Bali Villas | 
01 25th, 2008| 
56 foreign students from 19 countries are now studying Balinese art and culture at the Indonesia Institute of Arts (ISI), Denpasar. The institute located in the town of Denpasar around 15 minutes from Sanur or around 30 minutes from luxury bali villas in Seminyak. Of those students, 16 chose dance, 23 (gamelan study), 3 (painting), 3 (photography), 5 (kriya) and 6 (art and culture). They were received in person by the Rector of ISI Denpasar together with Deputy Rector, Dean and teaching staff in the meeting room of the ISI Denpasar, Monday (10/9).
Foreign students studying at the ISI Denpasar are recipients of scholarships provided by the government of the RI to foreign communities in an effort to introduce the archipelagic art and culture. Among the 500 foreign students received and who are spread throughout all parts of Indonesia, 56 have determined to study at the ISI Denpasar.
According to Prof. I Wayan Rai S., Rector of the ISI Denpasar, upon attending the education at the only institute of art on this Island of the Gods, they would be provided with special class for the most interested students and also mixed class between the local and foreign students. “By doing so, there will be cultural and language exchanges. They would learn Bahasa Indonesia and even Balinese language, while local students should also learn foreign language in person. At least, local students can speak English,” he said.
