Faculty of Law UII holds Summer Program to study Indonesian Law and Culture
From 18-24 November 2024, a summer program was held by the Undergraduate Law Study Program, Faculty of Law, Islamic University of Indonesia. This program involved approximately 20 foreign students from Pakistan, Nigeria, Yemen, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Australia. The summer program in 2024 raised the theme of contemporary legal issues in Indonesia. This program presented 13 speakers including, Prof. Dr. Nakib Muhammad Nasrullah, Ph.D. (Bangladesh), Prof. Dr. Iur. Achim Rogmann (Germany), Leonie Zappel, LL.M. (Germany), Dr. Suhaizad Bin Saifudin (Malaysia), Ahmad Saad Al Dafrawi, Ph.D. (FH UII), and Frances Duffy, LL.M. (FH UII). Some of the lecturers from Indonesia include: Dr. Mailinda Eka Yuniza, S.H., LL.M. (UII), Prof. Dr. Budi Agus Riswandi, S.H., M.Hum. (UII), Catur Septiana Rakhmawati, S.H., M.H. (UII), and Dodik Setiawan Nur Heriyanto, S.H., M.H., LL.M., Ph.D. (UII).
Some of the materials presented include: The Development of Legal Aid in Indonesia and its comparison with Malaysia, Public Service Law in Indonesia, Investment Licensing Mechanism in Indonesia, IPR in Indonesia and its Development, Commercial Law in Indonesia and Australia, and International Trade Law. In addition to the material on law, on Saturday and Sunday, November 23-24, 2024, students will take part in a 2-day full program of adapting Indonesian Culture by learning directly how to make batik, make wayang suket, and fashion patterns and how to wear traditional Yogyakarta clothing.
In his closing remarks on Sunday, November 24, 2024 at the Pendopo Asram Edupark, the Dean of the UII Faculty of Law, Prof. Dr. Budi Agus Riswandi, S.H., M.Hum said that: “Most of the participants are foreign students studying both at the UII Faculty of Law and outside the UII Faculty of Law. This program is always held every year not only with the aim of carrying out cultural adaptation but also with the hope that students can understand Indonesian law practically. Because who knows, some of them will be able to work in Indonesia and participate in developing and deepening legal reform in Indonesia or in their own country after graduating later.”
Head of the Undergraduate Law Study Program of the Faculty of Law UII, Dodik Setiawan Nur Heriyanto, S.H., M.H., LL.M., Ph.D. said that: “The initial mitigation of this program is able to see the enthusiasm of foreign students to be able to develop law not only in Indonesia but also in their own country. In addition, they can see the development of Indonesian law as a potential and benchmarking for developing law considering that Indonesia has different and unique legal and social characteristics than other countries including in Southeast Asia. In addition, the Indonesian cultural introduction program is also indirectly as an indirect form, namely as a promotion of Indonesian culture and local products in order to boost economic potential in Indonesia.”
The cultural approach event that took place on Saturday and Sunday, November 23-24, 2024 explored several local Indonesian products, especially to learn how to make them, such as Batik and Wayang Suket. All foreign students succeeded in making batik and showing their work and seeing that Batik is a cultural advantage that has economic value. In addition, students were also asked to make a variety of wayang suket and learn to design businesses so that similar products can be sold abroad and grow new economic potential for local products from Indonesia to foreign countries.
The event closed on Sunday, November 24, 2024 by presenting the participants’ business design work and the importance of paying attention to the comparative advantages of local products, especially in Indonesia, to improve people’s welfare. Foreign students also tried culinary tours such as soto and satay as well as market snacks that were purchased directly at the Denggung field during the car-free-day.
