On 15th December 2022, Ahmad Dahlan Global Engagement (ADGE) conducted a friendship day for international students. In this chance, all international students who have arrived in Indonesia shared activities at Kembang Arum. Thirty-two eagerly played traditional games. Outbound is one of the yearly events for international, and this year was conducted for the first time after 3 years pandemic.
10 Students of UAD and 2 Lecturers of UAD Participated in International Camp
UAD sent two teams consist of 10 students and two lecturers to participate in International Culture Camp at Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand. The students are from five different faculties, those are two students of Economics Faculty, two students of Pharmacy Faculty, three students of Faculty of Industrial Technology, one student of Faculty of Letters, Culture and Communication and 2 Faculty of Psychology. Two lecturers are from Faculty of Industrial Technology and Faculty of Letters, Culture and Communication.
There are two main event were conducted in this event, those are The 3rd International ASEAN Culture Camp (ISAAN) and The 2nd International Martial Art and Culture Camp (Muay Thai). Both of UAD team actively participated in this event.
One team participated in The 3rd International ASEAN Culture Camp (ISAAN). They did some activities such as visited Pimai Hictorical Park, Taman Gantung and the place of Boxing athlete routinely practice. Further, they learnt Wai Kru Dance (This dance is an opening dance of Muay Thai. It aims to respect to the team and teachers), then followed by practicing 30 basic methods of Muay Thai. In the last of the event all of the participants were given a chance to show their best performance on the stage. As the representative of UAD, the students performed Engang (a traditional dance) and tapak suci (one of Indonesian martial arts).
The second team participated in Martial Art and Culture Camp. They did some activities such as learnt traditional dance namely ”Pha Khao Ma”, sewn traditional cloth, and had hand-on experience living with the local residents in Baan Taanprasart. In this traditional vilage, they learnt how to make traditional food and hand-made souvenir. In the next days, they did volunteer activities such as cleaning worship places. Further, they played traditional games such as ular tangga, engrang, etc.
Ida Puspita, M.A.Res. (The Director of International Office of UAD) said, “ Participating in those events is one of the ways to realize MoU between UAD and SUT. In 2015, SUT and UAD did an exchange student program on art and culture in UAD. This visit is an reciprocal visit from UAD”.
The 6th International Day
Tuesday, 5th December 2016, located at Auditorium Campus 1 of UAD, Office of International Affairs (OIA) UAD successfully held annual event of The 6th International Day. As the number of international student rises continuously,they also come from more varied countries. This time, the event took theme “Celebrating Our Similarities, Embracing Our Differences”. UAD has more then 200 international students coming from China, Thailand, Malaysia, South of Korea, East Timor, Ukraine, Yemen, etc. In 2015, UAD widely known has the biggest number of Chinese students in Yogyakarta. Further, UAD also invited International students and International Office Staff from other universities in Yogyakarta. They are Turkish students, Yemeni, Nepalese, etc.
This event was created to embrace international and local students through traditional food and culture. In the first session, international students participated in Indonesian food cooking competition. Basic ingredients of this cooking competition was tempe and tahu. Tahu and tempe is well-known as Indonesian traditional food.
In the second session, while cooking competition was holding, visitors also could taste international flavors in food culinary festival. All international students decorated their booths and wore traditional clothes to attract visitors to come and visit their booths. They also tried to speak understandable Indonesian language to interest and open conversation with the visitors. In the third session, Chinese students danced and sang Chinese songs, Thailand students performed traditional dance and sang Indonesian songs. Moreover, an invited student from Nepal presented an outstanding presentation about his country.
In the last session, the winner of the cooking competition and the best booth, the best team work and the most favorite team were announced. All of the international students enthusiastically waited the announcement.
Ida Puspita, M.A.Res. (Director of International Office) said “This event is the first time for UAD to invite international students from other universities in Yogyakarta. I wish this event can lead cooperation among international students in Yogyakarta. Additionally, we can internationally introduce UAD”.
Saturday, March 7, 2015, UAD in collaboration with Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand held a Joint Cultural Performance, Intercultural Exchange Thailand-Indonesia. Held in auditorium campus III UAD, this event was opened by Vice Rector III UAD, Dr. Abdul Fadlil, M.T. The delegations of SUT were Dr. Sirinthorn Seepho (Assistant Rector for Student Affairs), Chief of Sports and Health Center, Chief of Division of Student Affairs, Head and two staff from Cultural Preservation
There were a lot of awesome performances in the event. There were Medley Indonesia Regional Songs by Thailand students of UAD, Parrot dances by Student Dance Community UAD, Saman dance by Chinese Students of UAD, Tor-tor dance by Darmasiswa students of UAD, dances from 4 Thailand regions and Northeastern live band by SUT students, and the last performance was Bendera song by Thailand students of UAD. UAD and SUT has signed MoU since February 2014 and this event was one of MoU realization between the two universities.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015, 16 delegations of Khon Kaen University, Thailand, visited campus I UAD. The delegations were Assoc. Prof. Dr. Surasakdi Wongratanacheewin (Dean of Graduate School), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Teekayu Plangkoon Jorns (Assistant to the President for International Relations), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Somsak Srisontisuk (Director of Master of Rural Development Management), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pisit Chareonsudjai (Director of Master Program in Intellectual Property and Innovation Management), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nantarat Komanasin (Committee of Master of Science Program in Biomedical Sciences), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suchila Techawongstien (Committee of Master Program in Intellectual Property and Innovation Management), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sungcom Techawongstien (Lecturer at Faculty of Agriculture), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wichai Eungpinichpong (Committee of Science Program in Exercise and Sport Sciences), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chulapom Sota (Committee of Science Program in Exercise and Sport Science), Mrs. Wilai Eungpinichpong (Lecturer), Assoc. Prof. Wongsa Laohasiriwong (Director of Doctoral Program in Public Health) , Assoc. Prof. Dr. Supatra Chadbunchachai (Committee of Doctoral Program in Public Health), Dr. Ubon Cha-on (Lecturer at Faculty of Medicine), Miss Orawan Wichachai (Foreign Relations Officer), Miss Nathiya Silachai (Foreign Relations Officer), and Mr. Nusorm Mankong (Educator at Graduate School).
