SERDANG, 4 December 2022 – The Association of Engineering Students (DEVELOPER) of Universiti Putra Malaysia has organised an inbound mobility programme, namely International Inbound Mobility in collaboration with the Association of Agricultural and Food Engineers Malaysia – Student Division (MSAE-SC), Food Processing Engineering Association (PROFEC) and College Ten. This program aims to provide opportunities for students to be involved in the sharing of academic and cultural knowledge together with students from outside the country. This program has been accompanied by students from Universitas Brawijaya (UB), Indonesia consisting of students of Agricultural Vocational and Bioprocess Vocational Department. The programme was conducted for two weeks from 21 November 2022 to 4 December 2022 where various activities and partnerships were carried out during this period. The activities over the two-week period can be categorized into two sections, namely academic filling and independent activities. The students of the University of Brawijaya attended various academic sharing sessions on technology in engineering delivered by lecturers from the Faculty of Engineering regardless of various fields. They can also be exposed to the learning atmosphere of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) students by attending lectures together with the UPM students themselves. In addition, independent activities such as sports, cooking, robotics and various tours were carried out together with UB students to strengthen their relationship and introduce them to the culture in Malaysia. UB students can experience various tours inside and outside UPM including Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur. Various souvenirs were also bought by them before returning to Indonesia from the various places they visited. They also had the opportunity to witness one of the intercollege programmes in UPM which is Konvo Nuansa Zapin Interkolej which was held at the Trial Theatre, UPM thus getting to know the customs and culture of the Malays through this program. At the end of the programme, an International Inbound Mobility Programme Closing Ceremony was held at the Radin Umar Engineers Auditorium, Faculty of Engineering. Speeches from the guests of honour and parties involved were also welcomed and various interesting performances from both universities were also presented. With that, the International Inbound Mobility Program ended for two weeks.Various partnerships and experiences were gained from all participants who participated in the programme. It is hoped that such programmes can be continued to ensure good cooperation between Universiti Putra Malaysia and foreign universities.

Date of Input: 10/02/2023 | Updated: 10/02/2023 | rahiza