On Monday, 5th August 2024, The Tunghai University made a visit to UNPAR. The main discussion is to explore potential collaboration and partnership opportunities–specifically about planning to have a dual degree program in Industrial Engineering. The Tunghai University was represented by Dr. Min-Hsun Liao as the Chief of the Office of International Relations and Janice Chou as the Assistant of Tunghai Education Center Indonesia. On the other hand, Parahyangan Catholic University was represented by Ir. Catharina Badra Nawangpalupi, Ph.D. as the Vice Rector of Cooperation, Alumni, Innovation, and Business, Mr. Reinard Primulando, Ph.D. as the Director of the Directorate of International Affairs, Partnership, and Alumni, Mrs. Annisa Paramita Wiharani, M.A as the Manager of International Affairs, Dr. Ir. Thedy Yogasara, M.EngSc as Associate Professor of the Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Ir. Cherish Rikardo, M.T. as Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Dr. Johanna Renny Octavia Hariandja, M.Sc.,PDEng. as the Vice Dean for Student Affairs and Alumni, Mariskha Tri Adithia, M.Sc., PDEng as the Head of Department of Informatics Engineering, Kristian Widya Wicaksono, Ph.D as the Head of Public Administration Department, and Dr. Chandra Utama, M.M., M.Sc. as the Head of the Economic Studies Center.
The discussion opened with warm welcomes from Mr. Reinard Primulando, Ph.D. as the Director of Directorate of International Affairs, Partnership, and Alumni and Dr. Min-Hsun Liao as the Chief of the Office of International Relations. It continued with Ir. Catharina Badra Nawangpalupi, Ph.D. as the Vice Rector of Cooperation, Alumni, Innovation, and Business, who also attended the discussion on behalf of the Rector of UNPAR said, “We are very welcome for collaboration, even if we need to make a similar collaboration center or any kind of research collaboration here at UNPAR, we are very welcome….”
The discussion continued with exchanging of potential ideas on partnership between both institutions. institutions. Tunghai University offered a possibility of a 1+2+1 exchange program in which the students will get two masters diplomas. This idea was welcomed by UNPAR–especially by the Industrial and Informatics Engineering. It carried on with several questions from UNPAR about the difference of curriculum and academic requirements between both institutions, such as whether the thesis or final project was not mandatory. For this, it is possible for UNPAR and Tunghai University to have a joint supervisor since a thesis or final project is required in UNPAR. From this discussion, UNPAR and Tunghai can sustain the lasting partnership by continuing to explore for future collaborations.