During the meeting, representatives from the two universities discussed and agreed on cooperation in various research and training fields. Accordingly, VNU-USSH and UNIMAL will engage in faculty exchange activities for teaching and research, opening up opportunities for student exchange and credit recognition between the two universities. Currently, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities has welcomed one lecturer from Malikussaleh University to volunteer to teach two Indonesian language courses to students majoring in Southeast Asian Studies within the Faculty of Oriental Studies during the first semester of the 2024-2025 academic year. Malikussaleh University will continue to send lecturers to Vietnam to support Indonesian language teaching for students at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.
Associate Professor, Dr. Dang Thi Thu Huong - Vice Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, discussed the possibility of cooperation between the two universities.
In addition, the two sides will organize activities within the framework of cooperation including short-term training, workshops and other academic meetings; exchange of academic data and information (journals, books, curricula) as well as special research projects that are beneficial to both sides.
Professor, Dr. Ir. Herman Fitra, ST, MT, IPM ASEAN - Rector of Malikussaleh University, expressed his desire to broaden opportunities for cooperation with the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
Representatives from VNU-USSH and UNIMAL signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation between the two universities.
Malikussaleh University(Indonesian: Universitas Malikussaleh, abbreviated as UNIMAL) is a public university in Indonesia located in North Aceh Regency. Founded in 1969 as a religious institute, it expanded into various disciplines and was integrated into the modern university in 1989.
With a student body ranging from 10,000 to 14,999, Malikussaleh University currently has 7 faculties offering numerous undergraduate programs (Economics, Law, Social and Political Sciences, Medicine, Education, Agriculture, and Engineering) and 5 master's programs.
