UNS — Faculty of Art and Design (FSRD) Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta is taking further steps to strengthen its internationalization process. This is proved with the organization of an international-scale webinar in collaboration with Monash University Indonesia, an international university that has long been established in several major countries in the world. The international-scale seminar was entitled “Embracing the Internationalisation of Higher Education in Indonesia and Australia.” Through this theme, FSRD UNS wishes to exchange insights with the Australia-based Monash University about improving the quality of higher education at an international level by presenting Prof. Andrew MacIntyre together with Prof. Jamal Wiwoho as keynote speakers.
The Rector of UNS, Prof. Dr. Jamal Wiwoho, expressed his gratitude to Monash University Indonesia for paving the way for a partnership through the international webinar. “I hope that there will be further collaboration between UNS and Monash University both in terms of education, research, and other activities that are useful for the development of each university,” he said on Thursday (2/6/2022).
Prof. Andrew MacIntyre, President of Monash University Indonesia, expressed his pleasure in establishing a partnership with UNS in this webinar, which was conducted virtually through Zoom Cloud Meetings. In the material presentation, Prof. Andrew explained several things related to the internationalization process of higher education in Indonesia and Australia. The professor in the international relations field also said that one of the aspects needed to encourage the internationalization of higher education is an appropriate mindset that must be instilled in lecturers’ and students’ minds. “The mindset that needs to be instilled in higher education academic support staff and students is that they must have humility and flexibility. There are many other aspects, but I think these two had represented all of them,” he explained.
Signing Partnership Agreement
At this event, UNS and Monash University Indonesia also signed a partnership agreement. The signatory ceremony was carried out by the President of Monash University Indonesia, Prof. Andrew MacIntyre, and the Dean of FSRD UNS, Dr. Rahmanu Widayat, M.Sn. This partnership is expected to strengthen the collaboration activities that will be carried out between UNS and Monash University Indonesia. This partnership was appreciated by Prof. Andrew. “Thank you for the opportunity provided through this webinar. We are always exploring the possibility for various other activities that can be done between Monash and UNS,” he added.
Other than Prof. Andrew, Professor Diego Ramirez-Lovering, a professor in Monash Art, Design, and Architecture, also attended the event representing Monash University. Prof. Diego also expressed his views related to the themes discussed in this webinar. Humas UNS
Reporter: Ida Fitriyah
Editor: Dwi Hastuti