Hasanuddin University (UNHAS) held an Ambassador Lecture with the theme “European Union Policies and Future Challenges”. The activity was held in the Senate Room and online via YouTube live broadcast on Friday (23/06).
The Rector of UNHAS, Prof. Dr. Ir. Jamaluddin Jompa, M.Sc., famously known as Prof JJ, welcomed the Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam, H.E Dr. Vincent Piket as a guest speaker. The guest lecture was moderated by Rafika Ramli, a lecturer of the Faculty of Law, UNHAS. Furthermore, UNHAS was also honored to have the Erasmus Mundus alumni of UNHAS attend the session: Dr. Nita Rukminasari, Erasmus Staff Exchange in 2013 and 2014 in Belgium and Sweden; and Andi Rezqi Safitri, new Erasmus awardee 2023. She will undertake an Erasmus Mundus Master in the Psychology of Global Mobility, Inclusion, and Diversity in Society in Poland and Ireland. Nur Yanti Pangloli, new Erasmus awardee 2023. She will pursue an Erasmus International Master of Science in Health Management in Aquaculture in Belgium, Norway, and the Netherlands. Emy Sri Reskiyah, Erasmus Alumna 2018-2020. She studied for a Master’s degree in the Master’s Program in Euroculture: Society, Politics, and Culture in a Global Context in Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic.
In his remarks, the Rector said that UNHAS has worked hard to expand collaboration to many foreign countries, including Europe, in the past few years. “This is a big task for us to contribute to the development of Indonesia. One strategy to achieve this is to improve the quality and potential of existing human resources,” said the Rector of UNHAS. In his lecture, Dr. Piket said that there are around 900 scholarships given to Indonesian students every year through their flagship program, Erasmus.
“I’m not happy yet; I’m sure Prof. JJ also agrees, and we know that the demands and potential that we have together can be developed,” said Dr. Piket. To reach more students in Indonesia, the ASEAN-EU Higher Education Fair 2023 will be held virtually on September 2. At the European Higher Education Fair (EHEF) in 2014, there were 2,775 entrants from Hasanuddin University. “We will also hold the European Higher Education Fair (EHEF) 2023 in person in several regions around Java,” the Ambassador continued.
