by; Azhar Arsyad[2]
I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the cultures of all lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off my feet by any (Mahatma Gandhi in Deena & Mara “Beyond Language”). Yaa Ayyuhannas Innaa ja’alnaakum syu’uuban wa qabaaila lita’arafuu. Inna akramakum ‘inda al-Laahi atqaakum (al-Hujuraat)
INTRODUCTION
Approximately one century ago, the word “neighbor”
referred to people very much like one’s self—similar in dress, in diet, in
custom, in language—who happened to live next door. Today, relatively few
people are surrounded by neighbors who are cultural replicas of themselves.
Tomorrow we can expect to spend most of our lives in the company of neighbors
who will speak in a different language, have different values, move at a
different place, and interact according to a different script.
Dean C Barlund[3] wrote that
within no longer than a decade or two the probability of spending part of one’s
life in a foreign culture will exceed the probability a hundred years ago of
ever leaving the town in which one was inborn. As our world is transformed, our
neighbors will be people whose life styles contrast sharply with our own.
Barlund even said long ago that the technological feasibility of such a global
village is no longer in doubt. The means already exist: in telecommunication
systems linking the world by satellite, in aircraft capable of moving faster
than the speed of sound, in computers which can disgorge facts more rapidly
than men can formulate their questions. The methods for bringing people closer
physically and electronically are clearly at hand. What is in doubt is whether
the erosion of cultural boundaries through technology will bring the
realization of a dream or a nightmare. Will a global village be a mere
collection or a true community of men?[4] Will its
residents be neighbors capable of respecting and utilizing their differences,
or clusters of strangers living in ghettos and united only in their antipathies
for others ?
In the world of tomorrow, we can expect to live-not
merely vacation-in societies which seek different values and abide by different
codes. There, we will be surrounded by foreigners for long periods of time,
working with others in the closest possible relationships. If people currently
show little tolerance or talent for encounters with alien cultures, how can
they learn to deal with constant and inescapable coexistence?
Meanwhile, as some authorities remind us, “we fail to do
what we ourselves must do if ‘one world’ is ever to be achieved, and that is to develop
the education, the skills, and the attitudes that men must have if
they are to build and maintain such a world. The time is short, and the needs
are great that we need cooperation and exchange. Anyone who has truly struggled
to comprehend another person—even those closest and most like himself—will
appreciate the immensity of the challenge of intercultural communication and
any university leader who has sincerely begun to seek for chances to learn how
the rank of the world class university could be gained in the future will
appreciate the importance of collaboration and exchange among
institutions, universities, and agencies
COMMUNICATION: EFFORTS AND ENDEAVOURS
One thing that one should pay attention to is that
communication in one’s effort to have collaboration needs mutual
effort, benefit and good will, sincerity, and friendship. It is easy
to be misled by instant friendships which may appear to be deep and personal
but are really superficial. The effort is superficial, the goodwill is not
sincerely intended, and in many cases the benefit is felt by the other side to
be not just. Friendship and friendliness are not synonymous. Friendliness
characterizes much of some people daily interaction but is not always an
indication of friendship.[5] Characterizing instant
friendships is the appearance of two parties becoming close but, in reality,
there is no strong bond between them. In fact the two parties involve in
competition for a goal and sacrifice friendship, mutual benefit at the end.
However, it should be realized that the era of competition has ended along with
the end of modern era and the coming of post modern world. Now we are forced to
see that differences, uniqueness, diversity as affluence and resources rather
than as differences. Modernity has classified white and black, good and bad,
true and untrue. Postmodern comes to deconstruct those ideas and promotes that
every single thing on this earth has benefits and values. Communication is one
of keystones to synergize all those values and benefits.
Alauddin holds that communication should be affective
(not only effective) in which head and heart or reason and emotion are expected
to be kept. Affective communication in collaboration is the communication of
feelings, of honest, heart-felt emotions. [6]
In the contemporary world the mass media provide the
meeting ground for our interactions with others beyond our institution. The
media supply the role models and the scenarios for our encounters with others.
