Universal Journal of Educational Research 8(5): 1953-1963, 2020 http://www.hrpub.org DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.080532 The Development of International Education towards Migration Abroad by Indonesian Women Muhammad Zid 1,* , Asep Rudi Casmana 2 , Sony Nugratama Hijrawadi 1 1 Department of Geography Education, Faculty of Social Science, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia 2 Department of Pancasila and Citizenship Education, Faculty of Social Science, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia Received February 22, 2020; Revised March 28, 2020; Accepted April 19, 2020 Copyright©2020 by authors, all rights reserved. Authors agree that this article remains permanently open access under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International License Abstract The study aimed to determine the degree of empowerment education towards ex-migrant women in the economic field, to explore the use of remittance sent by emigrant women to their families, and to identify the role of ex-migrant women to educate the community. A mixed-method research approach was used to obtain comprehensive information with questionnaire and in-depth interview with 45 participants. The research was undertaken in Subang, West Java, Indonesia, which was chosen due to the large number of Indonesian workers. The results of the study showed that women, who have migrated overseas for work, obtained a lot of international education experience, especially in terms of economic empowerment, and as a result were able to undertake economic activities upon returning to their home, such as opening a small food stall, and working in small to medium enterprises making and selling handicrafts as well as teaching Arabic language. The research also showed that the use of remittance by the families of ex-migrant women generally takes the form of material (economic) for day-to-day need, tuition fee and investment. The research concluded that ex-migrant women appear to gain international education experience, economic and social empowerment and have a willingness to educate and share their experience in community activities such as mutual cooperation, social gathering, and also in Posyandu (local health center) activities. Continuous investment in skills has not been done entirely by ex-migrant women. The results of working abroad are still used to meet daily needs. Keywords Ex-Migrants, International Education Experience, Empowerment of Women, Remittances 1. Introduction Migration is considered to be the act of people to move from one area to others and it could be moving across the country. Usually, it takes place from people leaving in developing countries and move to developed nations (Hamano, 2014). They leave their home countries including their families for some purposes, but mostly it is due to financial reasons (Kageyama, 2008; Kelman & Khan, 2012). Also, they intend to gain an international education experience abroad. Researchers from sociology, demography, economics, geography and anthropology disciplines have studied many aspects of migration, which conclude that people migrate from one place to other countries are to fulfil their economic needs (Liang, Li, & Ma, 2013). Then, according to Sinha, Jha and Negi (2012), women’s empowerment is emerging as an important indicator of the development of a society, as well as an indicator of the status of women in that society (Sinha, Jha, & Negi, 2012). As such, the woman migration has been considered to be the trend for people living in developing nations. Several developing countries are trying to move from home countries to other nations due to financial need (Ackah & Medvedev, 2012). In Bangladesh, international migration is considered a male preserve, with women’s migration restricted to a small minority within the professional classes (Blanchet & Watson, 2019). It means that international migration is only carried out by male because females in Bangladesh find difficulty to migrate. Furthermore, in a study of Japanese women migrants to Australia, Hamano (2014) concluded that migrants undergo some form of downward social mobility in the course of settling in a new country (Hamano, 2014). Although there could be plenty of reasons why people migrate to other countries, generally they need to fulfil their daily needs and specially to face their financial issues. As a result, it probably can be said that the main purpose of migration from area to other countries is to get financial needs. When it comes to Indonesia, women's emigration is a CITE THIS PAPER [1] Muhammad Zid , Asep Rudi Casmana , Sony Nugratama Hijrawadi , "The Development of International Education towards Migration Abroad by Indonesian Women," Universal Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 8, No. 5, pp. 1953 - 1963, 2020. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.080532.