UEH welcomed Padjadjaran University (UNPAD) Indonesia

According to the QS World Ranking by subject 2024, UNPAD ranks #301-350. According to the QS Asian University Ranking particularly, UNPAD ranked #38 and #7 in Indonesia (currently, Indonesia has 150 public universities and about 3000 private universities).

Attending the meeting, UEH representatives were Prof. Dr. Su Dinh Thanh - UEH President; Dr. Dinh Cong Khai - UEH Vice President; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Thanh Trang - Acting Vice-Rector of UEH College of Business; Dr. Dinh Thi Thu Hong - Vice Rector of UEH College of Business; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Khanh Nam - Rector of UEH College of Economics, Law and Governance; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Trinh Thuy Anh - Vice Rector of UEH College of Technology and Design; Prof. Dr. Nguyen Trong Hoai - Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Asian Business and Economic Studies (JABES); Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Tien Khai - Head of Department of Quality Assurance and Curriculum Development (QACD); leaders and members of the Department of Research - Development and Global Engagement (RDGE) and those of UEH schools that have signed MoU with FEB (UNPAD). From UNPAD, there was the attendance of Prof. Dr. Rina Indiastuti - UNPAD President; Dr. Kurniawan Saefullah - Vice Dean for Planning, Resources, and Information Systems, FEB (UNPAD); Prof. Dr. Yudi Azis - Head of Doctoral Program in Management Science, FEB (UNPAD); Dr. Meinanda Kurniawan, Head of the FEB-UNPAD International Office and Mrs. Rinka Hertika - Manager for Planning, Resources, and Information Systems, FEB (UNPAD).

An overview of the meeting

Speaking at the event's opening, Prof. Dr. Su Dinh Thanh shared his joy when welcoming guests from UNPAD Indonesia and emphasized the importance of the strategic cooperative relationship between the two universities as well as demonstrating the commitment of both sides to strengthening cooperation, training, and research in Southeast Asia. Moreover, Prof. Dr. Su Dinh Thanh also emphasized UEH's commitment to spreading knowledge, connecting globally, and promoting a sustainable culture in higher education to become a prestigious University in the region and the world.

Prof. Dr. Su Dinh Thanh gave the opening speech

From UNPAD's side, Prof. Dr. Rina Indiastuti acknowledged the long-standing relationship between the two countries, Vietnam and Indonesia, and especially the cooperative relationship in teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and community connection between the two institutions recently. At the same time, the university president also expressed her desire to further strengthen cooperation between the two universities in promoting educational cooperation in the Southeast Asia region.

Prof. Dr. Rina Indiastuti - UNPAD President

The meeting took place successfully; the two parties had lively discussions on various topics, including:

Share experiences in increasing university rankings such as QS World, QS Asia, and QS World Ranking Sustainability.
Share experiences in quality assurance and accreditation in Vietnam and Indonesia and international accreditation such as AUN-QA, FIBAA, and AACSB.
Discuss in detail the goals in the strategic cooperation agreement between the two universities on training and research towards the goal of sustainable and multidisciplinary development.

During this visit, the leadership team of the Faculty of Economics and Business continued the afternoon discussion session on the same day with Prof. Dr. Nguyen Trong Hoai - Editor-in-Chief of JABES and his colleagues in co-organizing the joint Asian Conference on Business and Economic Studies (6th ACBES - 8th GARCOMBS - 2nd ICONICS) in Bali, Indonesia this August, 2024.

Additionally, FEB (UNPAD) also had a meeting to implement cooperative activities with School of Banking and School of Accounting, UEH College of Business; School of Economics, UEH College of Economics, Law and Governance; and School of Political Studies, UEH such as lecture exchange, one-semester student exchange, organizing a summer semester/program for students in Southeast Asia, and incredibly detailed planning for training and research collaborative projects at all levels this year. PostGraduate School (PGS UNPAD) also signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the School of Tourism (COB) to promote teaching cooperation and develop sustainable tourism in Southeast Asia on this occasion.

The discussion and signing ceremony on Feb 27, 2024

The meeting ended successfully in the spirit of sharing a vision of a stronger cooperative relationship between the two universities. This event emphasizes the importance of promoting educational and research cooperation towards forming a strategic educational alliance for both institutions in the Southeast Asia region.