What we see, what we say, and what we do when we encounter foreigners, for
instance at home and abroad, are shaped by media images.[7] And
the media could sort the image. Media is absolutely powerful for it has power
to name almost everything. Albert Camus, a French Philosopher, warned us that
“naming things badly adds to the misfortune of the world”.[8] At
the time we commenced this event there were clearly considerable amount of
misfortune to be found globally as a result of bad name constructed by media.
We still witness how Islam has been discredited with terrorism, and this has
mobilized both negative and positive reactions as a result of this politics of
naming. The media relation is power relations. Those who control the media are
capable to control the world.
This significant role played by media in constructing
society’s point of view has inspired UIN to not abandon the media development
and functions. Various attempts has been continuously made in order that UIN
Alauddin is capable to introduce the true-UIN to the society and to construct
the positive image of UIN that Islamic University has its uniqueness and its
characteristics, and that UIN has transformed significantly nowadays. The
benefit of Media can be seen when UIN converted from IAIN to UIN.
Now UIN Alauddin has wide internet access even though it
is located in outskirt of Gowa regency. UIN also can be seen in every part of
the world through a website. Yet, internet and web site are not in every body’s
hand. Therefore, UIN also appears in printed media both local and national
newspaper such as Fajar and Tribun Timur. This active collaboration with media
indeed has contributed positive impact to UIN Alauddin as the number of
students sharply increases in the recent year. Certainly, it can be said that
communication and the medium of communication has improved UIN Alauddin’s image
and widen its connections and partnership. Media has helped UIN Alauddin go
wider public space.
COOPERATION AND EXCHANGE AT UIN ALAUDDIN
Educational institution as a center for culture and
civilization, where thousands young generations depend their future, has always
been encountering with the fast changes of both local and global society. As a
university that concerns to accommodate those changes, UIN Alauddin is aware
that a university should prepare its students to meet all challenges.
Identifying and comprehending and being attentive to changes and the fast
growing of society are not an easy task. It requires a willingness and courage
of an institution and its staff member to an ingenuousness to see local and
global world at the same times to see back to their institution. This bring into
an insight to see institution’s reality in order to envision the future and to
establish to where educational institution will be brought in order to be look
up and seen as a respectful university.
Courageousness to see the world, I believe, will inspire
to be seen as well. To see and to be seen is not an easy task, it compels high
self-confidence and esteem. High self confidence and esteem are strongly rooted
from the amount of considerable qualities. University’s qualities have always
been the ingredients of powerful relations. Those qualities will build strong
relations and collaborations because the keystone of relations and
collaborations is mutual interest and mutual benefit. Other universities either
local, national or international will widely open their door and welcome even
knock our door for relations and collaboration if we have high and noticeable
qualities.
One quality among many other qualities that UIN Alauddin
have a high concerns is language ability. Since 1999, UIN has run language
program called Pikih (Pencerahan Iman dan Keterampilan Hidup). This program
requires semester one and two’ students sit and learn English and Arabic
intensively after their regular class from Monday to Friday. Without Pikih
certificate that indicates students’ language ability, UIN Alauddin students
are unable to graduate from UIN. This program also trains students’ personality
by providing personal development subject. The idea of spiritual, emotional and
intellectual capacity or inner capacity is strongly emphasized during students’
first year at UIN Alauddin. Besides students, lectures are also required to
master at least one foreign language. To meet this goal, UIN Alauddin
intensively conducts language teaching seminar and course. From this persistent
and continues effort, in 2004, USA embassy agreed to delegate a language
teacher to teach at UIN and the following year Regional Language Office (RELO)
established language center called METRIC (Makassar English Language Teacher
Resource Center), a very complete resource center for language teacher in
Eastern Indonesia to help teachers prepare their class. From 2008-2009, UIN
also funded some teachers to study at IALF Bali, a well known and reputable
English institution, to have advanced language training, and at UIN Languge
Center in Makassar for those who are still in the intermediate level.[9]
