UNAIR NEWS – As one of the best universities in Indonesia, Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR) continues to expand its collaboration with various parties. This time, UNAIR received a visit for collaboration in the fields of education, research, and community service with Islamic University of Malang (Unisma).

The visit took place at the Balairua Plenary Meeting Room, Management Office Building, MERR (C) Campus UNAIR on Friday, May 20, 2022. Attending the session was Unisma Rector Prof. Dr. H Maskuri MSi and his staff welcomed directly by UNAIR Rector, Prof. Moh Nasih SE MT Ak. A Memorandum of Understanding signing marked the partnership.

In his speech, Prof. Maskuri said that Unisma was emphasizing developments in the field of research. It requires many qualified human resources (HR), which can be obtained from this collaboration with UNAIR.

He further stated that prior to this signing, Unisma had received guidance from UNAIR. So this signing is needed to mark their cooperation officially. With 36 study programs and 17 thousand Unisma students, he believes this collaboration will be beneficial for both Unisma and UNAIR.

“The current era is an era of collaboration and competition. So I believe that we will be great together if we collaborate,” said Prof. Maskuri.

In line with the statement, UNAIR Rector Prof Nasih also stated that this collaboration would have great potential, especially in the field of international partnerships. Considering Unisma’s students are spread across 34 countries in the world.

“We can push international issues. I think it will be very good in a few months,” said Prof. Nasih.

He also mentioned the collaborations that UNAIR has built with other national universities, such as Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS) and Universitas Brawijaya (UB). Until the opportunity to explore cooperation with Unisma, Prof. Nasih agreed that with this signing, both UNAIR and Unisma could help each other and support each other’s development.

Author: Alfiyya Rahmah

Editor: Nuri Hermawan