The signing ceremony was attended by the Rector of UNS, Prof. Dr. Jamal Wiwoho, S.H., M.Hum., Vice-Rector for Planning, Partnership, Business, and Information Affairs UNS, Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Sajidan, M.Si., the Director of International Operation and Admission Bangor University, Mr. Sam Jackson-Royle, and the Dean of Business School Bangor University, Prof. Bruce Vanstone.

In his opening remark, Prof. Jamal thanked Bangor University for the collaboration between the two universities. He mentioned that partnership with global universities is vital, especially in improving UNS educational quality to meet international standards.

“It is an honor for us to have a partnership with Bangor University, UK. A university with strong research and innovation,” Prof. Jamal stated.

The agreement for partnership will also open a great opportunity for collaboration of research between the two higher education institutions that will expand and improve UNS scientific research. UNS greatly appreciated the opportunity to collaborate with Bangor University, and Prof. Jamal hoped that there would be a stronger and longer collaboration with Bangor University.

Sam Jackson-Royle emphasized that institutional partnership always plays an important part for Bangor University because it is related to the improvement in the academic excellence of a university. He also explained that Bangor University’s research competence had been used to contribute to the economic, social, and cultural sectors. Both universities, according to him, need to walk together to be focused on shaping graduates with optimum skills that are expected to affect both the graduates and their surrounding environment.

“We hoped to welcome students from UNS and staff to enjoy (our university) and to welcome (their) participation in the mobility program,” Sam Jackson-Royle stated. Humas UNS

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IISMA is one of the programs under the Merdeka Belajar-Kampus Merdeka Program, which provides learning opportunities in global universities. This preparation was conducted in conjunction with the pre-departure program for those leaving for Poland (25 students) and Italy (64 students).

In his welcoming remark, the Rector of UNS, Prof. Jamal Wiwoho congratulate and expressed his admiration for the IISMA awardee. The awardee will join the student exchange program in the UK for one semester. “Other than studying, the awardee must open their mind to mingle with other students from numerous countries,” Prof. Jamal states.

Meanwhile, the Educational and Cultural Attache of the Indonesian Embassy in London, Dr. Muhammad Arif Rokhman hopes that the IISMA awardee can adapt to the learning pattern in the UK. “Adaptation is crucial to achieving satisfactory results during this one semester of learning. We hope the students will maintain intensive communication with the Indonesian Embassy in London and the Indonesia Student Association in their respective universities,” Dr. Arif wishes.

One of the IISMA awardees from UNS, Anis Sofia Harjanti, expresses her gratitude for this achievement. The strenuous process starts with an internal selection in UNS, followed by a national selection, preparing the required documents, and deployment in September. Anis also asks for blessings so that she can follow the lecture well and return to Indonesia healthily.

At the end of the meeting, Junaidi, as the Head of Subpokja IISMA, advised students always to take care of their health either before they departed, during their trip, and after arriving in the UK. Students are suggested to implement health protocol to avoid Covid-19 infection. Even though the UK has no longer implement the mask usage policy in public spaces, for this program, UNS will deploy 1 (one) student to Lancaster University, 2 (two) students to Newcastle University, and 1 (one) student to the University of Edinburgh. Humas UNS

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