From all of those efforts and assistance, nowadays, some
of UIN graduates and students have opportunities to experience studying in
international universities abroad funded by agencies. This achievement of
course cannot be accomplished without relentless endeavor in expanding
collaborations, and vigorous struggle to invite, welcome and visit many
institutions and agencies. In the recent year, UIN Alauddin has been visited by
many institutions agencies that offer collaborations, exchanges and share
information. Aminef, Asia Foundation, Ford Fondation, CIDA, IDB and many others
widely open their arms and supply information and assistance. UIN has just
completed its collaboration with IDB, and now UIN about to commence
collaboration with CIDA Canada. Meanwhile IDB’s aid was focused on UIN
Alauddin’s physical and mental development, CIDA will expand to strengthen
outreach functions of UIN as higher education in order to support democratic
governance and enhance participation of society in decision making. CIDA or
Sile will assist UIN to strengthen institutional management and participation
in the society. All of those efforts will bring UIN students and faculty member
to experience collaboration both in domestic level and international level.[10]
UIN Alauddin Makassar views the idea of both
domestication and internationalization as an essential of its increasingly
persistent growth and development. Collaboration with other universities and
institutions around the world and partnership in research and exchange mean that
students at the State Islamic University of Alauddin Makassar will have a wider
and more global experience. UIN Alauddin Makassar, therefore, has been
intensifying its cooperation and exchange with both foreign universities and
domestic ones. This is intended to increase the quality of academics, and to
enhance the application of better educational systems, of satisfactory social
services, and of research. This joint cooperation covers all commitments of UIN
Alauddin along with the vision of reinforcing the inner capacity of students
and accelerating universal civilization and its the brief mission; 1.
Comprehensive excellence, 2.instilling noble characters as well as revitalizing
moral values, 3.integrating knowledge and sciences, 4. Developing capacity
building and personal inner capacity, 5. Networking and interconnection. [11]
Responding to the high demands of society toward the
best and brightest generations, the collaboration is considered urgent to
increase the quality of UIN Alauddin Makassar to be an outstanding educational
institution. So far UIN Alauddin has been strengthening its cooperation with
local, national and international university. UIN realizes that to be a
powerful university, one can stand alone. Cooperation and collaboration is needed,
take and give is important.
With reference to the Government Regulation No. 30,
1990, Chapter 22 Verse 2, the form of networking among universities includes:
(1) developing human resources and facilities. UIN has always encouraged its
faculty members to broaden its knowledge and experience by visiting other
university nationally and internationally. UIN has experienced the benefit of
maintaining good relations with agencies such as Aminef who actively supply UIN
with information and opportunities for lectures and students for further and
farther education in the best universities in the world. Since 2008, UIN
Alauddin has launched a program supporting 20 lectures to visit and conduct
research in best university in the world such as in USA, Germany, Australia,
Egypt and many others. The idea of this research program that those lecture
will have an experience of studying or at least working in the best
university’s libraries. Library here is highlighted for the true university is
the library. This experience absolutely has positive result when they back to
their own university, UIN Alauddin.[12] Another
form of networking is conducting seminars. Many institutions have cooperated
with UIN in conducting International seminars such as Ford Foundation, and International
Institute for Islamic Thought (IIIT), an Islamic institution that promotes
reform in Islamic thought.
Besides educational institution, UIN Alauddin also
maintains its collaboration with various government and non government
institutions. These relations have contributed a lot benefit to UIN either in
the construction of curriculum which meets to the need of stake holders, or to
prepare UIN students to involve in research conducted by those institutions.
The collaboration with animal science department and civil work department so
far has shown positive impact to both parties.
CLOSING REMARKS
Living in a global village needs mutual cooperation and
collaboration among humans and institutions. In collaboration and
interconnection, everybody has to comprehend and grasp how communication works
across cultures including others’ habits, customs, etc. in order to succeed.
The role of the media in building the image is very essential and important to
be paid heed as well. Wallahu a’lamu bissawaab.
