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Ida Puspita Moderated Online Webinar on “Delivering Online Learning and Using Appropriate Technologies.”

March 30, 2021/0 Comments/in Event, News /by admin

Jakarta (25/3) Roughly 500 participants attended online webinar on “Delivering online learning and using appropriate technologies” conducted by Directorate General of Higher Education Ministry of Education, and Culture Republic of Indonesia cooperating with the Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE), the Australian Embassy Jakarta.

It was officially opened by Yulita Priyoningsih, S.Sos as the master of ceremony, and followed by the opening speech delivered by Prof. Ir. Nizam M.Sc., DIC., Ph. D. (The Director of the Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Culture of The Republic of Indonesia ), and Elizabeth Campbell Dorning (Education and Science Counselor Australian Government Department of Education, Skill, and Employment (DESE).

The first session on “Designing Online Learning Materials” was presented by Karen Treloar (Director of Engagement, Australian Tertiary Education Quality Education Quality and Standard Agency (TEQSA). Furthermore, nine representatives from national, and Australian universities presented the possible cooperation between Indonesian and Australian universities. Indonesian representatives were Daryono (Indonesian Open University), Muhammad Andri (The State University of Padang), Hadziq Fabroyir (Sepuluh November Institute of Technology), and Ni Nyoman Padmadewi (Ganesha University of Education). Representatives from Australia were Matthew E. Mundy (Monash University), James Downes (Macquarie University), Deborah West (Flinders University), and Shelley Kinash (Macquarie University). This event was moderated by Ida Puspita (The head of International Cooperation Division of Universitas Ahmad Dahlan).

Sources http://bit.ly/webinardiktiuad

Directorate General of Higher Education Ministry of Education, and Culture Republic of Indonesia Cooperating with The Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE), the Australian Embassy Jakarta Conduct Online Webinar on “Delivering Online Learning”

March 23, 2021/0 Comments/in Event, Feature, International Office Activities, News /by admin

Directorate General of Higher Education Ministry of Education, and Culture Republic of Indonesia cooperating with the Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE), the Australian Embassy Jakarta are going to have a virtual webinar on “Delivering online learning and using appropriate technologies.” It is scheduled via zoom on Thursday 25 March at 09.00 A.M. This webinar is a follow-up of virtual Online Higher Education Policy Dialogue between Indonesia and Australia. It aims to develop educators’ creativity in creating e-learning contents and materials , and develop essential learning skill for the students.

Prof. Ir. Nizam M.Sc., DIC., Ph. D. (The Director of the Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Culture of The Republic of Indonesia ) is invited as the keynote speaker. Besides that, Prof. drh. Aris Junaidi, Ph.D. (The Director of Learning and Student Affairs Ministry of Education and Culture of The Republic of Indonesia (MoEC), Elizabeth Campbell Dorning (Education and Science Counselor Australian Government Department of Education, Skill, and Employment (DESE), and Karen Treloar (Director of Engagement, Australian Tertiary Education Quality Education Quality and Standard Agency (TEQSA) are invited as the speakers.

Furthermore, nine representatives from national, and Australian universities are going to present the possible cooperation between Indonesian and Australian universities. Indonesian representatives are Daryono (Indonesian Open University), Muhammad Andri (The State University of Padang), Hadziq Fabroyir (Sepuluh November Institute of Technology), and Ni Nyoman Padmadewi (Ganesha University of Education). Representatives from Australia are Matthew E. Mundy (Monash University), James Downes (Macquarie University), Deborah West (Flinders University), and Shelley Kinash (Macquarie University). This event is moderated by Ida Puspita (The head of International Cooperation Division of Universitas Ahmad Dahlan).

University Students from Ten Countries Participated in International-Week Held by International Division of Universitas Ahmad Dahlan

March 17, 2021/0 Comments/in Event, Feature, International Office Activities, News /by admin

Yogyakarta (13/3 21), due to the pandemic of Covid-19, International Division of Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) virtually held international week (I-Week). This event has been conducted since 2011, it was named International Day. It aims to introduce international students, and cultures to local students, vice versa to introduce Indonesian culture to International students. Additionally, local, and international students contact offers the students the opportunity to improve their cross-cultural understanding, and skills.

