Strengthening International Cooperation, UIN Raden Fatah and Applied Science University Continue MoU

State Islamic University (UIN) Raden Fatah Palembang has again strengthened international cooperation with Applied Science University. The arrival of the UIN Raden Fatah Palembang delegation was warmly welcomed by the leadership of Applied Science University, Wednesday (6/12/23). The agenda for the visit of UIN Raden Fatah on this occasion is in the context of extending the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that has previously been successfully implemented, including by presenting Dr. Maha Sahadeh representing Applied University as a speaker at the 9th ISSHMIC international conference of UIN Raden Fatah Palembang in 2023.  The extension of the MoU between UIN Raden Fatah and Applied Science University was signed directly by the university leaders of both parties, namely the rector of UIN Raden Fatah Palembang and the president of Applied Science University.

Along with this MoU, a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) was also held between vice president 1 for academic affairs and president director of the Applied Science University research agency, Dr. Mohammad Al Najjar with all participants present.  In the discussion, the Vice President said that all forms of cooperation should first begin with a recognition process from the Jordanian Ministry of Higher Education, so that later the certificates / diplomas obtained can be recognized and used by Jordanian students in their country, of course, this is the main indicator of student exchange programs. Meanwhile, Prof. Nyayu Khodijah said that this collaboration was carried out in order to realize the mission of UIN Raden Fatah to achieve Asian excellence and continue the development plan towards an international superior university.

“One of the strategic steps towards an international superior university is by presenting foreign students at the UIN Raden Fatah Palembang campus. This is a joint concentration, therefore as soon as possible UIN Raden Fatah will take care of the administration needed to the Jordanian Ministry of Higher Education, “said Prof. Nyayu. On the same occasion, President Director of the Research Agency of Applied Science University Dr. Mohammad Al Najjar said that the current concentration of their campus is to increase the rating of journals to be indexed by Scopus, of course, what is needed is in addition to citations as well as reviewers from various countries. The president director of the Applied Science University research agency also offered UIN rector Raden Fatah as one of the reviewers in campus journals whose coverage is humanities. In the MoU and discussions that have been carried out this time, several results of mutual agreements will be implemented in the future.