Fall or spring. The prerequisite is one Asian studies course. Classes are taught in Indonesian and English. Courses are offered in anthropology, development studies, history and society, Indonesian language, Indonesian literature, and Javanese performing arts. All students are required to take Indonesian language during the first eleven weeks of the program.
Housing is in Indonesian homes.
April 1, November 1. Fall, spring, or year, but spaces for fall-only applicants are limited and therefore very competitive. Previous Japanese language study is not required for year students, although it is encouraged. Semester-only applicants must have completed at least one year of Japanese. IES students join about ninety other students from seventeen countries at the Center for Japanese Studies and have access to other university facilities.