Left to right: dr. Arif Tajali, M.Kes (Vice Dean 1 of the Faculty of Medicine at Unimus), Prof. Dr.Edi Suandi Hamid (member of Council of Higher Education and Research and Development of Muhammadiyah Central Executive Board), Prof. Dr.Masrukhi, M.Pd (Rector of Unimus), President of the International University of Health and Welfare (IUHW) in Narita, Japan and Prof. Lincoln Arsyad, Ph.D. (chairman of Council of Higher Education and Research and Development of Muhammadiyah Central Executive Board)

Japan | (November 17, 2017) Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang is constantly committed to implement its internationalization programs, which match with the university’s vision and missions. After establishing new partnership with some universities in Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea, and Taiwan, Unimus is now considering to start cooperation with two universities in Japan. They are the International University of Health and Welfare (IIHW), located in Narita, and Jichi Medical University in Tachigi. The partnership will be focused on medical and health sectors. The primary factor of why Unimus chooses Japan is that because it’s medical and health sectors have been very developed.

Under the umbrella of Muhammadiyah’s Council of Higher Education and Research and Development, intensive cooperation will be established very soon, including partnership in research collaboration, collaboration in scientific events, and student mobility.

As for the student mobility partnership plan, students of Unimus’ Faculty of Medicine will have the opportunity to take a program called credit transfer program in order to become students at Health and Welfare (IUHW) in Japan. Those having studies a year at Unimus will be able to study at the IUHW starting from the 3rd semester, after taking a matriculation on Japanese for 1 semester. The matriculation will be held from September until March in the following year in Japan. During the period, they will reveive living-costs grants as much as 40,000 yen, equal to 5,000,000 rupiahs per month. Once finishing the matriculation, they will study for 6 years to get the title Bachelor of Medical Education. During the period, they will be get scholarship from the International University of Health and Welfare as much as 80,000 yen, equal to Rp. 10,000,000 per month. And, after graduating from the university, they are obliged to take a medical intern for two year in the university’s hospital. During the internship, they will be paid between 200,000 and 400,000 yen, equal to 30,000,000 – 40,000,000 per month. For those receiving scholarship, they don’t need to pay the tuition fee.

As from the residence, those choosing to rent an apartment, the cost is between 20,000 – 30,000 yen or Rp. 2,000,000 – 3,000,000. Whereas, if they prefer the university’s dormitory to an apartment, the cost is 8,000 yen or Rp. 960,000 per month. But, IUHW doesn’t have a dormitory. So, students from Indonesia have to rent apartments nearby the campus. Meanwhile, at Jichi Medical University, there’s already an adequate dormitory but only for postgraduate students. All this time, Indonesian students’ living cost in there is between Rp. 4,000,000 and 5,000,000 per month.

Rectors of both universities really appreciated the new cooperation with Muhammadiyah higher education institutions in Indonesia, especially the Faculty of Medicine at Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang. If it runs well, the following step is to sign the MoU.

Reported by the Rector of Unimus from Japan

          

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