Singapore, 23 October 2023 – The Faculty of Biology is expanding its collaboration network at the international level by initiating research and academic collaboration with the best institutions in the world, one of which is James Cook University (JCU) Singapore. The Faculty of Biology delegation included Dr. Eko Agus Suyono, M.App.Sc. as Vice Dean for Research, Community Service, Collaboration and Alumni Affairs and Sukirno, S.Si., M.Sc., Ph.D. as Head of the Faculty of Biology Undergraduate Study Program visited JCU Singapore, following a collaborative visit to JCU Australia previously last Thursday (19/10).
The James Cook University campus in Singapore is wholly owned by Australia’s James Cook University, which is ranked in the top 2% of universities in the world. JCU Singapore was founded in 2003 as an effort by JCU Australia to internationalize its activities and offer a series of programs at the Singapore Campus covering the fields of business, Information Technology, Psychology, Science Education, Commerce, Accounting, aquaculture, Environmental Science, Game Design, Tourism and Hospitality. JCU Singapore also provides courses at pre-university level specifically designed to provide a pathway for students who cannot immediately meet university entry standards. Located on Sims Drive, JCU Singapore provides students with access to various learning support facilities and services, including lecture and seminar halls, libraries and related learning facilities, computer laboratories, aquaculture research and teaching facilities, financial laboratories and access to various sports facilities.
The collaborative discussion was also attended by Professor May Tan-Mullins as Dean International and Chief Sustainability Officer, Assoc. Prof. Roberto Dillon as Academic Head of Science and Technology, Cassandra Lee as Director, Recruitment & Partnerships, Dr Susan Gibson-Kueh, as Senior Research Fellow of Aquaculture, Dr Shen Xueyan as Senior Lecturer of Aquaculture, Shelley Wang as Senior Manager, International Management and Senior Regional Manager, Recruitment & Partnerships and Ben Ng as Assistant Manager, International Management JCU Singapore. The meeting was a follow-up to discussions on cooperation initiation that had previously been held online. The cooperation discussion component includes the initiation of collaboration in the field of Aquaculture, including double degree program collaboration as well as joint supervision and joint research. Apart from that, JCU Singapore is also interested in student mobility & exchange opportunities, and plans to develop the Faculty of Biology UGM Jakarta campus in a double degree master program on MBA on bioentrepreneurship and biobusiness.
This discussion is a great bridge to increase the collaboration network between Universitas Gadjah Mada, especially the Faculty of Biology and James Cook University, Singapore. In addition, this collaboration is in line with the Faculty of Biology’s commitment to increasing cooperation for international recognition in accordance with its support for the Sustainable Development Goals, SDG 17 as well as improving the quality of inclusive and high-quality education (SDG 4) and competing with the best institutions in the world.
