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The University of Pecs is one of the best universities in the world, ranked in the QS World University Ranking #701-750, located in Pecs City, Hungary. For active UPNVJ students who want to gain experience studying in Europe, especially Hungary, they can register for this program. Flyer attached.

For further information, please contact KUI UPNVJ via email international@upnvj.ac.id.

For UPNVJ academic community members aged 18-25 who wish to study in the United States briefly and for free, you can apply for the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Academic Fellowship Fall 2023. The YSEALI Academic Fellowship is a short-term, intensive academic program designed to provide a group of young leaders with a deeper understanding of the United States and a specific theme while enhancing their leadership skills. The fellowship will focus on one of three themes: Civic Engagement, Environmental Issues, and Social Entrepreneurship and Economic Development.

Requirements :

1. Aged between 18 and 25 at the time of application;
2. Citizens of one of the following countries: Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, or Vietnam;
3. Residents of one of the following countries: Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, or Vietnam;
4. Not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.A full-time undergraduate or graduate student, or graduated less than five years ago from a higher education institution;
5. Proficient in English, able to read, write, and speak English in a U.S. university classroom. (Note: TOEFL, IELTS, or other test scores are not required;
6. English proficiency will be assessed through the application form and an interview with YSEALI program staff);
7. Eligible to receive a J-1 visa (The J-1 visa is for individuals approved to participate in work-and-study-based exchange visitor programs to the United States sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. As an Indonesian recipient of the J-1 visa for the YSEALI Academic Fellowship program, you will be subject to a two-year Foreign Residency Requirement, meaning that for two years after you return from the fellowship program, you will not be eligible to apply for a visa to immigrate to the United States as a Lawful Permanent Resident or to apply for a work visa allowing you to accept employment in the United States without a waiver. However, the Foreign Residency Requirement does not affect your eligibility for student, tourist, or business visas in the U.S.).

Selection Criteria :

1. Strong leadership qualities and potential in their university, workplace, and/or community;
2. Interest, knowledge, or professional experience in one or more YSEALI themes (civic engagement, social entrepreneurship and economic development, environmental issues);
3. A commitment to or interest in community service, volunteerism, or mentoring;
4. A serious interest in learning about the United States and ASEAN as a region;
5. Willingness to actively participate in an intensive academic program, community service activities, and study tours;
6. A commitment to returning to their home country to apply leadership skills and training to benefit their community, country, or the Southeast Asia region; and
7. Little to no prior experience in the United States.

For further information and to register, please visit the following page https://id.usembassy.gov/education-culture/yseali/yseali-academic-fellows/ .

The signing of the MoU between UPNVJ and the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) on April 3, 2023, was a follow-up to the exploratory discussions attended by the UPNVJ International Office, Mr. Prof. Dr. Bernardo Meyer, Chief of the President’s Office at UFSC, and the Indonesian Embassy in Brasilia on September 16, 2022. In addition, to initiate the collaboration, the UPNVJ International Office organized a webinar on October 13, 2022, with the theme “Education System, Study Opportunities, and Collaboration with Universities in Brazil.”

The MoU signing event was attended in person by Dr. Drs. Anter Venus, MA., Comm., Rector of UPNVJ; Dr. Taufiq Fedrik Pasiak, M.Kes., M.Pd.I, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine; Sri Lestari Wahyuningroem, PhD., Head of the Research and Community Service Institute (LP2M); Dr. Bambang Susanto, MA., Head of the UPNVJ International Office; and staff.

Meanwhile, the event was attended virtually by representatives from UFSC, including Mr. Prof. Dr. Irineu Manoel de Souza, Rector of UFSC; Mr. Prof. Dr. Bernardo Meyer, Chief of the President’s Office at UFSC; Ms. Dr. Fernanda Geremias Leal, Director of UFSC International Relations; representatives from the Indonesian Embassy in Brasilia, such as Mr. Edi Yusup, SE., M.Sc., Indonesian Ambassador to Brazil; Mr. Resha Maulana, Head of the Social and Cultural Information Section, and staff; as well as other members of the UPNVJ academic community, such as Mrs. Erly Krisnanik, S. Kom., MM., Vice Dean III of the Faculty of Health Sciences.

