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International Conference on Challenge of Patient Safety Application toward Universal Health Coverage in Developing Countries

May 22, 2015/in Event, News /by admin

Wednesday-Thursday, May 20-21, 2015, Faculty of Public Health UAD held an International Conference on Challenge of Patient Safety Application toward Universal Health Coverage in Developing Countries. Held in Cavinton Hotel Yogyakarta, the Keynote speech was delivered by Roderick Salenga, MPH (University of Philippines Manila) and the plenary speeches were by Prof. Ali Ghufron Mukti (Universitas Gadjah Mada), Prof. A.A. Kaptein (Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands), Yukiko Yokoburi (The IFHIMA director of Southeast Asia, Japan Hospital Association), and Rosyidah, M.Kes (UAD). This conference was officially opened by Vice Rector IV UAD, Prof. Sarbiran, Ph.D. and presented a traditional dance named “Persembahan” to welcome all speakers and participants.

Participated by more than 250 participants from around Indonesia and other countries, this conference was held to contribute idea and suggestion to improve the health service quality in Indonesia in the future. This kind of conference is an annual agenda held by Faculty of Public Health UAD with different topics related to the health current issues. Besides the conference, there were also MoU signing ceremony between Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands and three faculties in UAD which were Faculty of Public Health, Faculty of Pharmacy, and Faculty of Psychology.

International Conference on Herbal Medicine the International Conference on Herbal Medicine Industrialization as Complementary Therapy in Natural Disaster

January 8, 2015/in Event, News /by admin

Tuesday, January 7, 2015, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan held an International Conference on Herbal Medicine the International Conference on Herbal Medicine Industrialization as Complementary Therapy in Natural Disaster (HMIND) 2015 at Royal Ambarukmo Hotel, Yogyakarta. Officially opened by Rector of UAD, Dr. Kasiyarno, M.Hum., this seminar was held as one of agenda to celebrate the 54th Anniversary of UAD.

The Chairman of HMIND, Dr. Kintoko, M.Sc., Apt. said that the conference is aimed to strengthen herbal medicine industrialization based on scientific evidences, and to support herbal medicines as complementary therapy especially applied on natural disasters. Dr. Dyah Aryani Perwitasari, Ph.D., Apt., the Chairperson of Milad UAD-54 Committee, said that the committee considered the conference topic due to the various of natural disasters which were often happened in Indonesia.

The keynote speech was by Governor of Special Region of Yogyakarta, Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X which was delivered by GBPH Yudhaningrat as the representative. In the plenary sessions, there were four invited speakers, Prof. Huang Renbin (Guangxi Medical University, China), Prof. Dr. Oliver Kayser (Professor of the Technical Biochemistry, TU Dortmund, Germany), Prof. Dr. Krisana Kraisintu (Dean of Faculty of Oriental Medicine, Rangsit University, Thailand), and from Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB), also one speaker from Faculty of Pharmacy UAD, Dr. dr. Akrom, M.Kes. Before the plenary session, there was also Saman Dance performed by 14 Chinese students who currenty study at Indonesian Literature Study Program, Faculty of Literature, Culture and Communication UAD.

MOA Signing between Faculty of Industrial Technology UAD and UTM, Malaysia

October 4, 2014/in Event, News /by admin

October 1-2, 2014, a delegation of Faculty of Industrial Technology UAD, Andri Pranolo, S.Kom., M.Cs., visited Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia. The agenda of the visit were to discuss the preparation of international conference ICSITech 2015 and MoA signing between Faculty of Industrial Technology UAD and UTM. The delegation of UAD was welcomed by Prof. Dr. Siti Mariyam Shamsuddin, Dr. Shafaatunnur hasan, and Dr. Muhammad Shafie Abd Latiff. After this visit, Prof. Dr. Siti Mariyam Shamsuddin and other delegations of UTM will visit UAD on December 8-12, 2014.

International Conference on “New Technologies on The Mobile Learning”

May 26, 2014/in Event /by admin

Prof.Dr.Mathias Ludwig the speaker of International Conference on New Technologies on The Mobile Learning

Saturday, May 24, 2014, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, and Physic Education Post-graduate Program, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan organized an International conference on “New Technologies on The Mobile Learning” at campus 3 UAD. Prof. Drs. Sarbiran M.Ed, Phd (Vice Rector IV) Officially opened the conference. There was a guest speaker invited. He is Prof.Dr.Mathias Ludwig (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe-Universitat Frankfurt, Germany).

