| dc.description.abstract | Globalization gives various influences on the education of Indonesia. The
high number of foreign students who come to the university in Indonesia suggests
that the right to access education is unlimited. University of North Sumatra is one
of universities in Indonesia which is selected by foreign students to pursue their
education. However, the acceptance of foreign students in Indonesia is not
attended by supporting infrastructure for them. This occurs because foreign
students have to prepare some documents in various public institutions before
they arrive in Indonesia, during his study period and when they completed their
study in Indonesia. Therefore, a coordination among public institution to provide
various service for foreign students at University of North Sumatera is urgently
needed.
This study is a qualitative research by using interviews, questionnaires,
and observation in data collection techniques. Key informants in this research are,
Head and staff of IAO USU, Security and Intelligence Directorate of Region
Police North Sumatera, Section Head of the Foreign Counter of Immigration
Office Class I Speciality of Medan, Departement Head of Information and Control
Population – Office of Civil Registration Medan, Division Head of Traffic
Immigration – The Ministry of Law and Human Rights North Sumatera, and some
foreign students at USU.
Based on this study, researcher finds out three types coordination among
public institution to provide various services to foreign students, namely
administrative coordination, vertical coordination, diagonal coordination,
voluntary coordination, , and interrelated horizontal coordination. In the midst of
the chance of formal coordination, coordination forum is an effective alternative
coordination to communicate about various service for foreign students in USU.
Foreign students prepare all their documents in KUI USU. University of North
Sumatra is considered as a coordinator in the coordination among public
institutions in providing various service of foreign students in USU.
This study reccomendation are to effective service of foreign students at
USU, KUI USU should be given an authority to coordinate with DIKTI and
Direktorat General of Immigration in providing permit study and Visa of foreign
students. When foreign students had completed their study at USU, it is needed a
coordination between KUI USU and Office of Civil Registration Medan in
providing a document as notification that foreign students will leave Indonesia. To
effective the administrative management of foreign students, they should be given
the Student Visa so that foreign students only prepare their document’s permit
before they arrive in Indonesia. | en_US |
