Unas Send Delegation to South Korea

- The National University gives its student representation to Daegu International Youth Camp (DIYC) 2017. The event which took place on July 2-7, 2017 was attended by 91 participants from 15 countries, including Russia, Japan, China, Italy, Central Africa, Uzbekistan, and Indonesia. 

The delegation of Unas attended the event at the invitation of the Catholic University of Daegu as the organizer of DIYC 2017. This is the third year of DIYC organized by Catholic University of Daegu and DIYC itself has entered the sixth year. 

'We send three students from Korean and biology departments and to improve their knowledge, this activity is also important for them to open new horizons and hone communication skills, leadership, and independence, as well as networking,' said Unas Delegation Chairman Dian Metha Ariyanti, Tuesday (7/11/2017). 

Metha said, in addition to opening cooperation in South Korea, DIYC is considered as a good event to introduce Indonesian culture. This is done with the interaction between Indonesian students and foreign students for five days of activities. 

The Indonesian students are also presenting traditional dances from Kalimantan. They performed wearing traditional Borneo outfits and amazed dozens of summer camp participants. 

'We are proud to present Indonesian traditional arts in the presence of various nations,' added Nabela, one of Unas students from Daegu International Youth Camp 2017. 

Cooperation 

In addition to students, Unas Also sent his lecturers, among others Agung Iswadi from the Faculty of Engineering and Science to explore the cooperation with the Faculty of Engineering at the Catholic University of Daegu and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies of South Korea. Previously, Unas has signed a memorandum of understanding with both universities. 

'The partnership we intend to explore is to explore possibilities to run the mobility program for our engineering students to develop insights, especially in South Korea,' said Agung. 

He hopes that the cooperation will be held among others student and lecturer exchange programs from both faculties. The engineering faculty students are also expected to continue their undergraduate education at the Catholic University of Daegu and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.