Connecting The Dots From West Australia To East Java

(27/06) Universitas Negeri Surabaya welcomed more than one hundred participants to join the welcoming ceremony of West Australia and East Java Universities Consortium (WAEJUC). Those Participants comprise nine students from West Australia Universities, ten student representatives from East Java, and University lecturers from ten public universities in East Java. The member of WAEJUC should walk hand in hand with the government to realize the project of this consortium. Therefore, that occasion also invited Mr. Antony Clark from Australian Embassy and Mr. Haryo Bimo Bramantyo, a representative from the East Java province government. 

This year, Universitas Negeri Malang was appointed to be the host and head of the WAEJUC committees. However, as the WAEJUC is a collaboration works from ten public universities in East Java, Universitas Negeri Surabaya was honored to be the institution to hold the welcoming ceremony. From Universitas Negeri Surabaya, the nine international students from Western Australia and ten students representative from East Java would start their journey of East Java Exploration. 

This welcoming ceremony was beyond a ceremonial agenda. Universitas Negeri Surabaya presented and highlighted its excellent cultural programs such as BIPA (Bahasa Indonesia untuk Penutur Asing), Jaranan Sente traditional dance, and East Java Karawitan. It was a great opportunity for Western Australia Students and East Java students, who rarely get a chance to learn this kind of thing. Other than that, Universitas Negeri Surabaya on that welcoming ceremony also facilitates both governments to have a seat and discuss future collaborations.

In the focus group discussion session, Mrs. Azizah, the vice-rector of development, planning, partnership, and Technology, said, "Universitas Negeri Surabaya will be very welcome to be the host for the upcoming meeting between East Java government and public universities in East Java to talk about further collaboration of WAEJUC.