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Office of International Affairs Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (OIA UAD) Holds Orientation for New International Students

October 7, 2024/0 Comments/in Event, News /by admin

Yogyakarta, September 24, 2024 — The Office of Collaboration and International Affairs at Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (KKUI UAD) held an orientation event for 89 new international students in the Auditorium Room of UAD Campus 2. This Tuesday’s event marked an important milestone for students about to embark on their academic journey at UAD.

The Head of KKUI UAD, Ulaya Ahdiani, S.S., M.Hum., officially opened the event, accompanied by the Head of International Cooperation, Afit Istiandaru, S.Pd., M.Pd.

The orientation was divided into three engaging sessions. The first session was led by Fahmi Prasetyo Nugroho, S.Tr.Im, from Yogyakarta Immigration, discussing residence permit regulations in Indonesia. The second session was guided by Asrikah Puji Lestari, M.Pd., from UAD’s Academic and Admissions Office, explaining academic procedures from enrollment to graduation. The final session was delivered by Afit Istiandaru, S.Pd., M.Pd., who introduced UAD’s lecture activities as well as the ethics and rules to be followed on campus.

With the information gathered from this event, it is hoped that international students can begin their studies with confidence and be inspired to make positive contributions to UAD’s academic environment.

UAD Welcomed Representatives from GXMU

August 14, 2024/0 Comments/in Event, International Office Activities, News /by admin

Yogyakarta (10-12nd August 2024), Prof. Dr. Muchlas, M.T. (Rector), Dr. Gatot Sugiharto, S.H., M.H. (Vice-Rector for Student Affairs and Alumni), Ulaya Ahdiani (Head of Partnership and International Affairs), deans and vice deans of the Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, and Faculty of Pharmacy UAD welcomed Prof. Zeng Zhiyu (President), Prof. Li Lang (CPC Committee, The First Affiliated Hospital), Prof. Tao Renchuan (Vice Dean of Hospital Stomatology), Prof. He Yuan (Vice Dean of Foreign Languages School), Prof. Sun Xuyong (Vice Dean of The Second Affiliated Hospital), and Prof. Peng Tao (Director of the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated, Hospital) from Guangxi Medical University (GXMU).

During this visit, UAD and GXMU discussed the potential cooperation between the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Public Health, and the Faculty of Pharmacy of UAD and GXMU such as joint research, joint seminars, joint publications, and joint degree.

Accompanied by Prof. Dr. Muchlas, M.T., deans, and vice deans of three faculties, the delegation also visited the Muhammadiyah Museum. They eagerly asked about Muhammadiyah’s development process.

GXMU delegations visited the Ahmad Dahla Disaster Management Center (ADDMC) to start the collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine. During this visit, they discussed possible cooperation on disaster management with the vice deans of the Faculty of Medicine.

UAD hosted the Final Project Meeting of the Erasmus+ iHiLead

July 27, 2024/0 Comments/in Event, Feature, News /by admin

On 3 to 4 July 2024, UAD hosted the Final Project Meeting of the Eramus+ Indonesian Higher Education Leadership (iHiLead) Grant. This meeting was aimed at mentoring and evaluating the final report compiling.
Prof. H. Ahmad Muttaqin, S.Ag., M.Ag., M.A., Ph.D. (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan Advisory Board) officially opened this meeting. In his speech, he delivered UAD’s support for the Erasmus+ program, especially iHiLead. Furthermore, In this chance, Ida Puspita, M.A.Res. (Coordinator of iHiLead Project in UAD) delivered a brief report on the iHiLead Project at UAD.
Prof. David Dawson (University of Gloucestershire, UK), Prof. Jan Mayor, Prof. Valerij Dermol, Ph.D. and Prof. Alenka Dermol (Mednarodna Fakulteta Za Družbene in Poslovne Študije, Slovenia), and Prof. Rodrigo Martin Rojas (University of Granada) are representatives from European partners attended this meeting. Moreover, representatives from Indonesian universities of President University, Universitas Padjadjaran, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Universitas Islam Indonesia, Universitas Brawijaya, and STIE Malangkuçeçwara attended this meeting.

UAD Officially Held an On-boarding Ceremony for International Credit Transfer Program 2022

September 14, 2022/0 Comments/in Feature, International Office Activities, News, Scholarship /by admin

Yogyakarta, 10 September 2022, UAD officially conducted a Pre-departure and Onboarding ceremony for six awardees of the International Credit Transfer (ICT) program under the Ministry of Education. Culture, Research, and Technology. This year, for the first time ICT, will hold offline classes at Malaysian universities for one semester after the pandemic.

Two students of English Literature (Desti Nurwahidah dan Nabila Azzahra) and two students of English Education Department (Umair dan Enggar Bagas Dewantara) are scheduled to study at Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) and two students of Arabic Language and Literature (Hammam AliAlthaf Shah, dan Zumrotul Imanda Wachid Hakim) are scheduled to study at Universiti Malaya.

