Through the inauguration of the Kendari Government, the Rector of Universitas Muhammadiyah Kendari (UM Kendari), Amir Mahmud, S.Pi., M.P., and the Kendari mayor, Sulkarnain K., SE, ME signed the cooperation agreement of Regional Public Hospital (RSUD) Kendari to be teaching hospital for Medical Science Faculty in UM Kendari, Wednesday (24/08).

The collaborative program referred to the preparation of the Medical Science Faculty establishment in UM Kendari that recently proposed the operational permit of the medical science department.

In his remarks, Sulkarnain explained that currently, UM Kendari is the best and largest higher education institution in Southeast Sulawesi. For those reasons, there is no doubt to propose and use RSUD Kendari to be a teaching hospital for the Medical Science Faculty at Unmuh Kendari.

“UM Kendari is the private higher education institution in Southeast Sulawesi. So, we are not worried or doubt to collaborate and synergize between the Kendari government and Unmuh Kendari to use Regional Hospital to be a teaching hospital in the Medical Science Faculty of Unmuh Kendari,” he said.

Furthermore, the Kendari Major also mentioned that the collaboration would be a mutual relation between the local government and the campus as an education center.

“A higher education institution is an education center, while the government is the policy maker. Both of them have mutual relations. Later, the students that learn in the Faculty of Medical Science at Unmuh Kendari can perform medical practice in RSUD. Conversely, we are also waiting for new information from Unmuh Kendari,” said Sulkarnain.