Tuesday, 15 September 2026, the Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro (Undip) accepted an invitation from National United University (NUU), Taiwan. The event took place at the Senate Chamber of Prof. Ir. Eko Budihardjo, M.Sc., Building 3rd floor.
This event was attended by a number of Undip officials, which consisted of the Reputable Directorate, Undip Global Partnership and Community, and the delegates of NUU, Frank Feng-Jen Tsai, who was the Secretary General of NUU, and LKP Pelangi Megah Education as an academic partner of INTENSE from NUU.
The head of department who has cooperated with NUU for 3+2 programs also attended this event. These departments encompassed the Department of Civil Engineering, the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and the Department of Industrial Engineering.
In this meeting, the two universities discussed various potential academic collaborations, including a double degree program for master’s and the INTENSE scholarship from the Government of Taiwan.
In addition, this meeting also discussed the ongoing 3+2 program cooperation between NUU and the Faculty of Engineering Undip.
Vice Rector for Research, Innovation, Cooperation, and Public Communication of Undip, Wijayanto, S.IP., M.Si., Ph.D., welcomed the presence of the NUU delegation at the Faculty of Engineering, Undip.
According to him, presently the development of education in Taiwan is quite rapid; due to the circumstances, this collaboration is expected to be able to encourage education in both countries.
“We are very impressed with the development of higher education in Taiwan… Hopefully, we can make this meeting useful with discussions related to opportunities in our collaboration later,” he said.
This meeting was closed with an agreement to draft a joint Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Undip and NUU, which was then followed by the preparation of a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) related to the implementation of the 3+2 program through the INTENSE scholarship.
This visit is an important step in strengthening the international network of the Faculty of Engineering, Undip. It is hoped that cooperation with NUU will be able to make a real contribution to improving the quality of education, research, and academic relations between Indonesia and Taiwan.
Translated by Daffa Amir Pambudi