23 June 2016
Anonymous Writer
Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) signed a memorandum of understanding with the French Institute of Indonesia on Thursday, June 23, 2016, at the USU BPA building in the Padang Bulan Campus. The Rector of Universitas Sumatera Utara, Prof. Dr. Runtung, S.H., M.Hum., accompanied by the USU Secretary, Prof. Gontar Siregar, Vice Rector II, Dr. Fidel Ganis Siregar, Head of the USU International Affairs Office, Dr. Esther Nababan, Head of the USU Language Center, Prof. T. Silvana Sinar, Dean of FIB, Dr. Budi Agustono, and Dean of FMIPA, Dr. Kerista Sebayang, warmly welcomed this cooperation and expressed gratitude for the opportunity to collaborate with Alianza Francais Medan.
The Rector explained that USU's collaboration with the French Institute of Indonesia through Alianza Francais Medan has been ongoing since the previous rector's tenure. "This cooperation includes opening French language classes Level A1 and Level A2. USU also has a French cafe, inaugurated in 2014, located at the USU Language Center," said the Rector. Two teaching staff members are continuing their doctoral studies in France with LPDP scholarships this year. They are Ms. Vivi at the University de Poitiers and Ms. Joiverdia at another higher education institution in France. The Rector hopes this cooperation will continue with more extensive and varied programs and more USU teaching staff pursuing doctoral studies in France.
Antoine Devencoux du Buysson, attache of the French Embassy in Indonesia, accompanied by Thomas Simoes (Director of Alianza Francais Medan), Pogy Kurniawan (President of Alianza Francais Medan), Debbie Rosaline (Campus France), and Irma Tobing (Responsible Pedagogic), expressed gratitude for the realization of this cooperation. "Collaboration with USU is very important, benefiting both institutions," he said. He acknowledged that the ongoing collaboration, such as the French language classes and the French cafe, has been successful. "I also hope that this MoU will further open opportunities for both parties to develop collaborative programs beyond," he concluded.
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