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Appendix:
The followings are some institutions and agencies that
UIN Alauddin has been collaborating with and their areas or points of
cooperation:
1. Polda
of South Sulawesi since 1995, Conducting research, security matters, and social
service
2. MKKBN
of South Sulawesi in 1985, Supporting the students’ activities including field
works
3. STAIN
now IAIN Ambon since 2002, Facilitating lecturers, guest lecturers, and
improving the educational services and graduate studies
4. STAIN
now IAIN Sultan Amai Gorontalo since 1997, Facilitating lecturers, guest
lecturers, and the educational services.
5. STAIN
Kendari since 1997, Facilitating lecturers, guest lecturers, and improving the
educational services.
6. STAIN
Manado, Facilitating lecturers, guest lecturers, and improving the educational
services.
7. STAIN
Palopo 2010, Facilitating lecturers, guest lecturers, and improving the
educational services.
8. STAIN
Palu since 1997, Facilitating lecturers, guest lecturers, and improving the
educational services.
9. STAIN
Pare-Pare since 1997, Facilitating lecturers, guest lecturers, and improving
the educational services.
10. STAIN
Ternate since1997, Facilitating lecturers, guest lecturers, and improving the
educational services.
11. STAIN
Watampone since 1997, Facilitating lecturers, guest lecturers, and improving
the educational services.
12. Arsip
National Republik Indonesia, Indonesian National Archives, Conducting learning
programs related to archives.
13. PEMDA
Majene, Majene Government 1997, Village Development and Student field work
14. PEMDA
Pinrang, Pinrang Government 1997, Village Development and
Student field work
15. PT.
Bank Muamalat (Private Islamic Bank) 1998, Increasing services to consumers at
UIN and conducting vocational training, as well as providing scholarships
16. Bank
Negara Indonesia (BNI) Kanwil 7. State bank of Indonesia, Assisting lecturers
and staffs of UIN Alauddin in financial 7th Regional Office 1998 services, as
well as home loan
17. UIN
Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta since 1999, Sandwich programs, exchange programs,
trainings, seminars, conferences and other academic activities.
18. Bank
Tabungan Negara, State Savings Bank 1999, Assisting lecturers and staff of UIN
in home loan
19. Akademi
Penyuluhan Pertanian (APP) Gowa, Gowa agriculture counseling Academy,
Facilitating academic activities for Agricultural Counseling since
1999
20. State
University of Makassar 2000, Academic activities
21. Pangkalan
Utama Angakatan Laut, Naval Forces Main Base, Facilitating religious leaders
and preachers for Muslims in South Sulawesi 2000 coastline areas.
22. Perum
Perumnas Wilayah VII, 7th Region of National Housing for lecturers and staff
Public Housing Corporation 2001
23. Pemda
Gowa, Gowa District Government since 2002, Qur’anic Teaching for instructors
24. Pemda
Bulukumba, Bulukumba District Government 2002, Qur’anic Teaching for
instructors
25. Pemda
Polmas, Polmas District Government 2002, Qur’anic Teaching for instructors
26. Pemda
Makassar, Makassar District Government, Qur’anic Teaching for instructors
27. Islamic
University of Makassar 2002, Training, facilitating guest lecturers, conferences,
