ACADEMIC EXCHANGES WITH THE DELEGATION OF UNIVERSITAS AHMAD DAHLAN, INDONESIA

Within the days of 20^th and 21^st of May, 2019, the Faculty of Pharmacy was honored to welcome two experts from Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Indonesia, visiting to exchange experiences and to discuss plans for future cooperation, specifically in education and scientific research. This visit brought new opportunities of development for the Faculty of Pharmacy.

The Board of Directors of the Faculty of Pharmacy, includes Assoc. Prof. DUONG Xuan Chu and Assoc. Prof. PHAM Thanh Suol had a formal meeting with the Delegation of the Faculty of Pharmacy of UAD (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Indonesia) incuding Hari Susanti, PhD, Deputy Director, and Yudha Rizky Nuari, MSc, lecturer and international cooperation assistant. This is the first time UAD has visited the Faculty of Pharmacy, since the Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between two Universities in early 2019.

Within the scope of the visit, the experts had a lecture for students about the topics of “Nucleic acid-based drug delivery” and “Antihypercholesterol activity of standardized Costus speciousus water extract”. This is an opportunity for Pharmacy students to gain new knowledge about developing technologies in the world, as well as to improve their English skills. In spite of minor communication barriers, all students learned much useful experiences from these lectures.

In addition, the Delegation had paid a visit to see facilities of Faculty of Pharmacy, the Departments and Multi-Departments, the classrooms, lab rooms and research rooms. The Delegation praised highly of the Faculty for its large scale, with orderly and hygienic lab rooms organization. Especially, the Delegation noted the Faculty for possessing advanced machinery and equipment systems that had been greatly invested in and thoroughly maintained, become especially useful devices for education and scientific research.

Afterwards, the official meeting was held at the main office of the Faculty. Mr. Yudha Rizky Nuari, MSc., provided a detailed introductory report of UAD in general, and its Faculty of Pharmacy specifically. In the report, Mr. Yudha had expressed the position of the UAD and their wish to cooperate with the Faculty of Pharmacy in the future, in exchanging students and lecturers, granting scholarships, and most importantly, mutually cooperative teaching efforts. Mr. Yudha recognized the Faculties of Pharmacy of the UAD and Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy not only have similar curricula, but also share concerns about future orientation of scientific research. Mr. Yudha asserted that the UAD always have support programs for international students visiting or practicing in short-term, as well as studying long-term.

After the report, the representative of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Assoc. Prof. DUONG Xuan Chu expressed his gratitude to the experts. He was thankful of the sharing and sincere wish of cooperation. He wished to himself visit the UAD in the near future, and by then further the opportunities for exchanges between two faculties. Concluding the meeting, both parties agreed to maintain the good cooperative relation.

Some images from the visit of the Delegation:

The Delegation visiting facilities of the Faculty of Pharmacy

Representative of Faculty of Pharmacy presented souvenirs to the Delegation from UAD

The meeting with the Delegation at the main office of the
 Faculty of Pharmacy

The lectures of the experts were conducted with the participation of many students come from Faculty of Pharmacy

The lecture finished with smiles on all participants