The event begin with remarks from Dr. Drs. Anter Venus, MA., Comm., Rector of UPNVJ, who expressed his appreciation for the establishment of the collaboration between UPNVJ and UFSC through the MoU. He noted that the signing of the MoU is part of UPNVJ’s efforts to enhance its internationalization and achieve its vision of developing networks and partnerships both domestically and internationally. It is hoped that the cooperation between UPNVJ and UFSC will be successful through the implementation of several collaborative programs, such as faculty and student mobility, joint research and publication, guest lectures, and the development of other innovative cooperation programs.

This was followed by a speech from Mr. Prof. Dr. Irineu Manoel de Souza, Rector of UFSC, who welcomed the collaboration between UPNVJ and UFSC and expressed his hope that it would enhance academic and research cooperation. In his speech, he provided a brief profile of UFSC, which is located in Santa Catarina, Brazil, and has four campuses.

Lastly, a speech was delivered by Mr. Edi Yusup, SE., M.Sc., Indonesian Ambassador to Brazil, who noted that the cooperation between Indonesia and Brazil is not only in the political and economic fields but has also expanded into education, as evidenced by the signing of the MoU between UPNVJ and UFSC. He highlighted that Santa Catarina, where UFSC is located, is Brazil’s second-largest partner city in terms of cooperation with Indonesia. It is hoped that through this collaboration, Indonesia and Brazil can contribute to the international society.

On Monday, March 27, 2023, UPNVJ officially established an official collaboration with Lobachevsky University, Russia, through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU signing ceremony was attended by Dr. Drs. Anter Venus, MA., Comm., Rector of UPNVJ; Professor Oleg Trofimov, Rector of Lobachevsky University; Dr. Alexander Bedny, Vice Rector for International Affairs; Dr. Konstantin Kemaev, Deputy Vice Rector for International Affairs; Dr. Ermatita, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences; Dr. Kusumajanti, M.Si., Acting Dean of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences; and other academic civity of both Universities virtually and in person.

The event was opened by the remarks of Dr. Drs. Anter Venus, MA., Comm., Rector of UPNVJ, who briefly introduced UPNVJ’s faculties and study programs and highlighted efforts to strengthen international cooperation networks. He expressed his hope that the signing of this MoU would open up opportunities for collaborative programs such as faculty and student exchanges, double degrees, guest lecturing, and more between UPNVJ and Lobachevsky University.

Following this, Professor Dr. Oleg Vladimirovich Trofimov, Rector of Lobachevsky University, delivered his remarks, thanking UPNVJ for initiating the collaboration through the MoU signing. He hoped that the MoU would pave the way for both universities to enhance quality internationalization. Mr. Jose Antonio Morato Tavares, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia to Russia, expressed his appreciation for the efforts of both universities in strengthening Indonesia-Russia academic relations through inter-university cooperation.

A symbolic MoU signing ceremony and documentation of the event were conducted. The event continued with a discussion between UPNVJ and Lobachevsky University on the implementation plans for the MoU programs. The discussion was opened by Dr. Bambang Susanto, MA., Head of the International Office of UPNVJ, who explained that both universities had previously explored a double degree program between the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences of UPNVJ and the Faculty of Philology of Lobachevsky University. He hoped that in addition to this program, UPNVJ and Lobachevsky University could also implement programs in other fields.

UPNVJ has collaborated through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ritsumeikan University in 2023. Based on the last communication between the two University, Ritsumeikan University offers UPNVJ a Summer Program for one month in Kyoto, Japan. This summer program offers Non-Japan students a set of activities such as intensive Japanese language and culture classes without Semester Credits Conversion (SKS). For further information regarding summer program activities, please see the attached flyer.

