The Sports Science (IKOR) Study Program of the Public Health Faculty, Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang (FKM UNIMUS) carried out a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) to initiate a cooperation with the Sports Science Faculty (FIK), Universitas Negeri Semarang (UNNES) on Tuesday (14/2).

The visit to the Dean’s Office of FIK UNNES was led by the Head of Study Program, Andre Yogaswara, S.Si., M.Or. accompanied by the Head of Administration, and IKOR lecturers of FKM UNIMUS. On the other hand, FIK UNNES was led by the Dean, Prof. Dr. Tandiyo Rahayu, M.Pd., accompanied by Vice Dean I, Head of Department, Secretary of Department, and Head of IKOR FIK UNNES Laboratory.

In his remarks, the Dean of FIK UNNES welcomed the visit of the IKOR UNIMUS study program. “We appreciate IKOR UNIMUS for its open communication with us. We (FIK UNNES) are very welcome. Any collaborative programs, we are very welcome”, he said.

Meanwhile, the Head of IKOR UNIMUS explained the objectives and scope of the cooperation including the three values ‘Tri Dharma” of higher education, namely: (1) Education; (2) Research; and (3) Community Service. “We honor the warm welcome we had received. As a newly established study program, IKOR UNIMUS always improves quality, one of which is through cooperation with FIK UNNES,” he said.

UNIMUS and UNNES have previously established cooperation between universities in a Memorandum of Understanding. Thus, the FGD was carried out as a part of the Implementation of Arrangement (IA). The results of the discussion formulated several activity plans that can be carried out collaboratively between the IKOR UNIMUS and the UNNES IKOR such as the implementation of Merdeka Belajar Curriculum, guest lectures, joint research, and joint publication of scientific papers.