The ceremony was officially opened by Rusydi Umar, S.T., M.T., Ph.D. (Vice Rector of Academic Affairs) and attended by Dwi Santoso, Ph.D. (Head of Ahmad Dahlan Global Engagement), Ida Puspita, M.A.Res. (Head of International Affairs), related dean, head of program studies and the awardees. The pre-departure ceremony consisted of academics, Al Islam and Kemuhammadiyah, and Psychology training.

Rusydi Umar, S.T., M.T., Ph.D. stated that “We are hoping that through this program, our students can have a first-hand experience of cross-cultural understanding. Furthermore, they can experience different teaching methods and atmospheres.”

UAD Hold an Launching and Preparation of IISMA 2022 Program

January 25, 2022/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by admin

Yogyakarta, 15 January UAD conducted a launching and preparation of the IISMA 2022 program. Dwi Santoso, Ph.D., officially opened this event. After that, Rusydi Umar, ST., M.T., Ph.D. (Vice-Rector of Academic Affairs) delivered remarks. In his speech, Rusydi Umar, ST., M.T., Ph.D. delivered that UAD always supports the IISMA program, not only during the program but also during the preparation process. UAD supports the students during the preparation by giving language preparation classes and internship academic writing support. Besides that, UAD plans to provide more support if the students are accepted into this program.
Following the remarks, Dr.Eng. Ir. R. Rachmat A. Sriwijaya,S.T., M.T., D.Eng., IPM., ASEAN Eng. (Head of IISMA Program) presented IISMA 2022 Program. This event was moderated by Ida Puspita, M.A.Res. (Head of Office of International Affairs). Bagas Al Fajri (Student of English Literature), Anggito Setiawan Ardiansyah (Student of Informatic Engineering), and Muhammad Arifin (Student of English Education Program), three of four IISMA 2021 awardees also shared their experiences participating in this program.
After that, all of the participants eagerly asked related questions. This meeting was attended by all of the deans and heads of study programs.

International Office Affairs Association of Muhammadiyah and Aisyiyah Higher Education Hold A Yearly Meeting

December 22, 2021/1 Comment/in Event, News /by admin

Surabaya (20/12/21) International Office Affairs Association of Muhammadiyah and Aisyiyah Higher Education hold a yearly meeting.
This meeting was officially opened by Dr. dr. Sukadiono, M.M. (Rector of Muhammadiyah University of Surabaya), and Prof. Dr. H. Edy Suandi Hamid, M.Ec.
Firman Hidayat, S.S., M.Si. (Representative of Ministry of Education and Culture of Republic of Indonesia) presented strengthening international cooperation and reporting ongoing cooperation. Dr. Muslich Hartadi Hartanto from Universiti Technology PETRONAS Malaysia presented the Implementation International Cooperation. It was followed by presentation on Indonesian International Students Mobility Awards (IISMA) delivered by Yordan Gunawan, SH., MBA., MH. (Head of International Relations Office (IRO) UMY.

On first day’s evening of international Office Affairs Association of Muhammadiyah and Aisyiyah Higher Education yearly meeting, the forum decided Yordan Gunawan, SH., MBA., MH. is going to lead the national forum until 2023. He also was chosen as the leader of international Office Affairs Association of Muhammadiyah and Aisyiyah Higher Education 2019/2021.

Opening the second day ,Putri Nailatul Himma, and AA Sodikin presented and discussed Study Permit for International Student.

It was followed by presentation on International Credit Transfer (ICT) program delivered by Ida Puspita, M.A.Res. (Head of International Office Affairs of UAD).
Prof. Lincolin Arsyad, Ph.D. officially closed this program. Following the closing ceremony, Ida Puspita, M.A.Res. delivered information on International Webinar Scheduled by DAAD.

UAD Conducted Closing Ceremony & International Student Summit

August 23, 2021/0 Comments/in Darmasiswa, Event, Feature, International Office Activities, News, Scholarship /by admin

Yogyakarta (23 August 2021) International Affair Division of UAD conducted a closing ceremony for international students. This event is a yearly event strengthening friendship between local and international students of UAD. It also aims to exchange Indonesian and International culture through the students. It covers different themes every year. This year, although the pandemics have not been over yet. UAD conducted this yearly event. The Closing Ceremony & International Student Summit was chosen as the theme. This event socializes that during the pandemic UAD still conducts international programs. It keeps good cooperation among international students and alumni, and international students and local students.

The Closing Ceremony & International Students Summit was held through zoom meeting and the Universitas Ahmad Dahlan Youtube Channel on Saturday on August 21, 2021, at 10.00-12.00 WIB in collaboration with TV MU. This event is free in charge for the public.

