SU inks MOU with Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta

Silliman University (SU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta (UMS), a university based in Indonesia, to establish an academic partnership starting with the SU Institute of Rehabilitative Sciences (IRS) and the UMS Physiotherapy Department.

Dr. Betty Cernol McCann, SU president, and Prof. Dr. Sofyan Anif, UMS rector, led the virtual signing ceremony, March 28, 2023 via Zoom.

Dr. Lily Ann D. Bautista, SU IRS director, and Prof. Supriyono, UMS vice rector of collaboration and international affairs, also signed the MOU.

Bautista, who hosted the ceremony, said the partnership is “historic” for IRS as the Institute’s first partnership with an Indonesian higher education institution.

Bautista also said it was Dr. Dwi Rosella Komalasari, UMS Professional Program of Physiotherapy head, who initiated the partnership between the universities.