Central Java, Taiwan universities to cooperate in herbal medicine research

Antara News, Thursday, October 14, 2010 17:24 WIB

Semarang, Central Java (ANTARA News) - Soegijapranata Catholic University (Unika Soegijapranata) in Semarang, Central Java, and Providence University in Taiwan have agreed to cooperate in herbal medicine research.

"A team from our university currently visiting Providence University in Taiwan reached the cooperation agreement with the hosts," Unika Soegijapranata spokesman Antonius Juang Saksono said here on Thursday.

Antonius said Unika Soegijapranata Rector Prof Budi Widiaarko who led the team to Taiwan had reported that the two universities had reached an agreement to cooperate in various fields of research including herbal medicine.

He said both parties would carry out a research on the prospects of herbal medicine industry to go international and to make every effort to protect Indonesian migrant workers in Taiwan.

"One of the researches which had been agreed on is about the prospects of herbal medicine in Indonesia and its development in the future," Antonius said.

Besides, Gajah Mada University (UGM) in Yogyakarta also has a cooperation with several colleges in Taiwan.

Therefore on Wednesday a "Taiwan Higher Education Fair 2010" was held at Gajah Mada University and participated in by the representatives of 34 colleges and institutes in Taiwan.

The participants from Taiwan provided the visitors with various information about the study and scholarships such as Taiwan Scholarship, MOE Scholarship, Southern Sunshine Scholarship (SSS), and University Scholarship in the country.

UGM Rector Sudjarwadi, when speaking at the fair`s opening, said the event was of great advantage for Indonesian students who would like to study in Taiwan.

He said Indonesian students who got the scholarships to study in Taiwan were expected to be reliable generation in the field of research and culture because many important problems such as global warming needed reliable scholars and thinkers.