2. Welcome to
Surabaya, Indonesia!
Indonesia is an archipelagic country
stretched across the equator, with
biodiversity in natural resources, both
its flora and fauna. Among the countries
which have the largest number of
population, Indonesia has a dynamic
economy, diverse cultures, and robust
society.
Universitas Airlangga, as one of the
highly reputable public universities in
Indonesia, is located in Surabaya, the
biggest city in the eastern part of
Indonesia. Surabaya is the commercial
and administrative capital city of East
Java Province; a thriving business and
industrial center and the province’s
main port.
Surabaya is well known as the city of
hero, and strategically is located right in
the center of Indonesia. Travelling from
Surabaya, which has an international
airport, is very convenient since there
are many cities and breath-taking
beautiful tourist destinations that can
be reached easily from Surabaya such as
Mt. Bromo, Yogyakarta, Lombok and
Bali.
AMERTAAMERTAAcademic Mobility Exchange for Undergraduate at Airlangga
30Scholarships
tuition fee waiver and living allowance for
each international student taking this
special program.
AMERTA calls outstanding students to experience an
Indonesian diverse culture and a local East Java atmosphere to
study for one or two semesters. This program is available for
international students who are interested in a number of
uniquely Indonesian perspective subjects in social and cultural
aspects, economics, natural sciences, and health/life sciences.
Inaugurated in , it was successfully conducted for its first
batch. All courses are fully delivered in English, and students
are complimentarily provided with Indonesian language
learning and cultural trips during the programs. Field studies
are compulsory in some courses to integrate theoretical
perspectives into practice.
AMERTA focuses on the current issues of Indonesia as a
developing country in the dynamic nature of globalization
through the perspective of natural, health and social sciences.
For natural and health sciences, they provide the wide array of
knowledge about Indonesian biodiversity in flora and fauna,
the dynamics of tropical medicine, and community
empowerment in health. While with social sciences, they offer
the dynamics of Indonesian urban culture, creative economy,
and society as the sectors that both benefit and suffer from the
impact of globalization.

3. Academic Calendar
First Semester
Second Semester
September – January
February – July
First Semester
Second Semester
 June
 December
Application Deadline
Requirements
• Undergraduate Students:
- Who have completed two semesters at home university
- Who have a fair command of English (proven by an
English proficiency certificate: TOEFL ITP , iBT ,
IELTS  with each Band no less than )
- Recommended by the home university as an exchange
student (proven by home university’s officially stamped
documents)
How to Apply
• All required documents below must be submitted both
via air mail and email (scanned documents)
- Fill and submit the application form together with a
passport photo (the form can be downloaded from
IOP website)
- One copy of passport (front page)
- Recommendation Letters (at least one)
- One copy of a university-sealed academic transcript
- One copy of English proficiency evidence
Contact Person
Dewi Sartika, M.Ed
Manager of International Class
International Office and Partnership (IOP)
Universitas Airlangga
Email: amerta@iop.unair.ac.id,
sartika.dew@gmail.com
Tel: +
Address: Selasar Lt.  Kantor Manajemen, Kampus C
Mulyorejo, Surabaya , Jawa Timur, Indonesia
Website: www.international.unair.ac.id
What You Can Get
Tuition
Accommodation
Fully Waived
IOP UNAIR will assist
the students to find
the suitable
accommodation
Scholarship Living allowance of
IDR  million for
one semester
per student
Language Course Complimentary
Indonesian Language
Course
Others Complimentary
cultural trip + events
Program Benefits
• Cross cultural experience through direct exposure of
Indonesian culture and society
• Better acquisition of knowledge through field studies
which integrate theory into practice
• Additional comprehension of knowledge about
Indonesian economics, socio-politics and urban culture
in Indonesia which experience the impacts of
globalization
• Acquisition of knowledge about Indonesian biodiversity
in tropical medicine and natural resources