Coming to welcome and have discussion with the KKU delegations were Vice Rector III UAD, Dr. Abdul Fadlil, M.T., Vice Rector IV UAD, Prof. Sarbiran, Ph.D., Deans of Faculty and staff of International Office. UAD and KKU have signed MoU since 2014 and the KKU delegations visited UAD to discuss the cooperation realization between the two universities.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015, Graduate Program UAD, consisting of English Education Postgraduate Program, Physics Education Postgraduate Program, Psychology Profession Postgraduate Program, Psychology Science Postgraduate Program, Education Management Postgraduate Program, and Pharmacy Postgraduate Program, held a General Lecture on “How to Build National Character on Thai Perspective” with Assoc. Prof. Wongsa Laohasiriwong from Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
Held at Campus II UAD, the general lecture was moderated by R. Muhammad Ali, M.Pd., Head of English Education Study Program. It was participated by graduate program lecturers and students of UAD. Also coming to the general lecture were Director of Graduate Program UAD, Prof. Dr. Achmad Mursyidi, M.Sc., Apt., Vice Director of Graduate Program UAD, Dr. Dwi Sulisworo and some Heads of Postgraduate study programs. In her lecture, Assoc. Prof. Wongsa Laohasiriwong explained how Thailand builds the nationalism of its citizens through its national symbols such as flag, historical symbols, movies, songs, clothes, house, and others.
Thursday, January 22, 2015, three directors of schools in Thailand, Songserm Wittaya Muslim School, Songserm Sasana School, and Suksasat School, visited campus I UAD. They were Krosunlee Benkoob, Kobeth Lemnoo, and Hareb Benkoob. Songserm Wittaya Muslim School and Suksasat School have signed MoU with UAD last year, while Songserm Sasana School visited UAD because it also wants to have cooperation with UAD.
Suksasat school, which currently has two alumni of UAD teaching there, this year, again, requests two alumni of UAD to teach English. Suksasat school and other schools also expect UAD could help them to have MoU with Muhammadiyah schools in Yogyakarta. They also want to hold a workshop for teachers and send their alumni to study at UAD. Suksasat school sends documents of three alumni who have just graduated to study at UAD. UAD will also give scholarship to one student from each school which has MoU with UAD.
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.
Office of International Affairs UAD held The 5th UAD International Day 2014 themed “Wonderful Indonesia”. The International Day is an annual event held by the OIA UAD since 2011 as a place for international students of UAD to interact with local students, lecturers and all UAD members.
Officially opened by Vice Rector IV UAD, Prof. Sarbiran, Ph.D., The 5th UAD International Day started on November 22 with the agenda of Story Telling Preliminary Round, then sport competition on November 23 and the peak of the agenda was the culinary festival held on December 6. The Culinary Festival itself consisted of some programs such as Bakmi Jawa Cooking Competition, Asing star competition, Story telling, and the announcement. These International Day programs were participated by all international students which are about 200 students.
Held at Green Hall campus I UAD, this year, the culinary festival was participated by 12 culinary booths from 9 countries consisting of 3 China Booths, 2 Thailand Booths, 1 Malaysia Booth, 1 Philippines Booth, 1 Vietnam Booth, 1 Timor Leste Booth, 1 India Booth, 1 Ukraine Booth, and 1 Indonesia Booth. Each booth provide 3 menus consisting of food and beverages from each country. At the stage, the international students showed their talents in telling a story, singing, dancing, martial arts, etc. All international student performers performed very well and got big applause from the judges and visitors.
Darmasiswa students UAD together with other international students actively participated in The 5th UAD International Day 2014 held at Green Hall Campus I UAD on December 6, 2014. They performed Tor-Tor dance, a traditional dance from North Sumatera, Indonesia. Beside that, two students from Ukraine also performed traditional dance from their country. Yeni, from Vietnam, also competed at the final round of story telling competition and finally became the runner up. Congratulation!
Also, the Darmasiswa cooking team became the Champion of Bakmi Jawa Cooking competition and their Tor-Tor dance performance was awarded as the most festive performance. Last, but not the least, the Vietnam culinary booth (Darmasiswa students from Vietnam) was also awarded as the most creative booth. About two weeks before the day, there were also some sport competitions that they also participated in. Moreover, they showed their capability in playing basketball. Bravo Darmasiswa UAD!
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