Who organises this program?
The Australia-Indonesia Youth Exchange Program (PPIA, Pertukaran Pemuda Indonesia-Australia) was initiated in 1981 by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, which designated Australia-Indonesia Institute to organise a youth exchange program in cooperation with the Indonesian Ministry of Youth and Sport Affairs. AIYEP is supported by The Australia-Indonesia Institute, an initiative of the Australian Government, as part of its mission to deepen community and institutional links between Australia and Indonesia. Currently AIYEP is delivered by Value Learning, an intercultural specialists that aims to advance global competence and foster intercultural understanding.
When and how long does the programme run for?
The program runs for approximately four months, usually from October to January. It is delivered in hybrid format, where the program begins online for 4 weeks. After that, participants of each group will spend time in Indonesia and Australia. In 2023, the program was held in Sydney and Canberra in Australia, and in Jakarta and Belitung for Indonesia. The locations where the PPIA program is held changes every year.
What do participants do?
For the online phase, participants will get to know the Indonesian and Australian delegates whilst also working through the Global Competence Certificate and preparing for an experience in another culture. Then, both delegates from Indonesia and Australia will spend four weeks in each other’s countries, staying with host families, and complete a three-week work experience with a local businesses or organisation and engage in special events and take part in an Australia-Indonesia Youth Forum.