I-Week consists of two main events, three competition (Cooking, photography, and story-telling), and a seminar. The application was opened in the middle of February, and closed on 7^th of March. Respected to nowadays situation, this event took a topic on “Stay Creative in Pandemic Era”.

This event locally, and internationally brought tremendous enthusiasm. 93 participants applied photography competition, 71 local students, 1 Malaysian, 1 Singaporean, 2 Yemen, 6 Thai, and 2 Chinese. 80 participants applied for story-telling competition, 76 local students, 2 Chinese, 1 Egypt and 1 Thai. 51 participants registered for cooking competition, 43 local students, 2 Egyptians, 1 Palestinian, 4 Thai, and 1 Indian.

The participants were not only UAD’s students and alumnus, but also several students from other national and international universities such as Cairo University, Xiangshu College China, Canal Suez University Jordan, Diponegoro University, Jendral Soedirman University, State Islamic University of Sunan Kalijaga, Atma Jaya University Yogyakarta, Muhammadiyah Aceh University, Mulia Balikpapan University, Muhammadiyah Dr. Hamka University, University of Muhammadiyah Buton, University of Muhammadiyah Kudus, University of Muhammadiyah Pontianak, University of Muhammadiyah Palu, Politeknik Aisyiyah Pontianak, Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang, and University of Muhammadiyah Pontianak.

7 local and international students presented in international seminar. They are Mohamed Allieu Bah from Seirra Leone (student of Gadjah Mada University), Obaidullah from Bangladesh (student of UIN Sunan Kalijaga), Michael Vincent O.R from University of Saint Anthony the Philippines, Polina Korneenkova from Russia (student of ISI Yogyakarta), Hathsady Sisouphanh from National University of Laos, Tan Lin from Guangxi University of Foreign Languages China, and Omar Almaktari from Yemen (student of Politeknik Negeri Malang).

This event was officially opened by Rusydi Umar, Ph.D. (vice rector for academics of UAD), then it was followed by presentation delivered by the 7 participants of international seminar, the announcement of the competitions’ winner, and seminar discussion session.

Ida Puspita, M.A.Res. (head of International Division) stated that the virtual international week is a virtual event of a yearly event, international day conducted since 2011, it aims to keep local and international students stay creative during the pandemic. Besides that, it promotes UAD nationally and internationally. The great enthusiasm from participants shows that UAD nationally, and internationally is well known, and has good collaborations.

Prince of Songkla University Invites Colleagues to A Virtual Intercultural Festival Conducted Under Erasmus+ FRIENDS

March 9, 2021/0 Comments/in Event, International Office Activities /by admin

Everybody is invited by Prince of Songkla University, Thailand to attend “A Virtual Intercultural Festival” that will be presented via zoom on 9 and 11 March 2021, from 17.00 to 20.00 (GMT+7).

This event is one of the activities under the Erasmus+ FRIENDS project, and aims to introduce Erasmus+ FRIENDS projects, international cultures, and study abroad experiences.

The first day, information session on Erasmus+ FRIENDS projects is presented. Then, representatives from Germany, Hungary, India, Nigeria, and Philippines deliver information on local cultures of their countries. After that, Prince of Songkla University presents their international collaboration experiences.

The second day is begun with detailed information session of Erasmus+ FRIENDS project, then it is followed by presentation on local cultures of Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Nepal and Romania. International performance, and games will be conveyed to officially close this event.

GITA National Business Plan Competition 2020

April 14, 2020/2 Comments/in Event, News /by admin

GITA National Business Plan Competition 2020 is the business plan competition hosted by Growing Indonesia: A Triangular Approach (GITA) Consortium which consist of seven partner University in Indonesia (President University, Universitas Negeri Semarang, STIE Malangkucecwara Malang, Universitas Islam Indonesia, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Universitas Brawijaya, and Universitas Padjajaran) in cooperation with University of Gloucestershire, University of Innsbruck, Dublin Institute of Technology, and Fachhochschule des Mittelstands. The competition is open to all Students from seven partner University in Indonesia of any discipline with or without business experience.

The goal of the competition is to promote entrepreneurship and small business development by focusing on student created, managed, and owned ventures. Students are provided with expert feedback and the opportunity to expand their network and most importantly challenge their creativity and ability in presenting their business plan.

