SUIJI Students Joined Cocoa Workshop at The Faculty of Agriculture of Universitas Hasanuddin

Six Universities in Indonesia and Japan Initiative (SUIJI) is a collaboration involving 6 universities including Universitas Hasanuddin, Gadjah Mada University and Bogor Agricultural University (Indonesia), as well as Ehime University, Kagawa University, and Kochi University (Japan).

As part of this collaboration, A Workshop on Sustainable Cocoa for Foreign Students was held in Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Hasanuddin, from February 23^rd – 28^th 2019. 12 foreign students from Japan were involved. Their presence was led by Prof. Motoko Shimagami from Ehime University. This activity was not only focused on the material in the class but also in field, practice in cocoa-producing areas in West Sulawesi.

The opening of the workshop took place on Saturday, February 23rd , 2019 in the Hall of the Faculty of Agriculture Unhas and was opened by the Dean ofthe Faculty of Agriculture, Prof. Dr. Ir. Baharuddin, and was attended by other speakers from Unhas, South Sulawesi Provincial Plantation Office, a number of lecturers and students of the Faculty of Agriculture.

In addition, Unhas has organized several programs as part of the SUIJI program, to namely but view:  joint research, inbound and outbound students, and inbound and outbound professors as part of academic mobility.

The collaboration with partners in Japan within the framework of SUIJI will increase in the future due to the benefits to be gained specifically in improving the reputation and quality of education towards international standards. In the previous day, The Governor of South Sulawesi had agreed to cooperate Twin Provinces between South Sulawesi and Ehime.

“Some times ago, the Governor of South Sulawesi had agreed to cooperate in Twin Provinces scheme between South Sulawesi and Ehime. Therefore, this will further strengthen the relationship between Unhas and Ehime and other campuses in Japan, “cited by Prof. Baharuddin.