Universitas Muhammadiyah Kotabumi (UMKO) signed an agreement (Memorandum of Agreement/MoA) between UMKO and the Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI) on Monday (14/03). The signing procession was conducted at the Faculty of Law UMKO with PWI Lampung Utara Branch Board (Lampura). It followed up on UM Kotabumi visitation on PWI Lampura Office conducted last month. Meanwhile, from the UM Kotabumi party, the collaboration was from the Faculty of Law and Social Science UM Kotabumi.

Suwardi, the Dean of UM Kotabumi, explained that the collaboration aimed to synergize with various programs in journalism. “It aimed to combine programs between two institutions. The students of UM Kotabumi can undergo their final assignment as an internship in a media company under PWI Lampura,” he said. Later, when PWI members required programs in law topics, UM Kotabumi would be willing to be resource persons. “Because UM Kotabumi has various experts in law specifications,” he added. Afterwards, Suwardi also expected that UM Kotabumi students could intern in PWI Lampura for the final subject of pursuing a degree.

Moreover, Rozy Ardiansyah, the Chairman of PWI Lampura, highly appreciated MoA with UM Kotabumi. He hoped that eventually, he would inventory PWI Lampura members to pursue higher degrees in UM Kotabumi, both bachelor’s and master’s degrees. “To conclude, we (PWI Lampura) appreciate the collaboration between UMKO and PWI Lampura. I will inventory our members to pursue higher education for bachelor’s and master’s in UMKO,” said Rozy, as reported on the UMKO site.