Muhammadiyah University to cooperate with Chinese counterparts

Antara News, Monday, November 22, 2010 21:38 WIB

Ternate, N.Maluku (ANTARA News) - The visit of academicians from North Maluku`s Muhammadiyah university (UMMU) to China on November 7 - 19, 2010 has yielded encouraging results, UMMU Rector Kasman Hi Ahmad said here Monday.

On the memorandum of understanding between UMMU and Huazhong Normal University Wuhan which was signed by Prof.Dr.Ma Min as the president of Huazhong Normal University on November 12, 2010, he said it was an agreement to cooperate in certain respects.

It was agreed to exchange lecturers and students, training and lectures, collaborative research and joint academic meetings, information exchange, publication of research results in scientific journals and other academic interests, he said.

According to Kasman, the cooperation accord with Huazhong Normal University was also followed by the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Hubei University`s Department of Medicine to cooperate in the health field, research, development and training for lecturers and students.

The protocol agreement of the cooperation with Huazhong Normal University will be followed up by Muhammadiyah`s development and research department to conduct dual degree program between China universities and Muhammadiyah`s high learning institutions.

The program will begin with a Mandarin language training for the UMMU students who will continue their studies in China, Kasman added.

Meanwhile, the training of teachers to build their capacity would be facilitated by Muhammadiyah`s development and research department and Chinese universities.

The program will be followed up by UMMU under the coordination of the National Education Ministry and North Maluku`s institute of education quality development (LPMP).

Kasman hoped the students of North Maluku who want to continue their studies in China would take advantage of the cooperation between UMMU and the China universities.