seminars and other academic activities
28. University
of Hasanuddin since 2003, Assisting UIN in the expansion of study programs
during the conversion from IAIN to UIN
29. Pemda
Enrekang, Enrekang district Government since 2003, Developing BAZIZ
30. Rajawali
Press Jakarta 2003, Publishing books produced by UIN faculty members
31. Pustaka
Pelajar Press 2003, Publishing books produced by UIN faculty members
32. PT.
Bank Negara Indonesia, State Bank of Indonesia 2003, Issuing (ATM and ID) cards
for students
33. Bank
of Indonesia since 2003, Providing Scholarships for students
34. Indonesian
Muslim University 2004, Facilitating Guest lecturers and Seminars
35. PT.
Bank Niaga Makassar, Makassar Commercial Bank 2004, Assisting Lectures and
Staff in financial matters
36. Faculty
of Engineering Hasanuddin University, 2004 Assisting in
establishing the study programs of Architecture and Urban as well as City
Planning at UIN Alauddin Makassar
37. PT.
Telkom Tbk. Divre VII 2004, Providing Internet Access
38. Pondok
Pesantren Modern Rahmatul Asri Mroanging, “Training and counseling for teachers
Kab. Enrekang (Rahmatul Asri Maroanging Modern Islamic “ Fieldworks for UIN
Students Boarding School)“ Scholarship for boarding School
students
39. Pemda
Gorontalo, Gorantalo Province Government 2004, Facilitating guest lecturers for
Graduate Programsk Facilitating and conducting research in Islamic studies.
40. Mahkamah
Konstitusi Republik Indonesia, Organizing guest lecturers, research and
workshop in Constitutional Court since 2004
41. Pondok
Pesantren Modern Al Ikhlas Polman, Al Ikhlas “Providing training and counseling
for teachers, and sending since 2005, field workers.”Scholarship for Boarding
School students.
42. STAI
DDI Pangkep since 2005, Providing distance learning in the field of library
Science (a two-year program)
43. Pondok
Pesantren al Ikhlas Bone Islamic Boarding Schools, Providing training and
counseling for teachers, Fieldworks since 2005for UIN Students, scholarship for
Islamic Boarding School students.
44. PT.
Makassar Phinisi Seaside Hotel, in the field of Human resource development
(Quality Hotel and Suites Pettarani) since
2005
45. Pusat
Grafika Indonesia 2005, Training and publishing
46. Harian
Fajar, Daily Fajar Newspaper 2005, Informationand image building
47. STIMIK
Dipanegara 2005, Human resource
development
48. Akbid
Muhammadiyah Makassar, Human resource development (Muhammadiah Midwifery
Academy) 2005
49. AKPER
Angin Mamiri, Human resource development
50. PEMDA
Kolaka. Kolaka District Government 2005, Human resource
development
51. Radio
Republic Indonesia (RRI) Makassar 2005, Broadcasting and Arabic language
learning
52. UINs
in Indonesia since 2005, Participating in the application of the three
commitments of higher education
53. Graduate
school of the University of Gajah Mada 2006, Guest lecturers for the Graduate
Programs at UIN
54. Darussalam
Institute of Islamic Studies, Gontor since 2006 Conducting research and
education, Facilitating guest lecturers
55. ETS,
Jakarta 2006, Providing certification for English language
ability
56. BPKP
in South Sulawesi 2006, Assisting with financial administration at UIN Makassar
57. Al
Qur’an Study Program Jakarta, Conducting guest lecture, research, workshop and
Seminars
58. Archive
and Regional Library, South Sulawesi 2006, Exchanging information
59. Religious
Research and Development since 2007, Conducting research on religious
studies
60. Department
of Health Affairs 2007, Training for UIN Students
61. Labuang
Baji Hospital, 2007 Training for UIN Students
62. Kallong
Tala Hospital at Gowa 2007. Training for UIN
Students
63. Fatimah
Hospital 2007, Training for UIN Students
64. The
center of Social Health (Puskesmas) Mamajang. 2007 Training for UIN Students
65. PT.
Mizan 2007, Publishing academic journals and
books
66. PT.
Arga Bangun (ESQ) 2007, Training for lectures and staffs
67. Supreme
Court (MA) 2007, Implementing and Studying Laws
68. Bank
Mega 2007, Providing financial assistance for UIN’s
staff
69. PPIM
UIN Jakarta 2007, Conducting joint research and and joint
journals
70. National
Education of South Sulawesi (Diknas) Exterminating illiteracy
71. National
Education of Bontang, Training for Tarbiyah
alumnae.
