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.