Nurjannah, Fulbrighter from Indonesia, Ph.D in Interdisciplinary Health Science

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In this video I was talking to Nurjannah, Fulbright Fellow (2014-2018) from Indonesia and her two sons Raiyan and Razzaq. Nurjannah came to the U.S. to do her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Health Science Program at Western Michigan University. We talked about opportunities that studying in the U.S. gives to Ph.D. students, kids experience of going to school abroad and food as international language :)

Please, enjoy the interview and if you have any questions you can leave them in the comments below or contact Nurjannah.

Nurjannah’s Facebook:   / nurjannah.misran  

Questions that we discussed (click on the time link to go to the question right away):

0:37 Introduction
4:08 Teaching at the Indonesian university, applying for studying abroad
5:35 Why do you think you were selected for Fulbright scholarship? (applying for Fulbright 2 times)
6:52 Raiyan and Razzaq, what did you feel when your parents told you that you are moving to the U.S.?
10:48 Did you have any expectations when you where were coming to study in the U.S. (Nurjannah about university)
14:50 Did you have any expectations when you where were coming to study in the U.S. (Raiyan and Razzaq about school)
18:12 What do you think studying in the U.S. give to you, that you won’t be able to get in Indonesia?
21:30 What are you going to do after you return home?
25:00 Did you have a chance to present your country, Indonesia, while in the U.S.? (a story about trading rice for furniture :)))
29:00 Are you (Raiyan and Razzaq) going to study abroad?

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ABOUT THIS CHANNEL

Hi, my name is Yuliia, I am a former Fulbright Fellow from Ukraine and this is my channel where I interview Fulbrighters from all over the world. I came to the U.S. in 2015 to pursue Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at Western Michigan University. After graduation I stayed in the U.S. with my husband, who also used to be a Fulbrighter and stayed at Western Michigan University for Ph.D.

Fulbright Student Organisation at Western Michigan University is one of the biggest Fulbright communities on campus in the U.S. And it is a truly incredible and welcoming group of intelligent people from all over the world. I want to share experience of being a Fulbrighter with you and inspire you to take this challenge yourself!

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