FPIK, SEMARANG – On Monday, November 18th, 2019, a joint LoA (Letter of Agreement) was signed between the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science (FPIK), Diponegoro University and the School, Graduate School and Faculty of Fisheries Science, Hokkaido University, Japan. The signing of the LoA was carried out in conjunction with the EURASTiP and ASEAN FEN 2019 activities in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At the same time, there was also a signing of a collaboration between Brawijaya University and Kasetsart University, Thailand.
The signing which includes the Plan of Action on Student Exchange and Academic Exchange Agreement was carried out by the Dean of FPIK Prof. Ir. Tri Winarni Agustini, M.Sc, Ph.D and Dean of the Faculty of Fisheries Science at Hokkaido University, conducted by Prof. Nobuo Kimura, Ph.D.
The Plan of Action on Student Exchange states that the two Universities agree to implement a student exchange program. The Academic Exchange Agreement between the two institutions has agreed to form this academic exchange agreement to encourage international cooperation in education, research, community service and cultural exchange. Both institutions seek to develop mutually beneficial programs for students, faculty, departments and research institutions under the terms of this agreement. The potential programs and activities between the two institutions are but not limited to the following which includes curriculum development, joint academic and programs in full compliance with the accreditation and professional requirements of both institutions; joint research and publication; transfer of credit-bearing academic courses based on transparency of course materials and faculty qualifications; exchange of graduate and undergraduate students for study, research and internships; faculty exchanges for research, lectures, and laboratory experiments; exchange of educational materials, research projects, publications and library materials; joint conferences, seminars and workshops and joint supervision of the two institutions.
Dean of FPIK UNDIP Prof. Tri on that occasion said his gratitude for the trust given by Hokkaido University, Japan to UNDIP to be able to collaborate in the Tri Dharma of Higher Education, namely the fields of education, research, community service and other fields agreed by both parties in accordance with their respective functions and authorities. Hopefully this collaboration can run well and provide benefits to both parties. (Ratnaningtyas).
