Surabaya – 3 International students from Timor Leste who gets a full scholarship from Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya are welcomed by Rector Unusa in Rector’s meeting room, Tuesday (17/05).
They are Adnan Manuel Herman-sya, Nofa Amalia Soares and Koiru Nisa Ramos Costa. Three students are majoring in Nursing and one student who still completing the immigration document majoring in Management. They officially become Unusa’s students in 2020 and now they are in the 4th semester. Most International students have just come to Indonesia due to Pandemic Covid-19 and have to join online learning.
Rector of Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya, Prof. Dr. Ir. Ahmad Jazidie, M.Eng explains that since Pandemic Covid-19 the use of digital technology in Unusa is massive.
“Although we have to face Pandemic Covid-19 we still have the benefits of it. The use of digital technology has been developing at Unusa. There is an E-sorogan platform. Every new student gets a tablet to support the online learning process through E-sorogan” he said.
During the study, they will be accompanied the Volunteers of Global Engagement of Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya (Genus) as their buddies.
Mohammad Anwar da Costa, Foundations President An-nur Dili Timor Leste tells the story of how An-Nur Dili can cooperate with Unusa.
“In 2014, M. Nuh Dea as the Ministry of Education and Culture with the President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited Timor Leste, and that was the beginning of the cooperation between An-Nur Foundation and Unusa” he said.
He also has a strong belief that cooperation between An-Nur Foundation and Unusa, can increase human resources.
“We in Timor Leste are a minority, so we have to strengthen our human resources, especially in health so we can preserve Islam through cooperation between An-Nur Foundation and Unusa,” he said.
At the end of the meeting one of the students, Koiru Nisa Ramos Costa gives the Rector a woven fabric with the letter Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya. It is hand-made by her mother. (nrl/admin)