The Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada, received a delegation visit from the Department of Geography, College of Liberal Arts, National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU), Taiwan, on Wednesday (Jun. 11).
During this visit, 25 students and three accompanying lecturers from the UGM Faculty of Geography also participated in the Overseas Teaching Project in the Yogyakarta and Semarang Areas series of activities.
Dr. Erlis Saputra, Vice Dean for Education, Teaching, and Student Affairs at the Faculty of Geography UGM, welcomed the visit.
He affirmed that the NTNU delegation’s visit is an important first step in building a long-term partnership between the two parties.
“We hope this visit can enhance cooperation in various fields. So far, we have established collaborations with a number of international institutions, and we very much hope that cooperation with NTNU is not limited to this,” Dr. Saputra said.
He added, “But that this visit becomes the beginning for broader cooperation in the future.”
In line with this agenda, the UGM Faculty of Geography, represented by one of its lecturers, Hafidz Wibisono, gave a presentation introducing the Yogyakarta and Central Java regions.
He also discussed the sustainability challenges present in the area. This visit, he said, also aims to discuss additional cooperation opportunities in various forms of joint activities.
These include collaborative research, academic programs, community service, technology transfer, and knowledge dissemination.
Meanwhile, NTNU Associate Professor Mucahid Mustafa Bayrak also conveyed that his visit to Indonesia, particularly to Yogyakarta, has provided a very valuable opportunity for students.
It allows them to learn geography directly in real life. Furthermore, the faculty tour activity at the UGM Faculty of Geography at the end of this event also served as a means.
This means introduced the academic and research environment at the UGM Faculty of Geography directly.
“Through this agenda, we are interested in studying the concept of sustainability in areas with different physical and social conditions like Indonesia,” Professor Bayrak said.
Author: Lintang Andwyna
Editor: Gusti Grehenson
Post-editor: Afifudin Baliya
Photo: Faculty of Geography Public Relations