Submission Deadline : September 1, 2020

Winner Announcement : September 30, 2020

Online Registration : bit.ly/gitabusplan

Find the detailed Information : GITA National Business Plan Competition 2020

Education and Scholarship Socialization by Campus France Indonesia

February 26, 2020/0 Comments/in Event, News /by admin

Office Of International Affairs (OIA) of UAD in collaboration with Campus France successfully held an Education Socialization and Scholarship Opportunities in France (25/02/2020). The socialization was held in Ruang Sidang Utama, 1st Campus of UAD, and more than 70 student representatives from various faculties and study programs attended the program.

Campus France is a French Institution for the promotion of tertiary education, assistance and mobilization for foreign students under the the Ministry of Higher Education and the Ministry of Research of France. In Indonesia, Campus France Indonesia is under French Embassy to Indonesia.

Andraine Arkenzi Febreinza as a representative of Campus France said that One of the missions of Campus France is to provide information, orientation, and study guidance for students who will continue their education to France starting from Bachelor Degree (S1), Master Degree (S2), and Doctoral Degree (S3) levels. In addition to general education information, Campus France also provides information on funding/scholarship assistance from the French government, French Independent institutions and French companies. (i)

The 6th Youth Leadership Workshop on Global Citizenship Edication (GCED)

January 22, 2020/0 Comments/in Event, Scholarship /by admin

The Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU) will organize the 6th Youth Leadership Workshop on GCED (Global Citizenship Education) from 25 to 31 May 2020.

The one-week Workshop aims to build capacity of dynamic youth leaders around the world to identify strategies to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically Target 4.7. While enabling participants to deepen their understanding of GCED, the Workshop allows the young leaders to play a major role and become part of a wider network of youth leaders for GCED.

During the Workshop, participants will identify specific priority issues around global citizenship and establish plans for the future direction of GCED. Working both individually and in groups, the young leaders will devise the goals and strategies for use at local and national levels. Participants will learn about specific areas such as GCED, human rights, and peace building through information sessions and engage in dialogue and debates on the evolving issues. As part of the Workshop, participants will also make a field visit to discuss the role of youth for a more peaceful and sustainable future.

Application for the 6th Youth Leadership Workshop on GCED must be submitted before 17 March 2020 (KST 23:59). Successful applicants will be notified by 26 March 2020. Travel expenses and Workshop fees will be covered by APCEIU for the selected participants (participants will be responsible for the domestic travel expenses and visa fees in their own countries).

Contact Information: Office of Education and Training
Email: Training@unescoapceiu.org / Telephone: +82-2-774-3956 (ext. 802)
Attached: Concept Note of the 6th Youth Leadership Workshop on GCED
Online Application: https://forms.gle/v2LsCvHxbrbFbyAC7

For further information please kindly visit the official website of Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU): www.unescoapceiu.org

UAD welcomed Vice Chancellor of the University of Gloucestershire

November 14, 2019/0 Comments/in Event, News /by admin

UAD welcomed Vice-Chancellor of the University of Gloucestershire, Stephen Marston on Thursday, 7 November 2019. The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Gloucestershire and the vice-rector UAD partnership affairs, Prof. Drs, Sarbiran, M.Ed., Ph.D. and the rector student and alumni affairs, Dr. Abdul Fadil, M.T had the meeting discussing on the further collaboration between two universities. UAD and University of Gloucestershire since 2017 have actively collaborated under GITA Erasmus + program on developing entrepreneurship and will continue to collaborate since UAD received another grant from Erasmus + on disaster management.

Stephen Marston also visited Kantor Urusan Bisnis dan Inovasi (Office of Business Affairs and Innovation) as the business center in UAD. Office of Business Affairs and Innovation has the integration with Growth Hub that took the inspiration from University of Gloucestershire’s Growth Hub. The Director of Networking of Office of Business Affairs and Innovation, Hari Haryadi presented the progress of the entrepreneurship program of UAD that focuses on the development of marginalized society.

