Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY) conducted an MoA signing ceremony with the University of the Visayas on May 16. The agreement was signed by Prof. Dr. Ir. Gunawan Budiyanto, M.P., IPM., ASEAN Eng., as Rector of UMY, represented by Takdir Ali Mukti, S. Sos., M.Si and Dr. Conrado E Inigo, Jr., University President and CEO of University of the Visayas.
The signing was also witnessed by Dr. Ramie L Bulaybulay, JR, Dean College of Arts and Science, Prof. Dr. Achmad Nurmandi, M.Sc as Vice Chancellor for Internationalization, Idham Badruzaman, Ph.D., as head of the International Relations Office, Dr. Takdir Ali Mukti, also witnessed the signing. S.Sos., M.Si as Dean of the Faculty of social sciences and Politics, Dr. Tunjung Sulaksono as Head of the government science program, Sakir Ridho Wijaya, S.IP., M.IP as director of IGOV, along with staff from both parties.
The agreement is therefore made as a gesture of goodwill between the two facilities and mutual benefits through the cooperative effort. This agreement aims to promote international understanding, scholarly collaboration, cultural interaction, and friendship by supporting educational, professional, and cultural activities among faculty and students of the two institutions.
Achmad Nurmandi said, “With the signing of a memorandum of agreement, next we hope to create a program to enhance the academic atmosphere and to increase the number of students’ mobility.” Furthermore, this MOA will begin an agreement between the two parties in the future.