The 3rd ICGWBT – International Conference on Green World in Business and Technology 2014

April 2, 2014/in Event, News /by admin

Saturday, March 29, 2014, UAD held The 3rd ICGWBT – International Conference on Green World in Business and Technology 2014 at auditorium of campus III UAD. Themed “Intellectual Property Right Based on Green Social Dynamics, Business and Science-Tech” this conference was officially opened by the Rector of UAD, Dr. Kasiyarno, M.Hum. Dr. Muchlas, M.T. (Vice Rector I), Dr. Abdul Fadlil, M.T (Vice Rector III), Drs. Aris Thobirin, M.Si. (Dean of Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences), Kartika Firdausy, S.T., M.T. (Dean of Faculty of Industrial Technology), also attended the conference.

Moderated by Dr. Rusdy Umar, S.T., M.T., the keynote speakers in the plenary session were Prof. Dr. Zulkifli Mohamed Udin from Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Prof. Pharkphoom Panichayupa-Karanant, Ph.D. from Prince of Songkla University (PSU) Thailand, Armin A. Fullante, Ph.D. from University of Nueva Cacares, Philippines, and Anwaruddin Hysam, M.Sc., Ph.D. from Universiti Malaysia Pahang. Attended by more than 100 participants, 37 presenters presented their papers in the parallel sessions.

International Conference and Talkshow on “Multi Culture Education”

March 29, 2014/in Event, News /by admin

All Presenters and Moderators

Wednesday, March 26, 2014, Center for School Quality Development Study UAD, held an International Conference and Talkshow on “Multi Culture Education” at the Meeting Room of Campus I UAD. This event was one of Sister School Program between SMP Muhammadiyah 3 Depok (one of UAD Lab Schools) and two schools from Malaysia, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Pulau Nyior, and Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bandar Bukit Kayu Hitam.

Officially opened by Vice Rector IV UAD, Prof. Sarbiran, Ph.D., this International Conference and Talkshow was divided into two presentation sessions. The presenters presented their papers in the first session were Wakhid Effendi, S.Pd., the Principal of SMP Muh. 3 Depok as the representative from Indonesia, Hj. Siti Aminah, from Malaysia, and Jehanie May Macasawang from the Philippines. Mean while in the second session, there were Yashnar Sagdullayev from Uzbekistan, Tejas Yambem from India, and Luo Mi from China. Each presenter, coming from different countries in Asia, presented the education in their countries. After each session, the participants consisting of lecturers, school principals and teachers, university students, asked questions to the presenters. All participants were really enthusiastic to know more about the education from each country presented.

Prof. Sarbiran, Ph.D., Vice Rector IV UAD, officially opens the conference

(From left) Siti Aminah binti Ibrahim (Malaysia), Jehanie (Philippines), Wakhid Efendi, S.Pd. (SMP Muh. 3 Depok, Indonesia), Dr. Noer Doddy (Moderator)

Jehanie May Macasawang from The Philippines

Yashnar Sagdullayev (Sayyid) from Uzbeckistan

Tejas Yambem from India

Luo Mi (Sherly) from China

Question and Answer Session

The Participants of the Talkshow

Dr. Dyah Aryani Perwitasari, M.Si, Ph.D., Apt., A Productive Lecturer of UAD

September 18, 2013/in Event, News /by admin

Dr. Dyah presented in ACCP

On August 25 to 28, 2013, Dr. Dyah Aryani Perwitasari, M.Si, Ph.D., Apt., the lecturer and also dean of Pharmacy Faculty attended the 29th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Management in Montréal Convention Center, Montreal, Canada. She presented a paper / poster entitled “Polymorphisms of Organic Cation Transporter1 (Oct1) in Indonesian Cancer Patients” and also “Validation of Indonesian version of the St George Respiratory Questionnaire in Patients with Tuberculosis”. In addition, to attend this seminar, she received a grant USD 3500 from the committee with free registration for conference and preconference.

Not so long, she was invited as one of three speakers at the plenary session of the 13th ACCP-Asian Conference on Clinical Pharmacy in Haiphong City Convention Center, Haiphong, Vietnam on September 13 to 15. She presented “Pharmacist’s role in genomic era”. At the time she was in the plenary session with a speaker from USA presenting Epigenomic, Proteonomic and Metabonomic Studies. She also developed a cooperation with the School of Pharmacy, University of Philippine with the signing of a Letter of Intent with the dean of the School of Pharmacy, University of Philippine. Furthermore, insyaAllah on September 29, she will also go to Italy to present on Pharmacovigilance in Indonesia.