The event begin with the remarks of the Head of the Office of International Affairs of UPNVJ, Dr. Bambang Susanto, MA., who reported that UPNVJ had previously held a virtual meeting with Dr. Ir. Dani Harmanto, MSc., an Associate Professor at De Montfort University, to discuss research collaboration with UPNVJ faculty members, Mr. Armansyah, PhD, from the Faculty of Engineering, and Dr. Didit Widiyanto, from the Faculty of Health Sciences.

During the meeting, they also discussed the potential for collaboration in various fields through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and proposed cooperation programs from the faculties represented at the meeting.

Following the introduction, Mr. Daniel Winney, the Regional Director for North East and South East Asia at De Montfort University, presented a profile of De Montfort University. Mr. Daniel Winney expressed his hope that the discussion would enhance student mobility, research collaboration, dual degree programs, and other forms of cooperation.

In principle, both parties welcomed the idea of signing an MoU and engaging in various forms of collaboration, benefiting both students and faculty members.

Pada tanggal 6 Februari 2023, UPNVJ melaksanaan penyambutan mahasiswa pertukaran dari Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languanges, Kazakhstan. Terdapat 6 orang mahasiswa menjalani kuliah di Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis selama 1 semester. Program pertukaran mahasiswa ini merupakan salah satu implementasi program kerjasama antara UPNVJ dan Ablai Khan University, Kazakhstan yang telah terbentuk sejak 8 Desember 2021 lalu.

Upacara tersebut dihadiri oleh Wakil Rektor Bidang Akademik, Wakil Rektor Bidang Kemahasiswaan dan Kerjasama, Kantor Urusan Internasional, Kepala Pengembangan Pembelajaran dan Penjaminan Mutu, Dekan dan Dewan Pimpinan Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis, serta beberapa mahasiswa dari Kazakhstan Student Club dan student buddies.

Kegiatan tersebut dibuka dengan pengantar dari Dekan FEB, Ibu Dr. Dianwicaksih Arieftiara, SE., Ak., M.Ak., CA., CSRS. yang menyambut kedatangan mahasiswa dan memberikan apresiasi atas antusiasme mahasiswa tersebut untuk belajar di Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis UPNVJ.  Mahasiswa tersebut mulai belajar Senin, 6 Februari 2023 dan memiliki 7 mata kuliah selama satu semester. Selama mahasiswa tersebut berada di Indonesia, FEB telah menyusun jadwal kegiatan kurikuler dan ekstrakurikuler, begitu pula dengan KUI.

Dilanjutkan dengan sambutan Wakil Rektor III yang menyampaikan bahwa UPNVJ siap membantu mahasiswa internasional melalui KUI UPNVJ. Diharapkan mahasiswa akan mendapatkan pengalaman berkesan dan dapat mengeksplor Indonesia. Kemudian, Vani Amir, perwakilan mahasiswa Ablai Khan University menyampaikan terima kasih dan apresiasi atas bantuan dan pelayanan yang diberikan oleh UPNVJ dari sebelum keberangkatan hingga mahasiswa sampai tiba di UPNVJ. Dilanjutkan dengan sambutan dari Ketua Kazakhstan Student Club, Sharla Martiza, yang menyampaikan pesan dan harapan untuk mahasiswa Ablai Khan University selama di UPNVJ.

Ditutup dengan sambutan dari Kepala KUI UPNVJ yang menyampaikan diharapkan kedatangan mahasiswa tersebut dapat memperkuat kerja sama antara Ablai Khan University, maupun Indonesia dan Kazakhstan yang telah terbentuk dan terus mengalami perkembangan. Kepala KUI UPNVJ juga mendorong mahasiswa tersebut untuk bergabung dalam kegiatan mahasiswa ekstrakurikuler khas Indonesia, seperti badminton dan pencak silat.

UPNVJ sangat berharap para siswa dapat menikmati belajar di UPNVJ dan mendapatkan pengalaman yang luar biasa selama berada di Indonesia.