The awareness of higher education institution of the need for the balance between students' soft skills and hard skills encourages Bina Nusantara University to implement 3+1 curriculum. The goal is for students to not only study in the class for three years but also had the opportunity to involve in the community through an internship. Thus, the learning outcome for one year in the world of work can be input to the learning process in the classroom. This research was qualitative-based that involved four important evaluations, notably the program, process, output, and impact. Data collection was conducted through interviews with twenty students of Chinese Literature Department who have completed an internship with companies from China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Indonesia. The results exhibited that the applied curriculum can improve their hard skills and soft skills. So, they are motivated to adapt in learning and work. From evaluation results, the classroom learning needs to be balanced with the outside class learning or distance learning as learning outcomes are more effective. Moreover, students are able to learn independently by completing the online assignment given by the teacher during the internship. © 2018 Association for Computing Machinery.
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