Indonesian PhD Scholarships
The Research Centre for Global Learning (GLEA) is proud to host doctoral candidates from Indonesia. Coventry University has been supporting a number of Indonesian doctoral researchers since 2018. Many of them have successfully graduated and returned to work at universities and research institutes throughout Indonesia.
In cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology and the Ministry of Religious Affairs (MORA), Coventry University offers Indonesian doctoral candidates several PhD routes.
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Indonesian PhD scholarships:
- DIKTI- Coventry Pre-Doctoral Bridging Programme for lecturers under the S3 scholarship scheme managed by the Directorate General of Higher Education, Research, and Technology (Ditjen Diktiristek).
- DIKTI-Coventry Doctoral Programme for lecturers under the S3 scholarship scheme managed by Ditjen Diktiristek.
- International Integrated Doctoral Programme funded by the Ministry of Religious Affairs.
Meet GLEA’s Indonesian Alumni and Current Doctoral Researchers
Dr Rosida Muhammad
“Undertaking a PhD is my gateway to evolving into a more competent researcher. I am passionate about improving the quality of education in Indonesia, especially in mathematics. I look forward to making positive changes through my research. It's amazing to work with my supervisory team and GLEA, who share the same passion as me for conducting research for the betterment of education.
GLEA welcomed me warmly, and my supervisory team helped me grow as a researcher and increased my confidence, particularly in the research I conducted. Now I am working as a lecturer in the mathematics education department at UIN Raden Intan Lampung, Indonesia.” - Dr Rosida Muhammad
Dr Andi Rusyaidi
“As a lecturer in Indonesia, my research topic is on pre-service teacher education programmes to improve teacher quality in Indonesia. Focusing on this topic is also in line with one of GLEA's main goals to create quality education through high-quality teaching-learning and good policy and practice in the education sector. Since my first day at GLEA, I have been given the opportunity to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to advance my capability in the area.
Support from the GLEA community especially from my supervisory team allows me to learn theories related to my research, to explore various perspectives from other branches of knowledge within social sciences including sociology, and to apply principles from sociology (culture, structure, agency) when approaching my research topic. Through this process, I have also learned how to think critically and to present my ideas convincingly. Being a postgraduate researcher at GLEA is a once-in-a-lifetime experience!” - Dr Andi Rusyaidi
Benih Hartanti
“As a third-year PhD student, I have significantly developed as a person, a researcher, and a lecturer. This growth has been made possible through the collaboration between the Ministry of Education and Culture, Coventry University, and particularly the GLEA research centre via the Bridging Programme? and the scholarship from the Ministry of Education and Culture. As someone who comes from an accounting and management background, choosing higher education governance for my PhD was a turning point for me.
This opportunity was made possible by Coventry University's multidisciplinary environment, especially within GLEA. I am incredibly grateful to my supervisory team, who have been my biggest supporters throughout this journey. Exploring different literature while maintaining a critical perspective and reflexivity has been the most challenging part of my PhD journey. However, my supervisory team has helped me balance my justifications, which I consider crucial to becoming an independent researcher. The Doctoral College has also been incredibly supportive, providing assistance beyond the minimum requirements for scholarship documentation.
I would like to offer my advice to future Indonesian PhD students and applicants: first, planning and attention to detail in your application are essential. Second, the biggest challenge you will face during your PhD journey is yourself, so get to know yourself well and, most importantly, have fun!” - Benih Hartanti
GLEA supervisor testimonials
Professor Duncan Lawson
“I enjoyed my experience as Director of Studies for Rosida Rakhmawati Muhammad on our 4-year PhD framework. It was a pleasure to see Rosida grow and develop as a researcher during her time in Coventry. But the learning was not restricted to Rosida. Supervising her PhD studies opened my eyes to the experiences of mathematics teachers in Indonesia and the need to tailor curriculum and development opportunities to local contexts rather than try to impose approaches that have been successful in the west.
Rosida was passionate about using ethnomathematics approaches (that is, drawing on local wisdom and culture to motivate and explore mathematics) in teaching and I learnt a great deal about Indonesian culture from collaborating with Rosida over the four years of her studies. Something that I would never have done if I had not been supervising her studies. And finally, Rosida is just such a delightful person that working with her could not fail to be a wonderful experience.” - Professor Duncan Lawson
Professor Megan Crawford
“Working with postgraduate students from Indonesia is a pleasure. Studying for a PhD is all about commitment, learning new skills, and framing your research against the literature in your field of study. The Indonesian students I have worked with at Coventry have grown and developed in all these aspects over their time in GLEA." - Professor Megan Crawford, Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
Professor Lynn Clouder
“My experience of supervising a sponsored Indonesian doctoral candidate was of someone willing to work hard, responsive to feedback and keen to learn about new perspectives.
One of the major learning points for me was in having to find ways of helping my doctoral candidates to critically engage with research evidence rather than taking all perspectives at face value. For me a valuable moment was at a point at which the veil of certainty in what others claim dropped away and the world suddenly opened up to many other previously hidden possibilities.” - Professor Lynn Clouder, Director, Research Centre for Global Learning
Asst. Professor Que Anh Dang
“Before becoming the co-supervisor for Benih Hartanti, I had the opportunity to organise and deliver two pre-doctoral bridging programmes at Coventry for two cohorts of 20 Indonesian doctoral candidates. Having navigated a similar doctoral journey myself ten years ago, I was able to draw on my inter-cultural understanding to support them in overcoming the challenges faced by international students pursuing a PhD in the UK.
In turn, I gained valuable insights from them regarding the complexities of recent developments in Southeast Asian higher education systems. I greatly enjoy the rich discussions we have in each supervision meeting and feel that we are becoming trailblazers together. I look forward to welcoming new Indonesian candidates.” - Asst. Professor Que Anh Dang
Read more about GLEA's current postgraduate community.