4. Our Courses
We offer more than  courses all year long, but normally run around  classes every semester.
These are some of our top-notched courses:
*For a detailed information the list of offered courses each semester and its description,
please refer to the following link: http://s.unair.ac.id/AMERTACOURSES
*The list of courses is subject to change every semester
No. Name of Courses Course Description
Faculty of Pharmacy
Indonesian Traditional
Medicine
 credit units
offered in semester 
The course is designed to give general and detail overview on Indonesian
Traditional Medicine or Jamu.
Lecturers:
Prof. Dr. Mangestuti Agil, MS., Apt. ; Prof. Dr. Bambang Prajogo, MS., Apt. ;
Dr. Wiwied Ekasari, MS, Apt.
.
Faculty of Economics and Business
Cross Culture Management:
An Asian Perspective
 credit units
offered in semester 
After accomplishing this subject, the students are expected to be able to
explain cultures of various nations and differentiate or compare working
culture dimension of each nation. The comparison will help students to
understand that the differences in management practices of each nation
are due to different cultural background. Furthermore, they are also
expected to explore the competitive excellence of the existing working
culture in Asia. Specifically, Indonesian students are expected to be able
to explain the positive values and the excellence of their own culture.
Lecturers:
Dian Ekowati, Ph.D. ; Sony Kusumasondjaja, Ph.D ;
IBG Adi Permana, SE, MM. ; Tuwanku Aria Aulandri, SE, M.Si
.
Faculty of Humanities
Celebrity Culture
 credit units
offered in semester 
This course traces the increasingly central importance of fame and
celebrity over the th century, th, and st. The course examines the
infrastructure of celebrity in relation to education, entertainment, and
politics, the star system of early Hollywood and emerging norms of
publicity, the formation of publics and counter publics through the
example of celebrity.
Lecturer:
Diah Arimbi, Ph.D
.
Faculty of Social and Political Sciences
Globalization and Strategy
 credit units
offered in semester 
This course provides a somewhat advanced coverage of the development
and transformation of business enterprise within the global economy by
focusing on the business strategy and dynamics of institutional and
organizational change resulted from today’s globalization process.
This includes the effect of structural, institutional, and organizational
change upon the strategy of the business enterprises for survival and
success in the contemporary hyper-competitive, technology-driven,
fast-paced, uncertain, globalized environment.
Lecturer:
Vinsensio Dugis, Ph.D
.

5. Course Terms and Conditions
• Candidates have to get approval regarding their course choices from their home university for credit transfer
prior arrival to Universitas Airlangga
• Candidates should enroll in  courses at minimum for one semester of AMERTA
• Class will be conducted if the minimum participants have reached three students
• Candidates may enroll courses in any faculty (regardless of their original majors & meeting the course requirements)
Testimonials
“If you are a business student, Surabaya is a perfect city,
a growing and developing city, to live and observe.
AMERTA has an easy transferable credit system, and the
most important thing is a very reachable team from IOP.”
- Khalid M. Mawad, Martin Luther Universitat,
Halle Wittenberg, Germany
“One of the best things I get from AMERTA is I learned
lots of stuffs. I also love the food, the people in Surabaya,
and AMERTA is one hell of a ride!”
Universiti Brunei Darussalam
- Ikhwan Busairi Salleh, Universiti Brunei Darussalam,
Brunei Darussalam
- Nur Izzati Mataram, Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam
"I am so grateful experiencing AMERTA. We've been exposed
to Indonesian cultures through various events and trips
throughout the semester. IOP team has made the transition
of living in another country much easier. “

6. Profile of Universitas Airlangga
Established on  November , Universitas Airlangga
(UNAIR) currently has  faculties and one school of
postgraduate, ranging from basic sciences, medicine,
and social sciences. Its vision is to become an
independent and innovative university regionally and
globally, a forerunner of science development,
technology, humanities and arts based on excellent
morality and religions.
For many years, as an institution of higher education,
Universitas Airlangga has always tried to improve the
quality of its education and the supporting facilities in
order to achieve Universitas Airlangga’s vision to
produce the best graduates who are not excellent in
academics but also have good morality. Universitas
Airlangga has  campuses which are located in three
strategic locations in Surabaya, Indonesia.
Campus A, which consists of Faculty of Medicine and
Faculty of Dentistry, has arrays of beautiful Dutch-built
buildings and located right in front of the provincial
hospital, Dr.Sutomo Hospital.
Campus B mainly consists of social science-based
faculties, such as Faculty of Law, Faculty of Economics
and Business, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences,
Faculty of Psychology, and Faculty of Humanities. It also
has one life-science faculty, the Faculty of Pharmacy. On
Campus B, there are several main institutional support
system/units for the university, which are the Central
Library, Post Graduate Programs, and Center for Health
Care.
Campus C, the latest development of Universitas
Airlangga’s site, is where the University Management
Office is located, along with some life-science faculties
such as Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of
Science and Technology , Faculty of Public Health,
Faculty of Fisheries and Marine, Faculty of Nursing, and
several centers, such as Institute of Tropical Disease,
Planning and Development Board, Research and
Community Service Institute, Internal Auditor
Committee, Airlangga University Press, and the
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE and PARTNERSHIP (IOP).
3rd
Third University
No.  for Indonesian University
ranking based on QS (no.  in Asia)
in 
University Rankings
1st
Law in Indonesia
No.  for Law in Indonesia
(QS Ranking by Subject in )
1st
University in Asia
No.  for Research Impact in Asia
based on citations per paper
(QS Ranking in )
Best  for Arts & Humanities,
Life Sciences & Medicine,
Natural Science, Social Sciences
and Management in Indonesia
(QS Ranking by Subject in )
BEST
FIVE
Academic Programs
Around  undergraduate
-year bachelor programs
in medicine, science,
business, management,
and humanities.
 Master degree programs
offered in the fields of
medicine, science,
business, and humanities
Three-year
Diploma
Programs
Doctoral
Program
Specialist
Programs
Professional
Programs