KUIK | International Collaboration Unimus – University of Groningen Netherlands. | Instant lifestyle is reflected with very simple food to eat every day. Low fibre and high calorie. The impact that is frequently identified is obesity or being very fat, said a health expert from Groningen Dr. Gert Kooster at University of Muhammadiyah Semarang (Unimus), Wednesday (15/10). Two health experts from Groningen; Gert Kooster and Lailana Purvis, visit Indonesia as regards international cooperation among the two institutions. They deliver general lecture before hundreds of students on Wednesday (15/10). It is attended by the Rector of Unimus Prof. Dr. H. Djamaluddin Darwis, M.A. According to Gert the awareness of risky lifestyle is increasing in Europe. People in this four seasons continent do not want to suffer from diseases caused by unhealthy eating habit. They even label junk food to several quick serving food products. Food that is quick and easy to prepare is considered to be the cause of heart attack, stroke, diabetes, and hypertension. They label some foods with junk food since they contain very low fibre, too much sugar level, and high calorie. When people frequently eat this kind of food, they seem to have a problem in the future with obesity. Obesity brings about other diseases particularly in developing countries. Lailana Purvis added that lifestyle problem is at the moment being faced by developing countries such as Indonesia. People who live in developing countries commonly are not well aware of the influence of lifestyle on their health. All of a sudden, they start feeling diseases symptom caused by unhealthy lifestyle. Besides consulting to health experts, people have to stop doing unhealthy lifestyle. Doing exercise, for instance, can help reducing the risk of suffering from diseases. There will be many variations to stay healthy by doing exercise. She suggests us to return to traditional method that become cultural heritage in Asian countries. In China, there can be found healthy gymnastics like Taichi while Indonesia has its own technique. I have ever heard the art of fighting called as Pencak Silat that is very good for our health, said Lailana.
UNIMUS, SEAMOLEC and Sun Moon University Begin Partnership
University of Muhammadiyah Semarang (UNIMUS) is developing its link through partnership with reputable foreign universities. On 16 January 2015, the Rector Prof. Dr. Djamaluddin Darwis, M.A., accompanied by Chief of International and Cooperation Affairs Office (KUIK)-(ad hoc), Dr. Muhammad Yusuf conducted a visit on the headquarters of SEAMEO Regional Open Learning Centre (SEAMOLEC) at the complex of Open University, Pondok Cabe, Tangerang to begin partnership with a university from South Korea. This event was attended by President of Sun Moon University, South Korea, Dr. Sun Jo Hwang who signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Rector of UNIMUS In a speech Dr. Sun Jo Hwang said, “We are global oriented and Indonesian student has a great opportunity to join with us“. As stated in the MoU several programmes among the two institutions have been agreed such as (1) Development of joint courses and education programmes (2) Exchange of credits (3) Research collaborations. Another kind of partnership that is possible to realize is seminar and workshop. Furthermore, it is also possible to develop other kinds of partnership that deal with the use of equipments, facilities, and other resources in improving education quality. The Rector of UNIMUS, Prof. Dr. H. Djamaluddin Darwis, M.A., responded very happily to the partnership that had just been reached, he said “This partnership is a good opportunity for UNIMUS to achieve its mission in the future to be reputable university“. (M. Yusuf)
