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toddumptious · Joined: 08 May 2009 Posts: 7

Hello everyone!

I've recently accepted an offer to work at a school in Malang, East Java. I'll probably be arriving in a month or so. Just wondering if there are any other teachers there at the moment? I heard that there aren't many expats living in Malang.

Vertumnus · Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 142 Location: Indonesia

toddumptious · Joined: 08 May 2009 Posts: 7

I'll be sure to check that out. Thanks for your help Smile

Henry_Cowell · Joined: 27 May 2005 Posts: 3352 Location: Berkeley

You won't find as many expats in Malang as in Jakarta or Yogya. But they're definitely there!

Malang has always been a pretty cosmopolitan place, going back to Dutch colonial times when non-Indonesians would come to the highland areas to escape the really hot spots in Surabaya. There's still a lot of colonial architecture and Western amenities such as bakeries and restaurants.

toddumptious · Joined: 08 May 2009 Posts: 7

Yes, one of the things that attracted me to Malang was the climate. I lived in Padang before, which was very hot and possibly the rainiest city in Indonesia.

Henry_Cowell · Joined: 27 May 2005 Posts: 3352 Location: Berkeley

One of the premier higher-education institutions in Malang is the local branch of IKIP (Teacher Training College), which is now called UM (Universitas Negeri Malang). As I recall, there are always foreign scholars and instructors in residence at UM as part of exchange programs with Western institutions. Check out the Linguistics and English faculties there.

Wilkor · Joined: 18 May 2008 Posts: 20 Location: Perth

Toddumptious, which school are you going to?

I was planning on shifting to malang this year, but that's been delayed for 12 months... But I'm still interested in keeping up to date on what's available over there...

toddumptious · Joined: 08 May 2009 Posts: 7

Hi Wilkor,

I'll be working for TBI Malang. I know there is an EF in Malang too but don't know of any other schools.

Wilkor · Joined: 18 May 2008 Posts: 20 Location: Perth

toddumptious,

Please let me know how you find TBI - it was at the top of my list of schools to check out in Malang and I'd be interested in finding out more from a teacher's perspective. I have a student at the moment who studied there before he came to Aus, and his feedback was very positive.

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Ragil · Joined: 26 Jun 2009 Posts: 23

I'm not in Malang now, but I worked there for a period of time and may have some insights of particular interest to you. If you would care to send me a "pm" please do.

More generally, I would say that Malang (and the surrounding area) is a great place to visit, but I wouldn't wanna live there: a year, maybe two, would be enough for most expats methinks.

Having said that, the maid I had working for me while I was there is one of the finest, most honest and hard working people you could ever hope to me. I still have her contact details and if anyone is in Malang and looking for as good a maid as you will find anywhere I can put you in touch with her.