Semarang, io.undip.ac.id – Collaboration between Indonesian higher education and partners, whether its campuses or the industrial world, that are foreign, is growing and increasing towards progress. Universitas Diponegoro as one of the universities that active in the global higher education field always increases its capacity by collaborating with various foreign agencies, one of which is the French embassy in Jakarta. The French Embassy, represented by the Science and Technology Cooperation Attache H.E Thierry Goubier had the opportunity to visit Undip to strengthen the longstanding cooperation between the two parties. The visitation was held in Thursday, November 27, 2021 starting from 10.00 WIB. The event was opened with remarks from the Vice Chancellor IV of Universitas Diponegoro, Prof. Ir. Ambariyanto, M.Sc., Ph.D. “The cooperative relationship between Universitas Diponegoro or Undip and the French embassy has actually been established for a long time and continues to be maintained until now. One of the form of cooperation that is still and will continue to be improved is the Indonesia-France Double Degree (DDIP),” said Prof. Ambariyanto. Meanwhile, the representative of the French embassy, H.E. Thierry Goubier, said that the main purpose of introducing the programs owned by the French government was for scholarships. In addition, the renewal of the partnership cooperation document between Undip and the French embassy was also a concern of the visit.
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The other agenda of the meeting was also to listen a report from some of the Dean or Head of Departments who are in partnership cooperation with France. The Department of Urban and Regional Planning is one of the most intense in terms of academic collaboration with various institutions, both government and universities in France. The event was then closed with a group photo and gift giving between the two parties.
contributor: Danies (Intern; Faculty of Law)
