Mochamad Alvin Dwiana Qobulsyah, S.I.P., M.I.S.

About Alvin Qobulsyah

Mochamad Alvin Dwiana Qobulsyah is a lecturer and faculty member at the Department of International Relations, Bina Nusantara (BINUS) University, focusing on Contemporary Issues and New Media streams. He has a Master of International Studies degree from Seoul National University, majoring in International Cooperation. His current focus research and interests are global media studies, international migration, global civil society, and East-Southeast Asia-related studies. Previously, he graduated from the Department of Political Science, Universitas Indonesia, with concentrations in Comparative Politics and Indonesia’s Political Studies. Later, he became passionate and experienced in broadcast journalism, migration studies, and globalization issues and fields.

Mochamad Alvin Dwiana Qobulsyah has more than a decade of experience as a reporter, news producer, and broadcaster in the Indonesian and South Korean media industry; he has already covered many desks from politics, economy, military, culture, sports, and entertainment in NET. Mediatama Televisi, KBS World Radio Indonesia, and SEA Today. Currently, Alvin Qobulsyah is performing as a Senior News Producer and International News Assignment Editor Supervisor at SEA Today, Indonesia’s English-medium broadcast media based in Jakarta.

Courses Taught and Developed

  • Introduction to International Media (INTR6180029)
  • International Media and State Role (INTR8043029)
  • Political Economy of Global Media (INTR6161029)
  • Research in Contemporary Issues and International Media (INTR6185029)
  • International Migration: Governance and Rights (INTR6169029)
  • Civil Society and Global Governance (INTR6150029)
  • Fundamentals of Academic Writing in International Relations  (INTR6138029)

Publication

Book

  • 2013. Politik Perlindungan Buruh Migran Indonesia: Studi Terhadap Kebijakan Moratorium Penempatan TKI Sektor Domestik ke Malaysia (Depok: Departemen Ilmu Politik FISIP UI, 2013) ISBN 978-602-14294-1-9 [in Bahasa Indonesia]

Book Chapters

  • 2014. “Tiga Penyintas Atlas: Orang Indonesia Berkiprah di Dunia” in Memoria Indonesia Bergerak, ed. Megawati Institute. (Jakarta: Megawati Institute, 2014), pp. 207 – 226, ISBN 978-602-98447-2-6 [in Bahasa Indonesia]
  • 2015. “Foreign Language Proficiency as an Intercultural Competence Enhancer for Indonesian Migrant Workers: A Study Learned from the Philippines” in Intercultural Horizons Volume III: Intercultural Competence – Key to the New Multicultural Societies of the Globalized World, eds. Lavinia Bracci, Nevin C. Brown, and Eliza J. Nash (Newcastle Upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015), pp. 155-180, ISBN-13: 978-1-4438-7658-2

Peer-Reviewed Articles Journal

  • First author. Co-author: Lily Liany, Paramita Amaranggana, Kennard Mikael. 2023. “Dissecting the Initial One-Week Narratives of Al Jazeera and BBC Media on Covering Israel-Palestine Tension After 7 October 2023”. Ultimacomm: Jurnal Ilmu Komunikasi, 15(2), 237-260. https://doi.org/10.31937/ultimacomm.v15i2.3568
  • First author. Co-author: Anggia Utami Dewi. “Escaping The Primate Cities? A Study from Capital Shifting Planning in Southeast Asia, Cases of Putrajaya, Naypyidaw, and Nusantara” (2024/2025, Under Review, Contemporary Southeast Asia)
  • First author. Co-author: Anggia Utami Dewi, Frederica Christie Darmawan. “Fostering Youth-Led ASEAN Interest Group in South Korean Universities: Preliminary Studies of Two ASEAN Roundtables” (2024/2025, Under Review, East Asian Review)
  • First author. Co-author: Anggia Utami Dewi, Lily Liani. “A Postponed Prospect of ASEAN Further Enlargements: Cases of Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste” (2024/2025, ASEAN Studies, On-Going Research)
  • First author. Co-author: Sanria Zerlina Brezky, Sabrina Nurul Faiza, Sabilla Yanis, Saidah Aulia Putri. “Reportage Alignment Strategy: A Case Study of the South China Morning Post in the Face of Chinese Government Censorship” (2024/2025, Global Media Studies, On-Going Research)

