SALATIGA – IAIN Salatiga has updated an abroad memorandum of understanding with Education and Culture Attaché (ATDIKBUD) Kuala Lumpur (Prof. Dr. Ir. Ari Purbayanto, M. Sc.) and Kuala Lumpur Indonesian School (Dr. Agustinus Suharto, M. Pd.). The signing ceremony was packed in a seminar entitled “Strengthening Educational Institutional in Multicultural Cooperation” in Building B Hall at Campus 3 of AIN Salatiga, Friday (20/04/2018).
Vice Rector for Student Affairs and Cooperation of IAIN Salatiga, Moh. Khusen M.Ag M.A in his speech said cooperation with overseas was made to provide wider service to the students. “Access that we open not only in the country but also abroad,” he said.
He explained that since 2011, IAIN Salatiga has International Class Program (KKI). The establishment of this program encourages the institution to expand international cooperation to provide field experience to students. “We hope this cooperation is widely useful for students. Since 2011 we have cooperated with some countries in ASEAN,” explained Mr. Khusen.
Meanwhile Rector of IAIN Salatiga, Dr. Rahmat Hariyadi said that through the establishment of KKI program, IAIN Salatiga graduates are expected to be able to introduce the face of Indonesian Islam to the world. This is in line with the vision of IAIN Salatiga to be a reference study of Indonesian Islam.
“Starting in 2013 we have sent PPL students (fieldwork practice) to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Bangkok (Thailand), Myanmar, Singapore,” he said.
Further described, IAIN Salatiga has three ways for students to go abroad namely KKI program, talent scouting program and independent initiative program. “For talent scouting program, we launched this year (2018). They (students, red), equipped with readiness to continue study abroad, ” he said.
On the other hand, on the occasion the Education and Cultural Attaché Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Kuala Lumpur Prof. Ari Purbayanto, Head of the US-Europe Bureau of Foreign Cooperation Bureau of the Ministry of Education and Culture of Indonesia, Dr. Yaya Surtarya, M. Pd., Head of Engineering Cooperation of South-South and Triangular of the State Secretariat of Indonesia, Mukhammad Fahrurozi, S. Sos., M.Si and Principal of Indonesia Kuala Lumpur, Dr. Agustinus Suharto, M.Pd shared about opportunities to study and teach abroad.(CKA/MFL)

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