A total of 24 foreign and Indonesian students joined the VIP Summer Course 2024: Cultural Collaboration in Digital Narratives at Lerep Tourism Village, West Ungaran, Semarang Regency, from Thursday to Saturday (August 29-31).

Organized by the Department of Information and Culture, Vocational Studies at Diponegoro University, the students stayed in homestays and integrated with the local community.

During the event, students enjoyed various activities, including playing gamelan (traditional Javanese music ensemble), drumblek (a drum performance), learning to plant cassava and rice, making gethuk (a traditional snack), creating eco-print batik, painting pottery, attending art performances, and visiting nearby nature attractions.