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

March 9, 2021/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/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/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/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/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/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/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 “.

Modern Language Olympiad in UiTM Malaysia

May 18, 2019/in Event, News/by admin

Akademi Pengkajian Bahasa (Academy of Language Studies), UiTM will be hosting the inaugural Modern Language Olympiad (MLO) 2019 from 29 October-2 November 2019 (Tuesday to Saturday). The competition is held in three languages (Malay, English, Arabic) in five categories:

Speech
Strategic Storytelling
Idea Pitching
Versatile Presenting
Radio Drama

for detailed info download brochure here

The closing date for registration on 1 August 2019

for more information visit www.modernlanguageolympiad.com

or contact

+601128187199 (Ainin Sofea)

+60165908258 (Nurul Syafiqa)

Come and Join Korea Educational Fair

May 16, 2019/in Event, News/by admin

Come and Join Korea Educational Fair

Discover how to get the scholarship in K-Pop Country!

on 22 July 2019 (10.00-16.00 PM)

Venue: UC UGM (Sekip Room)

100% FREE

for registration click here

for more info

email: bahri@licenseacademy.jp

MOBILE PHONE/WA/LINE: 0811881641

UAD Sent Alumni to Teach in Thailand

May 8, 2019/in Event, News/by admin

The Office of International Affairs (OIA) in collaboration with the Student and Alumni Bureau (Bimawa) of Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) sent 9 alumni to teach in Thailand. Prof. Sarbiran PhD (Vice Rector IV-UAD) officially sent the alumni on Main Campus, South Ringroad, Tamanan, Bantul, Tuesday (05/07/2019) ) afternoon. Ida Puspita MARes (The head of OIA), Dr Dedi Pramono MHum (The head Bimawa-UAD), Dr. Trikinasih Handayani MSi (Dean of the Teacher Training and Education Faculty / FKIP-UAD), Nizam Ahsan PhD (Dean of the Faculty of Literature, Culture and Communication / FSBK) also attended in this occasion.

In her speech, Ida Puspita stated that 6 alumni of English Language Education will teach in 5 schools in Thailand. Kalamullah Alquran and Multilingual School, Songsermsasana Vittaya School, Klonhjilad Uppathun School, Uttayan Suksa Krab School. The six alumni, Nurul Hidayah, Umratun Makmur, Devina Ratri PN, Meri Retno Lupitasari, Rani Zahra, Reista Chania Candy. Three alumni of English Literature study program, Debby Elvionita, Rita Sartika, Anggi Nur Rahmasari will teach at Sangkhom Islam Wittaya School, Kallamullah Alquran and Multilingual School.

According to Ida Puspita, Alumni teaching in Thailand Program was first held in 2003. “The number of requests annually increases,” said Ida Puspita. Now, UAD has 13 UAD alumni who teach at various partner schools in Thailand and the total number of alumni teaching in Thailand is 22 alumni.

Ida Puspita emphasized Alumni teaching in Thailand Program is the annual program of UAD. “This is the proof of the quality of UAD alumni that is able to compete in the global. Untill now, UAD has sent 50 alumni to become partner school teachers in Thailand,” she said.

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