UAD together with DAAD Germany held the DIES Training Course on Management of Internationalization

November 14, 2019/0 Comments/in Event, News /by admin

DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) entrusted UAD to host the DIES Training Course on Management of Internationalization on 4-8 November 2019. This workshop was also supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, German Rector’s Conference (HRK), Leibniz Universität of Hannover Germany and the 2017 MoI DIES alumni consortium from the University of Indonesia, Syiah Kuala University, Parahyangan University Bandung and Widya Mandala University Surabaya. This training was the second time held in Indonesia, Batch I was held at the Universitas Indonesia in April 2019. The Head of Office of International Affairs of UAD, Ida Puspita, M.A.Res had passed the selection to participate in the MoI DIES in Germany and India. At this regional workshop in Indonesia, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Prof. Dr. Dyah Arini Perwitasari passed the selection to become the participant.

The Internationalization Management Training was attended by dozens of participants from various universities in Indonesia who passed the selection. The trainers for the event were from Germany, Malaysia, and Indonesia with professional experience at the international level. Among the speakers and trainers, there were names such as; Dr. Ir. Paristiyanti Nurwardani, M.P. (Director of Learning, Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education), Prof. Dato ’Dr. Morshidi bin Sirat from Malaysia (Universiti Sains Malaysia), Dr. Birgit Barden-Läufer (Director of the International Office of the University of Leibniz Hannover Germany), Silke Irmscher (trainer from Germany who has long professional experiences in Indonesia), Prof. Adi Zakaria Afiff (UI), Dr. Edwan Kardena (Head of the ITB International Affairs Office), and representatives from the European Union. This event also brought several speakers from DAAD and alumni who had undergone previous training (UI, Unsyiah, Unpar, UWMS, ULM Banjarmasin, UMY and Unsoed Purwokerto).

This training was officially opened by the rector of UAD, Dr. Muchlas, M.T. at the Amphitarium UAD Campus IV which was also attended by the vice-rectors, the dean and, the head of study programs. Participants and speakers were invited to enjoy the culture in Yogyakarta with Ramayana Ballet performances and some traditional Indonesian dance performances. According to the head of the committee, Ida Puspita, “UAD is very grateful for the trust of several foreign organizations such as Erasmus + which have passed two project grants for UAD, and DAAD Germany which appointed UAD as the host of an international workshop on Management of Higher Education Internationalization. This is one of UAD’s efforts in internationalizing higher education institutions both internally and as the facilitator to other campuses for international activities ”.

Universitas Ahmad Dahlan and Universitas Muhammadiyah Buton held Joint International Community and Culture in Baubau, Southeast Sulawesi

July 15, 2019/0 Comments/in Event, News /by admin

Universitas Ahmad Dahlan and Universitas Muhammadiyah Buton held Joint International Community and Culture in Baubau, Southeast Sulawesi (8-14 / 07/2019). This event was held in order to enhance cooperation between Muhammadiyah higher education institutions in Indonesia and provide different cultural experiences to UAD foreign students. This was the second time that UM Buton and UAD held Joint International community and culture. Last year the event was integrated with the Darmasiswa Community Program in Prambanan, Yogyakarta. This year the Joint International Community and Culture took the theme of food and culture diversity in two islands. The participants of the Joint International Community and Culture last year were only students from China, this year the international UAD students from Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and China participated.

On the first day of UM, Buton welcomed UAD international students at the Buton UM campus hall with the introduction to Buton authentic cuisine and speech from UM Buton rector Dr. Wa Ode Alzarliani, S.I.P., M.M .. Then continued with the introduction to Wolio language, which is the regional language of Buton. After the event at the UM Buton campus area, UAD international students were invited to tour central Buton to introduce tourism culture and potential. International UAD students are also invited to participate in social and community activities such as cultural sharing classes with students at SMA Negeri 2 Baubau.

This activity is expected to promote Muhammadiyah higher education institutions to international students. In addition, this activity is intended to promote tourism potential to foreign tourists. According to the head of office of the international affairs UAD Ida Puspita, “The Joint International Community and Culture program is the commitment of UAD to mentor other Muhammadiyah higher education institution to internationalize the campus, next year we are targeting 2 UAD partner universities from abroad to join this event, and we are opening up to cooperation with other Muhammadiyah higher education institution “.

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