Indonesia Study Tour 2023

Introduction 
The 2023 Study Tour to Indonesia provides international business majors, business students, other SAU students, and interested friends of SAU, an opportunity to personally relate to business and life issues rising from a major Asian economic player. The 2023 tour will be the first time we travel to Asia with Southwestern Adventist University, an alliance partner.

Purpose
To expose Business students to indigenous Asian cultures, history, literature, economics, business, and politics. Experiencing this context first-hand influences a society's definition of success and meaningfulness of life.

Objectives

Visit businesses in various major urban centers  (Manado/Bitung, Jakarta, Surabaya, Denpasar)

• Financial services – overview of financial instruments and services used by Indonesian corporations and small business.
• Marketing – what marketing approaches are used, both traditional and social media, the impact of culture and values on advertising and promotion practices.
• Manufacturing – possibly more than one manufacturing facility to observe and understand operational approaches, HR practices, quality control, and supply chain issues. In addition, we hope to explore issues related to contractual and licensed manufacturing for Western brands.
• International communication protocol and practices through the interaction with Indonesian business people.
• Explore survival and thriving strategies of businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Visit cultural centers such as:

• Places of worship to observe religious activities.
• Universities to interact with local students.
• Natural sites – e.g. Bunaken island (diving), Mount Bromo (volcano)
• Urban & rural life.
• Historical places – e.g. Borobudur temple
• Cultural displays e.g. Balinese or Javanese music/opera show.
• Marketplaces – where cross-cultural communication can be practiced

Live our Values

• Visit SDA institutions and churches while discovering how the SDA church introduced the gospel to the largest Islamic nation in the world.

See the tentative trip itinerary