Dean and Head of Undergraduate Study Program in Law UII Participates at the Law Campus Partnership Forum in Debrecen

On September 29 2023 at the Faculty of Law, University of Debrecen, the Head of the Undergraduate Law Program Study Program and the Dean of Faculty of Law Universitas Islam Indonesia participated in the “International Meeting and Conference” which was held directly by the host, Faculty of Law, University of Debrecen (DE AJK). Apart from representatives from Faculty of Law UII, there were also participants from the Faculty of Law, University of Vaasa (Finland), Faculty of Law, University of PIM Blanja Luka (Bosnia Herzegovina), Faculty of Law, University of Oradea (Romania), Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Cluj-Napoca (Romania), Ministry of internal affairs of Republic of Srpska, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences University of Arad.

At the beginning of the event, Deputy Dean for International Cooperation Prof. Dr. Fezer Tamas mentioned that “it is very important that this international forum is held with the aim of joint development with all partners of the University of Debrecen law campus. Including for development in the field of research and teaching activities. “Most importantly, the Debrecen campus has an LLM Program and a PhD Program which has been accepting foreign students since 2014 and implementing internationalization programs in the field of teaching.” said Fezer Tamas.

On this occasion, the Head of the Undergraduate Study Program in Law at the Faculty of Law UII, Dodik Setiawan Nur Heriyanto, S.H, M.H, L.LM, Ph.D explained in his presentation that the presence of the Faculty of Law UII at the forum was a form of continuing the collaboration that had been carried out between UII and the University of Debrecen. In the presentation, Dodik mentioned that “The Faculty of Law UII will also develop this collaboration to see the potential for an exchange program not only for our students but also for lecturers.”. It should be noted that Dodik Setiawan himself was the first graduate of both the LLM Program and PhD Program as well as one of the first students to study in Hungary and graduated with the title Summa Cumlauda.

After the forum took place, the event continued with friendly hospitality and discussions between partners by discussing the potential and visibility of cooperation. Dean of the UII Faculty of Law, Prof. Dr. Budi Agus Riswandi, S.H., M.H. explained that in this session it was agreed that a lecturer exchange would be held where Faculty of Law UII lecturers would be sent to undertake UII caturdharma activities (research, teaching, community service) for approximately one month at the Faculty of Law, University of Debrecen. “The plan is to hold it in early 2024 in the break between semesters so that not only students get international exposure but also lecturers. “And thank God, many things have been agreed, such as the willingness of Professors at the University of Debrecen to visit FH UII to teach (visiting Professor) under the Erasmus Mobility Program scheme.” he said.

During his visit to Hungary, the Dean of the UII Faculty of Law also met with the leadership of the Indonesian Students’ Association in Debrecen and the Indonesian Students’ Association in Hungary (Central Organization). During the meeting, cooperation was also signed to support academic and non-academic activities.