mindanao – Office of International Affairs

Post-Graduate Program of UAD Welcomes Two Philippines Students of Unggulan Scholarship

February 18, 2014/in Event, News /by admin

Dr. Dwi Sulisworo Welcomes the Philippines Students

Tuesday, February 18, 2014, Vice Director of Post-Graduate Program of UAD, Dr. Dwi Sulisworo, welcomed two Philippines Students who are going to study at Education Management Post-graduate program. The two students, Ahmad D. Hashim and Jefferson Isaac Jagoh, come from Mindanao island, South Philippines. They are going to study Master degree at UAD for one and a half year with Unggulan Scholarship.

This scholarship is cooperation between the Education and Culture Ministry of Republic of Indonesia with the Central Board of Muhammadiyah. In the academic year of 2012/2013, there are 17 Mindanao students who got the scholarship and 3 of them study at UAD. This year 2013/2014, there are 8 grantees and 2 of them study at UAD. The two students are really happy to come to UAD as they firstly came and all UAD staff and lecturers warmly welcomed them.

The Mindanao Students are filling out the Admission Form

Three Mindanao Students of Education Management Graduate Program of UAD Attend the Annual Gathering of Internationl Students of Unggulan Scholarship Program

October 8, 2013/in Event, News /by admin

Annual Gathering of International Students of Unggulan Scholarship

Sunday to Monday, October 6-7, 2013, three Mindanao students studying at Education Management Graduate Program of UAD attended the annual gathering of of international students of Unggulan Scholarship Program at Gumilang Regency Hotel, Bandung. The event was held by International Affairs Bureau Ministry of Education and Culture and hosted by UNIKOM Bandung. The participants were about 60 international students coming from USA, China, Japan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Mindanao, and other countries who study at graduate programs in Indonesian Universities with Unggulan Scholarship from Indonesian government.

Three students of UAD attending the event were Saada Omar, Jehani May Ader Macasawang, and Nurcaisa Gohya Mudsol. They were very excited attending the event and actively participated in discussion and asking questions. Dessy Kamila Sari, S.S. their guide lecturer, said that the matters delivered by the speakers during the event are really beneficial for international students in Indonesia, such as Indonesian culture, Intercultural Relation, and sharing about their scholarship and study. At the end of the event, the students were really happy to visit some tourism objects in Bandung and get an angklung (traditional musical instrument) as a souvenir.

Visiting Tourism Objects in Bandung

Three Mindanao Students of UAD with Miss Dessy

International Students of UAD Attend A General Lecture on the Horizon of Indonesia

April 13, 2013/in Event, International Office Activities /by admin

Saturday, April 13, 2013, all international students of UAD came to Auditorium of Kampus 1 UAD to attend the general lecture held by Language Center of UAD. That general lecture was about the horizon of Indonesia with the topic “Mengenal Wajah Indonesia”. First of all, Letkol Sus Budiharto, S.H., M.H., the speaker of of this lecture, presented the history of Indonesia and the philosophy of Indonesia. Then, he presented the heritage and culture of Indonesia. Surprisingly, the enthusiasm of the students who attended that lecture was not only about Indonesian people, language, and culture, but they were quite interested in the system, the politic, and the economy of Indonesia. Some students asked their critical questions, such as how Indonesia got their independence, Why this country named Indonesia, Where the name of Indonesia came from? Why goods imported from China were sold cheaper than the price in China? and many other questions.

That guest lecture was opened by singing national anthem of Indonesia “Indonesia Raya” together led by darmasiswa students. And then the head of Language Center of UAD, Wajiran, M.A. delivered the opening speech. After that, the presentation and discussion were delivered during two hours. And before closing the general lecture agenda, darmasiswa students performed some Indonesian songs, “Laskar Pelangi” and “Gebyar-Gebyar”, beautifully led by Jannah as the conductor. The international students who came from some countries, such as China, Thailand, Philippine, Egypt, Spain, and Belgium were glad with that lecture because it could enlarge their horizon of Indonesia. (Eci)

Three Students of Madrasah Scholarship from Mindanao Take Master Program in UAD

February 1, 2013/in Event, International Office Activities, Uncategorized /by admin

Yesterday, Office of International Affairs of UAD welcomed three students of Madrasah Scholarship from Mindanao Philippines. They are Jehanie Mascasawang, Norcaisa G. Mudsol, and Saada Omar. They take Master Program of Education Management in UAD. They have been studying Bahasa Indonesia since three weeks before coming to Indonesia. Although it is only a short time learning of Bahasa Indonesia, they could speak and understand Bahasa well.

In the welcoming ceremony, those students did not only introduce themselves but also asked some questions to UAD about the research. Besides, there was also Syarifudin, an alumnus of darmasiswa UAD 2007 from Mindanao, sharing his study experiences in UAD. And, Prof. Sarbiran, M.Ed.,P.hD. as vice rector IV of UAD said to those students not to hesitate to ask if they have questions or difficulties, and he hoped that they could study hard and finish their study well.

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