Improving Foreign Student Services, Universitas Padjadjaran Launched International Office Website

Rektor Unpad, Prof. Tri Hanggono Achmad, didampingi 003 Wakil Rektor Bidang Riset, Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat, Kerja Sama, Inovasi, dan UsahaWakil Rektor Bidang Riset, Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat, Kerja Sama, Inovasi, dan Usaha, Dr. Keri Lestari, saat soft launching website Kantor Internasional Unpad di selasar Bale Sawala Unpad Jatinangor, Kamis (17/12). (Foto oleh: Tedi Yusup)*

[Unpad.ac.id, 17/12/2015] Universitas Padjadjaran International Office (Padjadjaran University’s Global Relations & Advancements) launched a website to improve quality of service for foreign students. Soft launching of the website was attended by Rector, Prof. Tri Hanggono Achmad, between the event of “International Day 2015” in Bale Sawala lobby, Rectorate Building, Unpad Jatinangor, Thursday (17/12)..

Rektor Unpad, Prof. Tri Hanggono Achmad, didampingi 003 Wakil Rektor Bidang Riset, Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat, Kerja Sama, Inovasi, dan UsahaWakil Rektor Bidang Riset, Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat, Kerja Sama, Inovasi, dan Usaha, Dr. Keri Lestari, saat soft launching website Kantor Internasional Unpad di selasar Bale Sawala Unpad Jatinangor, Kamis (17/12). (Foto oleh: Tedi Yusup)*
Rector, Prof. Tri Hanggono Achmad, accompanied by Vice Rector for Research, Community Services, Cooperation, Innovation, and Business, Dr. Keri Lestari, during soft launching of International Office website Unpad in the Selasar Bale Sawala Jatinangor, Thursday (17/12). (Photo: Tedi Yusup)*

“This is one of forms of appreciation of information technology use to facilitate services for foreign students,” Rector said during the launching of the website. In the future, the website address http://international.unpad.ac.id/ will become a one-stop service portal for foreign students or other Unpad academicians.

Head of Unpad International Office, Rizky Abdullah, PhD., Apt., said that the launch of the website is done in order to revitalize international office at Universitas Padjadjaran. The main target of this website is to increase number of foreign students in Unpad. The increase of foreign students numbers is one of the indicators of Unpad rating upgrade in QS University Ranking version.

“We are trying to increase number of foreign students up to 5% using QS Ranking indicator. Currently we have only reached 2%, “said Rizky.

In order to pursue increase in percentage, improvement of services in the field of internationalization is required. Along with development of information technology, the website became an effective showcase to introduce Unpad within international arena.

This website will include information re various international opportunities, including; studies information, scholarships, grants, and research grants from international institutions that already cooperating with Unpad. In the future, this website will develop online application services designed specifically for prospective foreign students who aim to study at Universitas Padjadjaran.

Aside from international program information services, this website will facilitate various institutions cooperation program, research, scholarship, and faculty exchange. This website will also help facilitate licenses and permits, for foreigners who will study in Universitas Padjadjaran and Unpad academicians who are going abroad.

This will be in line with five advanced service at International Office of Universitas Padjadjaran, including prospective student services, inbound student, outbound student, inbound researcher, and outbound researcher, as well as facilitating Unpad global partnership.

“With its full content, this website will help foreign students to get information about Unpad,” said Rizki. *

Report by Arief Maulana / eh

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