UAD Holds 2nd IC-GWBT 2013

March 24, 2013/in Event, News /by admin

Yesterday, UAD held 2^nd International Conference on Green World in Business and Technology (IC-GWBT) 2013 participated by national and international participants at auditorium Kampus 3 UAD. This international conference was divided into first plenary session, second plenary session, and parallel session. There are three speakers in the first plenary session: Aris Ananta,M.Sc.,Ph.D (Asian Development Bank Researcher, Singapore), Dra. Endang Semiarti,M.S.,M.Sc.,D.Sc. (Faculty of Biology Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia), and Prof. Dr. Achmad Mursyidi,M.Sc.,Apt. (Faculty of Pharmacy Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Indonesia). The speakers of the second plenary session were Prof. Dr. Margareth Greferer (DAAD-Lecturer in Econimics at UIN-Jakarta, Indonesia), and Prof. Mustofa bin Mat Deris (University Tunn Hussein Onn, Malaysia). And in parallel session, the participants and call for papers presenters were divided into four different rooms.

The background of this international conference was the issues of global warming, as well as increasing CO₂ emissions in the air, high air temperature, climate change, deforestation, flooding, energy crisis, food crisis that cause human life to be uncomfortable. By the theme “Intellectual Property Rights in Technopreneurship based on Green Business and Technology”, 2^nd IC-GWBT 2013 was designed to invite and bring practitioners, scientists and environmentalists from various disciplines together to contribute to the government of Indonesia and the world in preventing and overcoming all the consequences of environmental damage.

There were several general fields covered by the conference, such as Agronomy (Agroindustrie, etc.), Biotechnology (Plant Tissue Culture, Microbiology, Biochemestry, etc.), Education, Environment (monitoring and modeling, policies and planning, Clean Technologies, Green House Effect, Impacts of pollutions, etc.), Green Buildings & Smart homes, Green Economy (Accounting, finance, Marketing Business, etc.), Green Educational Technologies, Green Food, Feed and Drink Technology, Green Manufacturing & Energy efficiency, Green Science (Computing trends , Biology, Chemistry, etc.), Green Technology (Engineering, Information and Communication, Technopreneurship, etc.), Health (Pharmacy, Nutrition, Medicine, etc.), Psychology, Religion, Sustainable development, and any other relevant topics. In 2^nd IC-GWBT 2013 there are 43 call papers from some universities from Indonesia and other countries such as from Thailand, and Saudi Arabia. The best paper will be published in Telkomnika (national accredited journal of Electrical Engineering) (Terms and Conditions applied) and potential patented researches will be facilitated to register its patent (Terms and Conditions applied). And by this 2^nd IC-GWBT 2013, it was expected to discuss solutions to address all aspects of program-related “green world”. (Ecy)

2nd UAD TEFL International Conference Brings New Paradigms in Teaching English

October 25, 2012/0 Comments/in Event /by admin

More than a hundreds presenter presented their papers in 2^ndUAD TEFL International Conference which is held on last October 13 – 14, 2012 by English Education Department of UAD. There are 200 participants who joined this conference consist of techers, lecturers, and teachers and there are five invited speakers, such as Dr. Dat Bao (Monash University, Australia), Eran Williams, M.A. (RELO, US Embassy), Prof. Irene A. Largo, M.A. (University of Nueva Caceres, Philippine), Prof .Dr. Bustami Subhan, M.S. (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Indonesia), and Dr. Abdul Malik Mohammed Ismail (University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia).

This international English conference was held in two days. The first day, the conference was opened by gamelan performance played by Gending Bahana (UAD’s gamelan community) and also filled with plenary session by Dr. Dat Bao (The Teaching of Language through Interactive Cartoons) and Dr. Prof. Dr. Bustami Subhan, M.S. (Improving the Quality of TEFL at the Primary and Secondary School by Using Four Techniques), parallel session, and also enlived by the performance of UAD’s dance community. The second day was filled with plenary session by Irene Abardo-Largo, M.A (Communicative Language Teaching: A Rising Pedagogical Paradigm in the Philippine English Language Teaching), Eran Williams, M.A. (Teaching Writing), and Dr. Shaik Abdul Malik Mohamed Ismail.

The previous conference was held in national scale. And by the theme New Paradigms In Teaching English As Foreign Language, this 2^ndUAD TEFL International Conference is expected that would bring new paradigms, methods, and technique of teaching English in Indonesia. (E/I).