Pukyong National University

PKNU establishes an academic exchange hub between Korean and Indonesian public universities

- 'Korea-Indonesia public university academic network consortium' launched on the 23rd

△President Jang Young-Soo (seventh from the right) and the presidents and vice presidents from 13 Indonesian universities commemorate the launch of the consortium with a group photo. ⓒ Photo by Lee Sung-Jae (PR team)

On the morning of May 23rd, Pukyong National University (President Jang Young-Soo) launched the 'Korea-Indonesia public university academic network consortium' on the first floor of the Dongwon Jang Bogo Hall.

The consortium was established as a consultative body to build a platform for continuous academic exchanges, research cooperation, and human exchanges among prestigious public universities in Korea and Indonesia.

On this day, 14 universities, including Pukyong National University and 13 prestigious Indonesian public universities, participated and signed an agreement to establish the consortium.

The participating Indonesian universities include institut pertanian Bogor (IPB university), university of Mataram, state university of Padang, state university of Semarang, institut seni Indonesia Yogyakarta, Pattimura university, Sebelas Maret university, state university of Medan, Jakarta state university, Jenderal soedirman university, state uinversity of Malang, university of Pendidkan Indonesia, and Ganesha university of education.

The consortium member universities agreed to actively cooperate in education, research, and academic exchanges, as well as in student and human exchanges and cultural exchanges.

The first chairman of the consortium, Jang Young-Soo, President of Pukyong National University, held the inaugural general meeting on this day, and the next chair university was decided to be institut pertanian Bogor (IPB university) in Indonesia.

President Jang Young-Soo said, "I expect that this consortium will expand research and student exchanges between Korean and Indonesian universities, contributing to innovations in education, science, and technology in both countries. Let's move forward by sharing many innovative ideas for the future of both nations."

Indonesian speaker of the national assembly Ms. Puan Maharani delivered a video congratulatory message, saying, "I believe that this consortium marks a meaningful beginning for exchanges between public universities in Korea and Indonesia, serving as an opportunity to strengthen student and academic exchanges between the universities and contributing to the development of bilateral relations." <Pukyong Today>

△ Overview of the consortium.

△ President Jang Young-soo giving a speech.

△ Arif Satria, president of IPB university, giving a speech.

△ Consortium participants posing for a commemorative photo on the 4th floor of the Mirae building after the general meeting.