Hello, my name is Nathan Franklin, lecturer
in Indonesian Studies at CDU.
Indonesian, or Bahasa Indonesia,
is the national language of Indonesia,
Australia’s near northern neighbour.
With around 300 million speakers, Indonesian
is a major language in the Southeast Asian region.
Indonesia’s economy is predicted to become
the fourth largest globally by 2050.
Having a knowledge of Indonesia and being
able to speak the language are great skills
to have for possible employment in the government,
community and private sector.
Here at CDU we can prepare you for those opportunities,
You can study a major in Indonesian language
in Languages and Linguistics, or take up units
of study on Indonesian society, politics and
history as part of the major in Global Humanities
in a Digital Age.
These units deal with topics such as how Indonesia
is governed, Indonesia’s relationship with
the world, and issues like human rights, religion,
and culture.
Studying Indonesian language in Indonesia
itself is a critical part of the experience.
Our short-term in-country language programs
can be taken as an intensive study program
between semesters.
There are also options for students who want
to study in Indonesia for a whole semester.
Indonesia is an important global actor.
You will be well-placed professionally, and
most likely will also find it rewarding personally,
to get to know this fascinating country 
and its people.
I’ll finish with a few words of Indonesian:
Terima kasih dan semoga Anda 
tertarik belajar tentang Indonesia.
(thank you and I hope you’ll
be interested in learning about Indonesia).