Currently, UAD has 133 active international students spread across several faculties: Faculty of Education and Islamic Studies, Economics and Business, Law, Psychology, Public Health, Teacher Training and Education, Letters, Culture and Communication, Industrial Technology, and Masters in Chemical Engineering. The programs taken include Joint Degree (2+2), Credit Transfer System 3+1, regular scholarships from PP Muhammadiyah and UAD collaboration, and regular programs with independent fees. The students’ countries of origin are also quite varied, including South Korea, China, Thailand, Timor Leste, Malaysia, Singapore, India, and Libya.

On this occasion, the event was opened by Rusydi Umar, ST., M.T., Ph.D. (Vice-Rector of Academic Affairs), then it was followed by remarks from Dwi Santoso, Ph.D. (Head of
Ahmad Dahlan Global Engagement), and Ida Puspita, S.S, M.A.Res. (Head of International Affair Division).
In addition, performers from international students and alumni including Luo Haiyan (an alumnus of the Joint Degree 2+2 program from China), Obaidullah (an alumnus of the Darmasiswa Program from Bangladesh), and Nor Najihah Saad (an alumnus of the PP Muhammadiyah and UAD scholarship program from Thailand) delivered their experiences studying at UAD, Ahmed Shubair (an alumnus of the Darmasiswa Program from Palestine) read poetry, Ali Al Maktari (an alumnus from Yemen, Chemical Engineering through a Ministry of Education and Culture Scholarship) performed stand-up comedy, and Phang Zexin (an alumni program 3+1 from China) sang a Javanese song.

There are 37 students who graduated this year. 15 students from Guangxi University for Nationalities (GXUN) China with the Joint Degree program (2+2) graduated from Management Study. 16 students from GXUN and Guangxi University of Foreign Languages (GUFL) under the Joint Degree program (2+2) graduated from the Indonesian Literature Study Program. 5 Thai students under the regular Muhammadiyah Scholarship Program graduated from The English Education (PBI). 1 Thai student under the regular Muhammadiyah Scholarship Program graduated from The Indonesian Language and Literature Education (PBSI).

Ida Puspita, S.S., M.A., Res. said, “Alhamdulillah, during this pandemic, I am very grateful that the internationalization of UAD is still ongoing in its various programs, one of which is the presence of foreign students at UAD, although it is not easy to get foreign students during the pandemic. Next semester UAD has also received registrations for foreign students from the above routine programs from international partners in South Korea and China as well as regular full-time ones. In addition, UAD is also one of the Muhammadiyah and Aisyiyah universities which are given the opportunity to accept foreign students from Palestine with the PP Muhammadiyah scholarship scheme. Study programs are also encouraged to have Summer or Short Course programs to get foreign students as one aspect of the study program accreditation assessment. Currently, the short program for foreign students that have been running is from Physics Education and Mathematics Education with partners from the Philippines and Malaysia”.

UAD and CAPSU Conducted a meeting on possible Faculty and Students Mobility Program

August 10, 2021/0 Comments/in Event, International Office Activities, News /by admin

This meeting was officially opened Rusydi Umar, ST., M.T., Ph.D. (The Vice-Rector of Academic Affairs of Universitas Ahmad Dahlan), and Dr. Susan O Dangan (The Vice-president of Academic Affairs of Capiz State University). After that, it was followed by a discussion session between the Faculty of English Literature and English Education of AUD and CAPSU. It was attended by Dr. Ani Sasanti (The Head of English Education), Drs.Maftukhin, M.Hum (Head of English Literature), Dwi Santoso, Ph.D. (the Head of Ahmad Dahlan Global Engagement), Ida Puspita, M.A.Res. (the Head of Office of International Affairs), and some faculty members from UAD. It was also attended by Prof. Marien A Laureto, Dr. Mary Ann Martelino (Vice President External Affairs & linkages), Judel Protacio, Devanie Firananda from Capiz State University.

There are two major points that were discussed, those are the Faculty Mobility Program and the Students Mobility Program. As the realization of this meeting, Dr. Surono and Dr. Azwar abbas are scheduled to teach Principle and Theories of Language Acquisition and Learning at Roxas Campus of CAPSU. Bambang Widi Pratolo, Ph.D., and Dr. Ani Susanti are scheduled to teach Teaching and Assessment Macro Skills at Pondepedra Campus of CAPSU.

Besides that, Louis Placido Lachica, Ph.D., and Cristine Quenga, Ph.D. are going to teach Theories of Learning at English Education of UAD. Hazel Joaquin. Ph.D., and Joey Balatayo, Ed.D. are going to teach Theories and Principle in English Teaching at English Education of UAD. Nedy Coldovero, Ph.D., and Leo Andrew Biclar, Ph.D. are going to teach Literary Criticism at the English Literature of UAD. Rossandrew Villaruel, Ph.D., and Gerard Lee Antinze, Ph.D. are going to Sociolinguistics.

Due to some issues, the Students Mobility Program still needs deeper discussion in each home university. The follow-up meeting is scheduled for this month.

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