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Universitas Brawijaya of Indonesia Explores Partnership with UP Manila

Text and Photos by the Office of International and Local Linkages

Prof. Marie Rossini Carmela Lachica, Asst. Prof. Sharon Caringal, and Dr. Vivien Fe Fadrilan-Camacho welcomed the officials of Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia for a possible collaboration.

The Office of Local and International Linkages (OILL) welcomed Director Didik Hartono and Mr. Aulia Luqman Aziz, manager of Staff and Student Mobility of the International Office of Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia, on Feb. 24, 2025, to discuss potential collaboration with UP Manila.

The meeting paved the way for discussions on academic, faculty and student exchange, double degree programs, research and conduct of joint seminars and symposia. Dir. Hartono also highlighted scholarship opportunities at Universitas Brawijaya for international undergraduate and graduate students. The meeting concluded with plans of signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the institutions.

The event was attended by Dr. Vivien Fe Fadrilan-Camacho, director of the OILL; Asst. Prof. Sharon Caringal, linkages coordinator for the College of Arts and Sciences; and Prof. Marie Rossini Carmela Lachica, linkages coordinator for the College of Dentistry.