REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Jakarta Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN) has explored cooperation with two German universities in an effort to increase the quality of its students in the face of global competition.
"Sending UIN students to a number of universities in Germany is one of the ways to improve their quality and enable them to compete in the globalized world," UIN Jakarta Rector, Prof. Dr Dede Rosyada, said here on Saturday.
Prof. Dede made the remarks as he told reporters about his recent visit to Germany to explore cooperation with the Techniche Universit?t Bergakademie Frieberg (TUBF) and Osibayerische Technische Hochschule (OTH) universities.
During his visit to the TUBF university, the UIN Jakarta Rector was accompanied by Rachmat Baihaky, the head of the International Cooperation Services of the UIN. They were welcomed by TUBF Rector Prof Dr Broder J Merkel.
Prof Merkel explained that the TUBF is the oldest mining campus in Germany. It has a metallurgic laboratory and produces metallurgic products for the market.
"Every two students at the TUBF University are tutored by one laboratory worker," said Merkel.
On the occasion, Prof Dede also explained that UIN Jakarta has an Economic and Business Faculty (FEB) and a Science and Technology Faculty (FST).
"As a first step, we hope that our students would be able to attend the Sandwich Program at the university in 2018," he said.
Apart from the Sandwich Program, the UIN Jakarta Rector also offered a Double Degree and Staff Exchange programs.
In appreciation of the UIN Rector's visit, Merkel promised to send a lecturer in the field of mining economics, Prof Dr Jan Bongaerds, as a guest lecturer at the UIN FEB in 2016.
In the meantime, while on a visit to the OTH University, Prof Dede was received by Vice President of OTH. Prof Dede also presented a plan to cooperate with OTH via the initial Sandwich Program.
"In early 2016, we will begin preparations for the Sandwich Program even as the process of sending students to Germany begins in 2018," he said.
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