senior standing in an institution of higher education who plans a career in modern foreign languages or area studies. (Sophomores planning such a career and intending to attain junior standing by May 31, 2008, are welcome to apply.) 

1. A graduate student in an advanced degree program in modern languages or area studies, or a university graduate accepted for admission into such a graduate program beginning no later than Fall 2008. (In the latter case applicants must be able to provide proof of admission no later than April 1, 2008.) 
2. A faculty member who teaches modern foreign languages or area studies in an institution of higher education. 
3. A teacher in an elementary or secondary school. 
4. An experienced education administrator responsible for planning, conducting, or supervising programs in modern foreign languages or area studies at the elementary, secondary, or post-secondary level. 

Depending upon funding constraints, it may be possible to arrange individualized programs with different program dates for educators at any level. Persons interested in this option should contact us before applying.

Participants should be aware that the granting agency funding this program stipulates that the participants may not be accompanied by any family members, domestic partners, or friends who have not been admitted into the program. 

Health

We encourage all applicants at the time of application, if not before, to contact their local travel clinics and begin getting inoculations for Hepatitus A and Typhoid fever, as well as any other inoculations suggested by the health care provider.