(21/6) The Faculty of Engineering Universitas Diponegoro and the Faculty of Computing and Informatics Universiti Malaysia Sabah (FCI UMS) held an online meeting. This meeting is a follow-up to the collaboration that has been started since 2022.

At this online meeting, also present the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Prof. Ir. M. Agung Wibowo,  M.M, M.Sc, Ph.D, Vice Dean of Academic and Student Affairs, Prof. Dr.nat.tech. Siswo Sumardiono, S.T, M.T, Coordinator of the International Office of the Faculty of Engineering, Mada Sophianingrum, S.T, M.T, M.Sc, Head of the Department of Computer Engineering, Dr. Adian Fatchur Rochim, S.T, M.T, SMIEEE, and representatives from the Department of Computer Engineering Undip.

On the FCI UMS side, also present the Dean of FCI UMS, Assoc. Prof. Ts. Dr. Mohd Hanafi Ahmad Hijazi, Deputy Dean of Research and Innovation of FCI UMS, Assoc. Prof. Ts. Dr. Samsul Ariffin Abdul Karim, Deputy Dean of Academic and Student Affairs of FCI UMS, Assoc. Prof. Ts. Dr. Chim Kin On, all of the heads of study programs, and representatives from FCI UMS.

Previously, the Faculty of Engineering Undip had several collaborations with FCI UMS, of which the latest is a collaboration in the form of visiting lecture held with the Department of Computer Engineering Undip. At this meeting, there were two main topics discussed, which were collaboration regarding the student mobility scheme and joint research collaboration.

Prof. Ir. M. Agung Wibowo, M.M, M.Sc, Ph.D as the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Undip said that this collaboration is a form of trust from both parties to the collaboration that has been going on all this time. As the Dean, he hopes that this collaboration can be beneficial for both parties.” Hopefully this collaboration could benefit both of us,” he said.

The Dean of FCI UMS, Assoc. Prof. Ts. Dr. Mohd Hanafi Ahmad Hijazi, hoped that this meeting is able to give a clear line regarding the form and the implementation of the collaboration that will be arranged between FCI UMS and the Faculty of Engineering Undip in the future. “We hope that after this meeting it will be clear about what collaboration we should do in the future,” he said.