72. Department
of Animal Husbandry of Gowa 2008, Facilitating students for vet laboratory and
field studies
73. Department
of man power and transmigration 2008, in the field of Language
certification
74. BRI
2008 ATM facility
75. Bank
Mega Syariah Facilitating practical work
76. Department
of Religious Affairs, Province of PAPUA 2008/2009 Conducting Teacher
Certification, Portfolio Assessment and Teacher Training
77. Department
of Religious Affairs, Province of West PAPUA 2008/2009 Conducting Teacher
Certification, Portfolio Assessment and Teacher Training
78. Department
of Religious Affairs, Province of Gorontalo 2008/2009 Conducting Teacher
Certification, Portfolio Assessment and Teacher Training
79. Department
of Religious Affairs, Province of Maluku 2008/2009 Conducting Teacher
Certification, Portfolio Assessment and Teacher Training
80. Department
of Religious Affairs, Province of North Sulawesi 2008/2009 Conducting Teacher
Certification, Portfolio Assessment and Teacher
Training
81. Department
of Religious Affairs, Province of West Sulawesi 2008/2009 Conducting Teacher
Certification, Portfolio Assessment and Teacher Training
82. Department
of Religious Affairs, Conducting Teacher Certification, Portfolio Assessment
and Province of South east Sulawesi 2008/2009 Teacher Training
83. Department
of Religious Affairs, Province of South Sulawesi 2008/2009 Conducting Teacher
Certification, Portfolio Assessment and Teacher Training
84. Hasanuddin
Univeristy 2009/2010, Improving Human Resources in Research, Analysis and
Survey for Better Education and Community Health
85. State
University of Makassar 2009/2010 Improving Human Resources in Research,
Analysis and Survey for Better Education and Community Health
86. Governor
of South Sulawesi 2009/2010 Improving Human Resources in Research, Analysis and
Survey for Better Education and Community Health
87. Information
Center for Indonesian Development 2009/2010 Staff
Training for Goods Provider
88. BNI
Makassar 2009/2010 Providing ATM machine and Services for students and staffs
89. Office
for Animal Husbandry, Province of South Sulawesi 2009/2010 Providing Labs and
Insemination Unit
90. RELO
2009/2010 Workshops for English Teachers
91. Police
Department of Gowa, 2009/2010 Providing Security Support
92. BAPEPAM
Jakarta 2009/2010 Seminars on Islamic Stock Exchange
93. IMMIM
of South Sulawesi and Faculty of Dakwah and Dai Training Communication
2009/2010 Dai Training
94. Nahdhatul
Ulama of South Sulawesi 2010, Dai Training
95. Islamic
Elementary School Muhammadiyah 6 Syuhada Professional Teacher Training Makassar
2009/2010
96. Islamic
Elementary School As’adiyah 170 Layang Professional Teacher Training Makassar
2009/2010
97. 98.
Islamic Elementary School Yaspi Sambung Jawa
Professional Teacher Training Makassar 2009/2010
98. Islamic
Elementary School Nasrul Haq Makassar 2009/2010 Professional Teacher Training
99. Islamic
Elementary School Al-Abrar Makassar 2009/2010 Professional Teacher Training
Professional Teacher Training
100. Islamic
Elementary School Darul Hikmah Makassar 2009/2010, Professional Teacher
Training
101. Islamic
Elementary School Attaqwa Panaikang Makassar 2009/2010, Professional Teacher
Training
102. Islamic
Elementary School Bahrul Ulum Makassar 2009/2010, Professional Teacher Training
103. Lampung
University (Faculty of Animal Science) 2009/2010 Developing University
Existence for Community Needs, Work Opportunity and Professionalism in Animal
Science
104. Faculty
of Animal Science, Hasanuddin University 2009/2010 Providing Labs and Student
Support
105. English
Language Center (ELC) 2009/2010 TOEFL and IELTS Try out and Free Information
Session for International Test
Foreign Universities
and Institution
1. Fulbright
Foundations, USA since 2002 in the field of dessiminating Scholarship
information
2. Universitas
kebangsaan Malaysia 2010, Exchanging students and lecturers, information and
Islamic literature
3. International
Islamic University Malaysia since 1998, Exchanging staff and students
4. Jami’
Abnuur Syariah 2002, Facilitating lecturers for further education in Islamic
Studies and Arabic
5. US
Embassy in Jakarta 2002, Providing professors and guest professors for UIN
6. Institute
for the Islamic Studies, Malaysia 2002, Exchanging students and lecturers for
master and PhD Programs
7. KKS
Mesir (Sulawesi Students Association) 2003, Providing information about
scholarships for students who are interested in pursuing further studies in
Egypt.
