On Monday (6/5), Taiwan Education Center (TEC) Indonesia – Yogyakarta held an online meeting with the representatives of Universitas Kristen Immanuel (UKRIM) to discuss the prospect of pursuing a higher education in Taiwan for the students and faculty members of UKRIM and the possibility of having a cooperation with Taiwan university. This meeting was attended by the Rector of UKRIM, Dr. Eka Setyaadi, M.Pd.K., the Dean of Science and Computer Faculty, Sunneng Sandino Berutu, M.Kom., Ph.D., and the staff of the Office of Cooperation, Mr. Binuko. E. Nugroho. 

Welcoming UKRIM as well as opening the meeting, Bima Aoron as the manager of TEC Yogyakarta, introduced TEC Indonesia and the programs that it brings to the public,  especially students, teachers, and lecturers in Indonesia. Since UKRIM has never had any cooperation with Taiwan universities, TEC tried to bridge the connection between both and shared general and detailed information regarding the steps that must be taken to be able to have a collaborative program with the university in Taiwan.

Since the Dean of Science and Computer Faculty, Sunneng Sandino Berutu, M.Kom., Ph.D., was an alumni of Asia University (Taiwan), he also shared his experience and excitement of this possibility of connecting the Taiwan university with the campus in which he is teaching at. He said that Taiwan has a very good education quality and there are a lot of benefits if we come to Taiwan to study because we are not only able to pursue a higher degree, but we can also learn to speak Mandarin and broaden our connection with the international community since Taiwan has many international students. 

Furthermore, Dr. Eka said that he wanted to discuss more regarding the possible collaboration between UKRIM and Taiwan university. He expected that after this meeting, TEC could also come to UKRIM and meet directly with the faculty members.