Celebration of IMABTA x PPIDK Timtengka MoU: Momentum of KBTT UGM to Strengthen International Academic Collaboration

The peak agenda of the ‘Middle East Culture Week’ activity organized by the Middle East Cultural Studies Student Association of Gadjah Mada University (IMABTA UGM) has been carried out on Wednesday, September 16, 2024. The celebration was successfully merged with the agenda of the National Seminar Mangayubagya Dr. Hindun, M.Hum which was held offline in the Soegondo Room of the Faculty of Arts UGM at 08.00 – 12.30 WIB. Previously, IMABTA UGM and PPIDK Timtengka had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of organizational and academic-based cooperation on July 31, 2024 at the Omega Education Group Office, South Jakarta.

The points of cooperation between the two parties are as follows.

1. Publishing information about education, research, and service.
2. Open opportunities for collaborative research and scientific publications in the MECRI Journal.
3. Open opportunities for collaboration in volunteering and community service activities.
4. Collaborate in the implementation of the ‘Middle East Culture Week’ which is held once a year.
5. The collaboration is valid for 5 years.

As the closing of the big agenda of ‘Middle East Culture Week’, the symbolic MoU was marked by the showing of a short video with a duration of 2 minutes 23 seconds. In the video, a series of documentation from a series of activities that have been held by IMABTA UGM from May to July are shown. A little flashback first, the first series of ‘Middle East Culture Week’ began with the IMABTA Greeting event on May 30, 2024.

Continuing on June 7, 2024, the Middle East Issues Talk Seminar which was accompanied by Palestinian Literature Observer, Dr. Hindun, M.Hum was held online and attended by Indonesian students both at home and abroad. The third agenda ‘Sharing Session KBTT UGM Expo’ was resumed on June 13, 2024. Furthermore, the Book Review presenting Indra Gunawan, Lc., M.A. was held on June 27, 2024. As a closing agenda, IMABTA UGM and PPIDK Timtengka held their last activity, namely the ‘Scientific Essay Writing Competition’ which is ongoing until November 2024.