BY: ERMIZI MUHAMAD
PEKANBARU, AUG 19: A student exchange programme involving students from Universitas Lancang Kuning (ULK) and University of Selangor (Unisel) will be held in an effort to widen the network between the two higher education institutions.
ULKS Rector Dr Hasnati SHMH said the need and commitment manifested through the involvement of the university as an ‘education colleague’ is based on developing regional Malay and cultural experts with Unisel.
“The university has often formed educational collaborations with institutions from Malaysia, so it is not something new to us to continue a programme of this callibre.
“We hope to have various activities, particularly focusing on the education sector, societal involvement, and the student exchange process that can close educational gaps,” she said in an exclusive interview with SelangorKini at her office in Riau, Indonesia, on August 18.
Dr Hasnati said this kind of programme will be able to generate ideas for the expansion of education access in both countries, in order to pursue the status of best education institutions.
At the same time, Dr Hasnati said that they are open to regional cooperation with education institutions in Malaysia, including organising the Malay Archipelago Postgraduate Seminar (MAPS) with Unisel this August 20 and 21.
It is the third time that a collaboration on education, based on cultural aspects involving Unisel and ULK is being held.
Prrior to this, ULK collaborated with a few local universities, including Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia and Universiti Teknologi Mara.
Selangor-Indonesia pursue best education institution status