8. University
of Western Australia 2003, Conducting Seminars and
Symposiums, and providing guest professor
9. Religious
Attaché of Saudi Arabia since 2003, Circulating Islamic Books, and Arabic
10. RELO (Regional English
Language Office) 2003, Providing native speaker teacher
11. Alul Bait Foundations,
Iran 2004 , Sandwich Program, quest lecture, books on Islam,
12. The Istanbul Foundation
for Culture and Science, Turkey 2005, Symposiums, Seminars books exchang, etc.
13. Hartford Seminary 2005,
Providing teachers, conducting seminars to promote mutual understanding and
cooperation.
14. University of Hamburg,
Germany, 2005 Providing a short course (Fellowship) and scholarship for master
programs. Facilitating International Seminars
15. Bonn University, German
2005, Providing short courses (Fellowship) and scholarships for master
programs. Facilitating International Seminar
16. Koln University,
Germany 2005, Providing a short course (Fellowship) and scholarships for master
programs.
17. OSLO Coalition, Norway
2005, Facilitating UIN lecturers for International Seminar
18. Islamic University
Umdurman, Sudan 2005, Facilitating lecturers of UIN a further education in
Sudan.
19. African International
Unievrsity, Sudan 2005 Facilitating lecturers of UIN a
further education in Sudan
20. University of Qur’an
Karim, Sudan 2005, Conducting seminars, symposiums, and sending lecturers for
master and PhD program
21. University pf Passau
2007, Conducting research and students exchange
22. McGill University,
Canada 2007 Exchanging lecturers
23. IASTP (Indonesian
Australian Specialized Training Program) 2007, Workshop and managerial
development
24. Religious Attaché of
Saudi Arabia 2007, Providing Islamic Books
25. ITC (International Test
center) 2007, Toeic For Students
26. Center for Religion and
Culture 2007, Conducting seminars and Workshops
27. Universiti Kebangsaan
Malaysia 2008, Learning and Research
28. Universiti Sains Islam
Malaysia 2008, International Conference
29. LAPIS 2009/2010
Training, Seminars and Workshops
30. Islamic Collega Iran
2009/2010, Teaching and Education, Research and Community Development
31. CIDA Canada 2009/2010
Training, Seminars and Workshops
32. International Institute
of Islamic Thought (IIIT) 2009/2010, Human Resource Development
33. University Malaya,
Malaysia 2009/2010, Human Resource Development in Islamic Sciences
34. Ummul Qura, Arab Saudi
2009/2010, Human Resource Development in Islamic Sciences
35. Cultural Attache of the
USA, 2009/2010, Research, Lecture and Student Exchange
36. SATA Teachers
Association, US 2009/2010, Research, Lecture and Student Exchange
37. Embassy of Saudi Arabia
2009/2010, Support in providing a mosque, Praying Facility and Lecturers
38. Kolej Universiti Islam
Melaka, Malaysia 2009/2010, Research, Lecture and Student Exchange
39. University of Rome in
Rome.Italy, 2010, Research, Lecture and Student Exchange
40. Anotama University,
Madrid, Spain, 2010, Research, Lecture and Student Exchange
41. University of
Indianapolis in Greece, 2010, Research, Lecture and Student Exchange
42. Yala Islamic
University, Thailand, 2010, Research, Lecture and Student Exchange
43. University of Songkla
at Pettani, Thailand, 2010, Research, Lecture and Student Exchange
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