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Today was jam packed full of super interesting and relatively mundane events. I woke up pretty early this morning for our first day of the "Stage." I said good-bye to Cha (sp?) the Chinese engineering student who had been living with us, and packed up my suitcases in preparation to move into her vacated abode. Ayesha and I took the bus which was quick and easy, albeit a bit crowded.

The morning consisted of a large meeting with IIEF students who last names began with A-L (plus all of us LCCF students) and then a test ("une test, pas une examen!") of our French level. The test was pretty short and a little intimidating. Due to the brevity of the test we were left with four hours for lunch. Now, I'm not sure if you have a good idea of how long four hours really is, but it is pretty long. A group of us ended up grabbing sandwiches and eating in a beautiful park. We walked along a little canal in the park and gawked at all of the french ducks, french lily pads, and french trees. We then left the natural beauty of the park to explore a near-by mall. The mall was uninteresting save two distinctly cool features. The first is an escalator that was really just a really sloped moving walkway, it sounds lame, but believe me, it is pretty neat. The second feature is several touch screen searchable mall directories. You could search for the restrooms, or H & M, or Orange and it would not only show you which floor it was on, but it traced out a little pathway with a red line. I was throughly impressed.

Today was the hottest day we have experienced in Strasbourg, so the walking around left us tired, but happy to sit in the shady classroom. Our afternoon class was an introduction to "University Life." Much of what was discussed we had gone over during our program orientation, but there is another test at the end of the Stage so I tried to stay focused as the classroom shot up in temperature. When class let out and we escaped into breathable air, Claire, Kelly, Brittany and I went in search of a Cafe. Unable to find one within an acceptable walking distance in the heat while a few of us sported blisters, we settled on munching on some pastries sitting by a playground. It was a great way to relax. I am notching how much green space there really is here. I love it!

For dinner tonight my host mom made a lamb-bean-zucchini, type thing, with mashed potatoes, but the best part were the speculoos flavored ice cream bars for desert. She cooks so well, and I don't want to be rude, but if this keeps going I might explode. Moving on. 

IIEF is an affiliation entrusted to manage the GE Foundation Scholar-Leaders Program. Derived from its name, this program aims to find and develop new leaders that will bring positive changes to the world and their surroundings. In order to face future challenges, being smart is no longer sufficient. The need for capable leaders that are able to sustain development in any condition, whether its an easy or difficult situation. This program is the shape of GE Corporation consideration effort through GE Foundation, which is a philanthropic foundation established by GE to support non-profit business programs with educational purposes as well as increases the well fare of human kind around the world. Here in Indonesia, GE Foundation has supported many humanitarian programs and educational as part of GE long term commitment towards community. GE Foundation Scholar-Leader Program intended for Bachelor students in Indonesia with Cumulative Achievement Index (IPK) of a minimum 3.0 (of a scale of 4.0). Scholarships will be given early from the third semester up until the eighth, especially for those from MIPA faculty, economic and engineering backgrounds.

General Requirements

* Bachelors students minimum third semester from ITB, ITS, UGM, UI, UNAIR, UNDIP, UNIBRAW, and UNPAD; one of these following major: Economy (Accounting, Development Management Study), MIPA (Physics, Chemistry, Math), Computer Science, Environmental Study, Engineering (Electro Engineering, Physics Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Chemistry Engineering, Computer Engineering, Evironmental Engineering or Mechanic Engineering)

* Academic Index from I, II and III semester with minimum of 3.0 (scale 4)

* Demonstrates skills and intellectual capability and strong leadership

* Active in students organization or other social activities

* Has a fairly good grasp of English, written and verbal

* Comes from less fortunate background

* Not in the condition of accepting other sponsorships from different institution

Documents Required:

# Completed and signed GE-FSLP application form

# One (1) color photograph 4 x 6 cm – affix it in the provided box

# One (1) copy of valid Identification Card (KTP)

# An official letter of enrollment from university

# One (1) certified copy of your university transcript records from semesters 1 to 3 # One (1) copy of high school diploma (Ijazah SMU)

# One (1) copy of high school transcript record (STTB)

# One (1) copy of high school transcript record – national standard (NEM)

# At least two (2) Letter of Reference from Academic Supervisor and other Faculty Member (use the attached from, and put it in a sealed envelope), preferably from your English teacher at the university. Attention: please do not send the letter separately. It must be attached to the application form.

# One (1) letter of notification as underprivileged family from department/faculty or university (surat keterangan tidak mampu dari pihak kampus)

# One (1) letter of notification as underprivileged family from village officer (surat keterangan tidak mampu dari pihak kelurahan)

# Letter of notification that you are involved in social and student activities (surat keterangan aktif di organisasi kemahasiswaan atau sosial lainnya)

# Letter of statement you are not receiving any other scholarships at the moment and will not receive any other scholarships if you are selected as GE Scholar (Surat pernyataan tidak sedang dan tidak akan menerima beasiswa lain, apabila ditetapkan sebagai penerima beasiswa GE Foundation Scholar - Leaders Program, yang diketahui oleh dosen wali/pembimbing akademik). Registration Schedule

* All documents must be submitted to IIEF by the latest on March 15, 2011 (by postal stamp).

* In order to apply, applicants should access and fill in the application form at www.scholarshipandmore.org and you must send the hard copy version including all supporting documents required to Indonesian International Education Foundation (IIEF)

* The form can be send to this address:

Beasiswa GE Foundation Scholar-Leaders Program -

IIEF Menara Imperium Lt. 28 Suite B Jl. H. R. Rasuna Said, Jakarta 12980

Telp 021-8317330, Fax: 021-8317331;

E-mail: [email protected]