Dear all, I am preparing for Australia Awards Scholarship this year and kindly need your help for feedback and insights. Thank you in advance. As for my background, I am from Indonesia and work in the public sector, and have a bachelor's degree in Criminology.
Pro-ISIS activity in Indonesia may have declined in recent years and the pandemic also played a role in discouraging it. However, terrorist networks always find ways to adapt and regenerate, thus still pose a high risk. This motivates me to pursue a degree in Australia to become an expert in counter-terrorism and contribute to develop policy and strategy in my institution, the National Counter-Terrorism Agency of Indonesia, and contribute in transnational crime prevention.
The Counter-Terrorism and Public and Social Policy program from the Macquarie University is my first choice. The program will help me understand the theories and concepts in terrorism studies, the issues and developments of terrorism in the global context, and explore contemporary policies and programs of counter-terrorism in various countries. I am eager to learn from experts, particularly Prof. Andrew Tan who specializes in terrorism in Asia and had researched terrorism and counter-terrorism in Indonesia. At the same time, the program will give me insight on various factors to shape, develop, and evaluate policy. This master provides modules about core issues in counter-terrorism and relevant knowledge in public policy.
My second choice is the Master of Criminology, the University of Melbourne which attracts me with its broad subject on criminal justice governance to terrorism. The modules can give me hands-on experience in the development to the evaluation of public policy and examine crime on a global scale, particularly terrorism and other related crimes. Furthermore, the program will have experts to share their insight in global trends on crime and criminal justice that can extend and deepen my perspective in criminology, particularly in terrorism prevention
Studying in Australia will allow me to gain the necessary capabilities to become an expert in counter-terrorism, and contribute to my institution's policies and strategies concerning terrorism in Indonesia
Letter of Motivation
Pro-ISIS activity in Indonesia may have declined in recent years and the pandemic also played a role in discouraging it. However, terrorist networks always find ways to adapt and regenerate, thus still pose a high risk. This motivates me to pursue a degree in Australia to become an expert in counter-terrorism and contribute to develop policy and strategy in my institution, the National Counter-Terrorism Agency of Indonesia, and contribute in transnational crime prevention.
The Counter-Terrorism and Public and Social Policy program from the Macquarie University is my first choice. The program will help me understand the theories and concepts in terrorism studies, the issues and developments of terrorism in the global context, and explore contemporary policies and programs of counter-terrorism in various countries. I am eager to learn from experts, particularly Prof. Andrew Tan who specializes in terrorism in Asia and had researched terrorism and counter-terrorism in Indonesia. At the same time, the program will give me insight on various factors to shape, develop, and evaluate policy. This master provides modules about core issues in counter-terrorism and relevant knowledge in public policy.
My second choice is the Master of Criminology, the University of Melbourne which attracts me with its broad subject on criminal justice governance to terrorism. The modules can give me hands-on experience in the development to the evaluation of public policy and examine crime on a global scale, particularly terrorism and other related crimes. Furthermore, the program will have experts to share their insight in global trends on crime and criminal justice that can extend and deepen my perspective in criminology, particularly in terrorism prevention
Studying in Australia will allow me to gain the necessary capabilities to become an expert in counter-terrorism, and contribute to my institution's policies and strategies concerning terrorism in Indonesia