Makassar (ANTARA) - The Rector of Hasanuddin University (UNHAS), Prof. Jamaluddin Jompa, M.Sc., or Prof. JJ, welcomed the President of Management and Sciences University (MSU), Prof. Tan Sri Dato’ Wira Dr. Mohd Shukri Ab. Yajid, along with the entourage on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, at the 8th floor of the Rectorate Building.
Prior to this visit, the President of MSU met the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine (FK), Prof. Dr. Haerani Rasyid, M.Kes., Sp.PD-KGH., Sp.GK, FINASIM to establish academic collaborations. Another official attending this reception was the Vice Rector for Partnership, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Business, Prof. Adi Maulana, M.Phil.
Prof. Tan said: "My visit this time was a return visit by the Rector of UNHAS previously to Malaysia. Apart from that, my visit was also the signing of a collaboration with the Assosiasi Institusi Pendidikan Kedokteran Indonesia (AIPKI) or Indonesian Medical Education Institutions Region VI in order to build educational and mobility collaborations."
Meanwhile, Prof. Haerani said, "FK felt proud of hosting the visit from MSU to develop future collaborations in a variety of different areas, such as education, research, and others. Furthermore, apart from FK UNHAS, we also have AIPKI, consisting of 14 faculties from various universities in Eastern Indonesia, especially in Sulawesi, Papua, and Maluku.
Meanwhile, Vice Rector IV, Prof. Adi Maulana, said: "UNHAS is in accordance with its motto; the first is collaboration, and we welcome this collaboration with MSU. The second is that internationalization will intensify with this collaboration, so that in the future, it is hoped that the relationship between UNHAS and MSU in particular will strengthen the relationship between Indonesia and Malaysia, so that these two allied nations can advance together on the global stage."
The reception ended with a token presentation and photo session. The MSU entourage then flew back to Malaysia.
