UII Expands International Network Through 2023 APAIE in Thailand

Bangkok—Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) expanded its international network through its participation at the Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) that took place in Bangkok, Thailand, on 13-17 March 2023.

Delegates from 55 countries attended the event that covered workshops and international educational exhibitions.

UII Rector Prof. Fathul Wahid, Ph.D led UII’s 2023 APAIE delegates, which included Ir. Wiryono Raharjo, M.Arch., Ph.D (Vice Rector for Partnership & Entrepreneurship), Dr.rer.nat. Dian Sari Utami, S.Psi., M.A. (Director of Partnership/Office of International Affairs), Dr. Joni Aldilla Fajri, S.T., M.Eng. (Head of Foreign Partnership), and Nihlah Ilhami, S.Pd. (Head of International Mobility).

At this APAIE event, UII joined the E90 booth with 11 other members of the Nationwide Universities Network in Indonesia (NUNI). They were BINUS University, Universitas Negeri Sebelas Maret (UNS), Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU), Universitas Padjadjaran (UNPAD), Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Universitas Surabaya (UBAYA), Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana (UKSW), Universitas Kristen Petra, Universitas Kristen Maranatha, Universitas Katolik Soegijapranata, and Universitas Andalas.

The participants utilized the event to attract new partners and strengthen collaboration with existing partners by exploring collaborative opportunities such as dual degree program pilots, credit transfer programs, short programs, lecturer exchanges and research collaborations.

During this event, UII fostered collaborations with new partners. They include the University of Pécs (Hungary), Sias University (China), Universiti Malaysia Perlis (Malaysia), Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), Panpacific University (Philippines), Jeonbuk National University (South Korea), Marmara Üniversitesi (Turkey), Kwansei Gakuin University (Japan), Kochi University of Technology (Japan), Université Paris Cité (France), University of California, Berkeley (US), University of Wyoming (America), Eurasian National University (Kazakhstan), and Absolute Internship.

UII also discussed with existing partners to strengthen and diversify the implementation of their collaboration. These partners were Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (Malaysia), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (Malaysia), Rangsit University (Thailand), FPT University (Vietnam), Temasek Polytechnic (Singapore), Prince of Songkla University (Thailand), Mahidol University (Thailand), and National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan).

According to the UII rector, one of inspirations for these collaborations is the African proverb that says, “If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together.” He said that the 2023 APAIE was one way to form a collaborative network that would take UII to a further leap in achieving international recognition. (VIP Magazine Vol 10)