With a Fulbright Doctoral Degree Scholarship, Awaluddin Syamsu is studying Education. Southern Illinois University Carbondale His research examines Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL).

He works as a research scientist at Universitas Muslim Indonesia in Makassar.

His academic background includes a bachelor’s degree in English teaching from Universitas Islamic Negeri Alauddin Makassar and a master’s in TESOL from Flinders University, Australia.