UNAIR NEWS – Universitas Airlangga has been establishing partnerships with other institutions in developing education, research and community services. This time Universitas Airlangga discussed about the Memorandum of Understanding with Flinders University which has expired in 2015. The meeting was held at plenary room Management Office Building, Universitas Airlangga on Friday February 17, 2017 and attended by Dr. Priyambudi Sulistiyanto, Prof. Noore Shiddiquee, Vice-Dean International, Faculty of Social and Behavioural, Odile Ruijs scholarship section, international centre. In the same occasion, Faculty of Nursing Universitas Airlangga and School of Nursing and Midwifery, Flinders University also discussed about the Memorandum of Agreement which is still running until now.
“The Memorandum of Agreement between Faculty of Nursing and School of Nursing and Midwifery, Flinders University remains valid until 2018,” said Dr. Priyambudi Sulistiyanto as a senior lecture, School of History and International Relations Flinder University.
In order to expand the partnership to some universities in the world, Flinders University visitation to UNAIR was aimed to strengthen the existing partnership between them. Drs., Koko Srimulyo, M.Si., as university secretary welcomed the Flinder University staff. The meeting also attended by representatives from Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, and Faculty of Nursing.
Vice Dean III Faculty of Nursing Universitas Airlangga Dr. Ah. Yusuf S.S., Kp., M.Kes., said Faculty of Nursing and Flinders University has held some programs, but recently the dual degree program has not been conducted yet due to some reasons.
“We will find out the solution for some funding problems,” he said.
Either the student exchange or dual degree program were running well; Ms. Odile Rujis said that with lots of student studying in Flinders University means that Flinders University is wide open for foreign students to enroll.
“Thus, we are open for those UNAIR students interested in and would like to continue study in Flinders University,” he explained.
Author : Helmy Rafsanjany
Editor: Nuri Hermawan
