Jakarta, 12 November 2026 – On Wednesday, November 11, 2026, three International Business Management students from i3L University’s 2025 cohort stepped beyond the lecture hall and into the operational of a real international cargo company in Malaysia. Noella Yant Loewe, Felisha Hemakumari Lesmana, and Kayleen Chloe Kurniawan traveled to Kuala Lumpur as part of an industrial visit program organized by i3L University’s School of Business and Management (SBM), where they were welcomed by Mr. Ahmad Zaini, Chief Executive Officer of Barokah Jaya Abadi Sdn. Bhd.

This company visit is part of a deliberate and ongoing commitment by SBM to connect International Business Management students with the realities of running and managing a business that operates across national borders. For students in their early cohort years, the opportunity to meet an active CEO, observe live logistics operations, and ask questions in a professional cross-border business environment is an experience that no textbook, case study, or classroom simulation can fully replicate.

For prospective IBM students, parents, and academic observers interested in how i3L University integrates real-world international exposure into its business programs, this industrial visit to Malaysia exemplifies the kind of practical, globally oriented learning that defines the SBM educational approach.

Barokah Jaya Abadi Sdn. Bhd.: Bridging Malaysia and Indonesia Through Cargo

Based in Malaysia, Barokah Jaya Abadi Sdn. Bhd. is a cargo and logistics company that has built its business around a highly practical and in-demand service: reliable door-to-door shipping from Malaysia to major cities across Indonesia, with a primary focus on destinations throughout Java and Sumatera. For individuals, families, and small businesses with ties to both countries, this kind of direct cross-border logistics service addresses a genuine everyday need that larger international freight carriers often overlook.

Mr. Ahmad Zaini, the company’s CEO and the students’ gracious host for the day, is a business leader with direct, hands-on experience running a transnational cargo operation. His leadership of Barokah Jaya Abadi encompasses everything from supplier and partner relationship management on the Malaysian side to last-mile delivery coordination across Indonesian destinations. The fact that he personally welcomed the visiting students and shared his expertise reflects both the openness of the company’s culture and the kind of entrepreneurial accessibility that makes such industrial visits genuinely valuable for young business learners.

For students studying international business, Barokah Jaya Abadi represents a compelling real-world case study: a small to mid-sized enterprise operating in the cross-border logistics niche between two of Southeast Asia’s largest economies, navigating customs regulations, currency considerations, bilateral trade agreements, and the operational complexities of serving customers across two distinct national markets.

Noella, Felisha, and Kayleen: Cohort 2025 Steps into the Global Arena

Noella Yant Loewe, Felisha Hemakumari Lesmana, and Kayleen Chloe Kurniawan are part of i3L University’s International Business Management cohort of 2025, a group of students who enrolled knowing that their program would go beyond conventional academic instruction to include active, real-world international engagement. This visit to Malaysia is a demonstration of that promise in action.

For students in their early years of a business degree, being granted direct access to a sitting CEO in a foreign country is a remarkable privilege. It demands a level of professional readiness, intellectual curiosity, and cross-cultural adaptability that the visit itself helps to build. Engaging Mr. Ahmad Zaini with thoughtful questions about his company’s operations, business model, and market challenges is precisely the kind of active, inquiry-driven learning that transforms knowledge from something received into something practiced.

The experience is also personally formative. Visiting a Malaysian company, observing a business that serves the Indonesian diaspora and trade community in Malaysia, and speaking directly with an entrepreneur who has built something tangible across two countries gives these students a broadened sense of what international business actually looks like in ASEAN. It is the kind of perspective that will shape how they read industry reports, approach case studies, and eventually make decisions in their own professional careers.

SBM’s International Exposure Philosophy: Learning That Crosses Borders

The industrial visit to Barokah Jaya Abadi Sdn. Bhd. is not an isolated event. It is part of a structured and intentional commitment by i3L University’s School of Business and Management to provide International Business Management students with direct, meaningful exposure to companies operating across international markets. This philosophy recognizes that in today’s globally integrated economy, business education that remains confined to a domestic frame of reference produces graduates who are underprepared for the realities of modern commerce.

By creating opportunities for students to visit real companies abroad, speak with actual business leaders, and observe the daily challenges and decisions of cross-border enterprise, SBM equips its students with contextual intelligence that goes beyond what any curriculum document can prescribe. The Malaysia industrial visit is one expression of this commitment, alongside partnerships with international universities, joint conferences, faculty exchanges, and other experiential programs that collectively define the SBM learning environment.