Increasing International Recognition, FK UNUD Strengthens Collaboration with Australian National University (ANU)

Increasing International Recognition, FK UNUD Strengthens Collaboration with Australian National University (ANU)

 

As part of institutional internationalization efforts, the Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University (FK UNUD) made a visit to explore the potential and explore the development of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for education, research and capacity building with ANU College of Health and Medicine (CHM), ANU School of Medicine and Psychology (SMP), and ANU National Center for Epidemiology and Population Health (NCEPH) in Canberra, Australia, 16-18 October 2023. ANU is one of the universities included in the QS-100 ranking (ranked 34th globally). Some important points discussed during this visit were:

1. Opportunities for research collaboration related to public health, primary health care and human/health security between Australia and Indonesia

2. Opportunities for educational collaboration include undergraduate student exchanges, elective studies for the medical profession, joint supervision, shared PhD training, course co-development, joint field epidemiology, and visiting academics

3. Capacity building opportunities include teaching innovation through skill transfer and exchange of lecturer staff

 

Dean of FK UNUD, Prof. Dr. Dr. Komang Januartha Putra Pinatih, M.Kes and team, were received directly by Prof. Christine Phillips (CHM), Prof. Paul Fitzgerald (SMP Director), Associate Prof. Alex Webb (ANU SMP Medical Program), Prof. Tony Steward and Dr. Matthew Kelly (both from NCEPH ANU)

 

From FK UNUD, who accompanied the Dean's visit was Dr. Dr. A. A. Sagung Sawitri, MPH, dr. Putu Cintya Denny Yuliyatni, MPH, dr. I Made Dwi Ariawan, M.Kes, and dr. I Nyoman Sutarsa, MPH, Ph.D, FHEA. This visit activity received support and was also part of the KONEKSI research grant, INA-RH research grant, and INSPIRE research grant, which involved many FK UNUD researchers and ANU researchers.