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| Chris Barnes (center), when visiting #AussieBanget Corner UMM. (Photo: Rizki / PR) |
Australian Consulate-General in Surabaya, Chris Barnes visited #AussieBanget Corner (ABC) University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM), Saturday (1/2). His visit was in order to monitor the development of various ABC programs and discussed the prospects for Australia-Indonesia cooperation, particularly in the fields of education, culture and trade.
So far, a lot of cooperation had been carried out with the Indonesian government and also various higher education institutions in major cities in Indonesia. Yet, continued Chris, Malang and East Java, in general, was an important destination to strengthen relations between the two countries was becoming Australia's priority.
"I hope this Corner will be revived by UMM lecturers who are also alumni from Australia. This corner is also one way to introduce Australia again after the fire disaster some time ago, "said Chris.
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Chris' presence also invited ABC members to watch the Australian film festival which was held by the Australian Consul General in Surabaya. In addition, it also provided opportunities for students and lecturers in the field of film to take courses at the Masters level. "I invited UMM to come in order to establish various more interesting collaborations in the future," he said.
Located on the 3rd floor of UMM Campus III Central Library, this brief meeting was also attended by Ahmad Amin Sulaiman, M.Ed coordinator of the UMM Australia Global Alumni, Hasnan Bachtiar, MIMWADV as the representative of Australia's Banget Corner, Dr. Listiari, as Secretary of the International Relations Office (IRO) and Lailatul Rif'ah as International Program Coordinator of IRO UMM.
Dr. Listiari, as Secretary of the International Relations Office (IRO), reported on the progress of the program that was running. These programs included the socialization of the Australia Awards Scholarship, film discussions, and holding an International Cross-Cultural Understanding class.
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"ABC is not only important to be an information centre for Australian scholarships for UMM students but it is also a bridge of cooperation in the field of developing the latest university products, which have high economic value, "said Hasnan Bachtiar, as the representative of ABC UMM.
After the meeting, in the future ABC UMM would make Australian Day for one day. The aim was to revive ABC which not only educates but also introduced Australian cuisine. "For example, later the Consulate General will bring sweets or anything unique from Australia," explained Lailatul Rif'ah as the Coordinator of the International Program Coordinator of IRO UMM.
"Closest, we from IRO will open the Australian Awards Scholarship (AAS) in March and open a small workshop to introduce Scholarship to alumni. It is also possible that this February student who graduated and is looking for a scholarship can be obtained through this AAS. Through this meeting with the Consulate General, of course, #Aussiebanget Corner can be even more alive, "said the woman who is often called Rifa. (win)
