PEKANBARU, UTUSANRIAU.CO – In order to improve international cooperation between the University of Riau with existing university abroad, International Office was visited Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). It was the follow up on the cooperation that has ever existed between the University of Riau with both University.
The activity was held for five days from December 15-19th 2014, represented by several delegates from the University of Riau, including Prof Dr Zulkarnain SE MM the Director of UR Graduated, Prof Dr Amir Awaluddin M.Sc the Chairman of International Office of UR and Prof. Dr. Zulkarnaini M.Si the Chairman of Community Development Center.
On the first day started by visiting to the Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) on December 16-17th 2014. It was attended by Naib Cancelor and attended by the Dean of Economic, Finance and Banking, and Dean of the School of Government, Prof Hijatullah Abdul Jabbar the Director of the Centre of International Affairs and Cooperation, Dr Oemar Hamdan, who is the Coordinator for Malaysia-Indonesia Relations.
This activity already started by UUM to University of Riau in October 2014 which resulted the MoU between both universities. Existing cooperation will be followed by the University of Riau through this visitation. Also, University of Riau by the Chairman of KUI UR was explained about the profile of UR, continued by the Director of Under Graduate and the last by Chairman of the Community Development Center (LPM) UR about Community Services and the various activities undertaken by the LPM UR. In other hand, UUM by the deans of Economyc and Social Sciences was also presented about their university profile.
###Three Universities Generated Many Future Plans:
There were many things that resulted from the visitation, i.e. the staff mobility and student mobility from UUM to UR or otherwise, collaboration in Community Services between UUM and UR, the plan of cooperation in the publication of the collaborated International Journal, plan to hold the International Seminar, a plan of cooperation in the Joint Degree and Credit Transfer, the launch of Doctoral with the Faculty of Social and Political Science as well as Doctoral in Faculty of Economics.
Chairman of UR KUI asserted that in addition to those visitation, the UUM will make another return visit to the University of Riau that will be implemented in January 2015. “There are some things that have been agreed to visit the UUM to UR, which is to follow the existing cooperation plan the MoU agreed by both parties and the implementation Public Lecture by Prof Omar Hamdan (UUM) at the Faculty of Law for lecturers and students as well as the implementation of the public Lecture by Prof Ahmad Basawir (UUM) in the Graduated of International Business ” said Amir Awaluddin.
###On December 18, 2014 the visitation went to the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), which resulted in some cooperation among the partnership plan between UR and UTM about forest fire and issues about nature at the border between Riau with Malaysia which will held in Riau in August-September 2015. That event also involves several universities in Sumatera. The implementation of these activities will provide a heightened awareness to the public and can also improve relations between Malaysia – Indonesia. Furthermore, the implementation plan of Community Services between UTM and UR, joint cooperation in the field of research for professors and researchers in the UR and UTM, student mobility of UTM to UR and also a plan of cooperation in the Joint Degree and Credit Transfer.
The visit will also be carried back by the UTM to UR in January of 2015. It will do several things, including follow-up plan MOU between UTM and UR, the implementation of a public lecture by Prof Hadi Nur (UTM) in the Faculty of Engineering for lecturers and students as well as disscuss about cooperation plan between UR – UTM about forest fire and issues surrounding nature at the border between Malaysia – Riau which will be held in August – September 2015.
This activity is expected to improve the existing cooperation between the UR with UUM and UTM and make real actionof the programs of cooperation that has been discussed between UR, UUM and UTM. *** ur.ac.id
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