Commentaries

Academic Conferences

  • 2024 – Panel Presenter. “International Conference on Business, International Relations, and Diplomacy (ICOBIRD) 2024”, Centre for Business and Diplomatic Studies, Bina Nusantara (BINUS) University, held in Bali, Indonesia, August 28-29.
  • 2024 – Panel Presenter. “The 13th International Conventions of Asian Scholars (ICAS)”, The International Institute for Asian Studies and Universitas Airlangga, held in Surabaya, Indonesia, July 28-August 2.
  • 2023 – Panel Presenter. “Association of Southeast Asian Studies Conference 2023”, Association of Southeast Asian Studies in the UK (ASEAS), held in Depok, Indonesia, November 27-30.
  • 2023 – Panel Presenter. “Migration, Religion & Intercultural Relations International Conference”, VID Specialized University, held in Stavanger, Norway, joined via teleconference, June 14-16.
  • 2022 – Panel Presenter. “Southeast Asian Studies Student Conference Spring 2022”, Center for Southeast Asian Studies and Southeast Asia Club, Northern Illinois University, held in Illinois, United States, US, joined via teleconference, April 8-9.

Grants, Awards, Fellowship, and Scholarships

  • 2024/2025 – Fellow, “Indonesia Next Generation Journalist Network on Korea”, Foreign Policy Community Indonesia & Korea Foundation, September 2024-On Going, Jakarta-Seoul-Busan
  • 2024 – Invited Participant, “The 8th ASEAN Media Forum”, ASEAN Secretariat, November 24-26, 2024, Vientiane, Lao PDR
  • 2024 – Fellow, “Indonesia-Korea Strategic Partnership: Young Professional Lab”, Foreign Policy Community Indonesia & Korea Foundation, July-August, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • 2023/2024 – Researcher, “RIGHTS project, Desk-based Research on Immigration and Emigration Topics During the 2024 Indonesia Election Campaigns”, University of Amsterdam, Nov ‘23-Jul’24, Jakarta
  • 2022 – Awardee, “Graduates with High Honors, Spring Semester”, SNU Graduate School of International Studies, 29 Aug, Seoul, Rep. of Korea
  • 2022 – Selected Participant, “Joint Brussels School of Governance-Seoul National University Summer Programme”, EU Embassy in Korea,  July 14-15, Brussels-Strasbourg
  • 2021 – Selected Participant, “The Cross-Regional Youth Academy on Migrant Rights”, BEBESEA, HRWG, and Sasakawa Peace Foundation,  October 15-17, Online
  • 2021 – Selected Participant, “The 13th Euro-Asia Summer School: Asian and European Perspectives on Global Governance Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic”, KU Leuven, Hitotsubashi University, SNU GSIS, KDI School, and Institut Barcelona Estudes International, September 3-10, Online
  • 2021 – Selected Participant, “The 6th MIKTA Young Leaders Camp”, Republic of Korea Ministry of Foreign Affairs, July 7-8, Seoul, Rep. of Korea
  • 2021 – Selected Participant, “The 15th Kyujanggak Korean Studies Summer Workshop,” Kyujanggak Institute of Korean Studies, June 28-July 23rd, Seoul, Rep. of Korea
  • 2021 – Awardee, “SNU Global Scholarship for Korean Language Training”, SNU Language Education Institute, Seoul National University, Fall Semester, Seoul, Rep. of Korea
  • 2021 – Selected Participant, “Global Youth Climate Challenges 2020”, Korea’s National Council on Climate Change and Air Quality, November 8-13, Seoul-Busan-Daegu
  • 2020 – Best Delegate, “Model European Union 2020, Council of the Europe Simulation”, EU Embassy in South Korea and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, October 30, Seoul, Rep. of Korea
    [14] 2020/2022 – Awardee, “SNU Graduate Scholarships for Excellent Foreign Students (GSFS)”, Seoul National University, Seoul, Rep. of Korea