Office of International and Cooperation Affairs (KUIK) of UNIMUS is a new institution that was officially legalized with SK Rector Number 069/UNIMUS/SK.KP/2014 on 24 November 2014. This institution hierarchy is under the Vice Rector III in Student and Cooperation Affairs. KUIK’s objective is to serve international affairs (scholarships, student exchange, academic visit, research collaborations) and also develop cooperation (MoU) with foreign universities in improving UNIMUS capacity to be “A University for the Excellence“. Dr. Djoko Setyo Hartono, S.E., M.M., S.H., M.Kn., (Vice Rector III) in his speech said “The establishment of an institution that serves in international and cooperation affairs is aimed at strengthening UNIMUS position as good quality educational institution and to be competitive institution on international level in the future.“ 6/1/2015. On Wednesday 24 December 2014, as it was stated in a letter from Vice Rector III No. 371/UNIMUS/KS/2014, KUIK UNIMUS conducted its first visit as regards comparative study and partnership in the office of International Affairs (KUI), University of Muhammadiyah Purwokerto (UMP). On this visit, KUIK UNIMUS was welcomed by Ir. Regawa Bayu Pamungkas, M.T. (Assistant of Rector IV UMP) and Shanty Herawati, Ph.D. (Chief of Cooperation and Development Division UMP). “Strategy implementation such as initiate communication and strengthen communication among KUI institutions on national level and Muhammadiyah Universities in Indonesia will help to enlarge connection“ said Shanty Herawati, Ph.D. She also added that KUI should be able to get cooperation opportunity as much as possible with foreign universities through (1) correspondence, (2) offering of a visit, (3) confirmation of information that can be followed up. Besides discussing above relevant topics, on this visit KUIK UNIMUS also talked about the initiation of Darmasiswa scholarship programme for foreign students on campus, through Indonesian government programme and foreign countries programme. A programme offered by Board of Foreign Cooperation DIKTI and that has already been conducted by UMP is “Bahasa Indonesia untuk Penutur Asing“ or BIPA (“Bahasa Indonesia for Native Speaker“). Cooperation, Correspondence, and Information KUIK UNIMUS is now opening an offer of cooperation with embassy foreign countries to participate in CORNER KUIK that provides books about foreign cultures, scholarship information, and cooperation programme. In addition, KUIK UNIMUS also asks and gives opportunity to scholarship donors such as AMINEF, DAAD, NUFFIC/NESO, IDB, AusAID, and other scholarship donors to visit and inform their programme at UNIMUS. (M. Yusuf)

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.