The Dean and Vice Dean of Faculty of Health Sciences, The Borneo Tarakan University visited Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brwaijaya on Monday, March 6th, 2017 and was welcomed by the Deanery. The Head and Secretary of Nursing Sciences as well as the Head of Collaboration Unit were also present in the Initiation of Collaboration meeting held in the 5th Floor Meeting Room.
The Dean of Faculty of Health Sciences, Hendy Lesmana, S.Kep., Ners., M.Kep, explained that The Borneo Tarakan University is a new university build in the 34th province of Indonesia. The institution was established in 2003 and was previously known as Akademi Keperawatan Kota Tarakan dan Akademi Kebidanan Tarakan (Nursing Academy of Tarakan and Midwifery Academy of Tarakan).
Hendy added that currently the Faculty of Health Sciences only has two study programs, i.e. Nursing and Midwifery, which are still on the level of Diploma III (D3). He hoped that this initiation of collaboration would aid the improvement of human resources, especially the graduates who are being employed in Tarakan General Hospital, by continuing their study to Bachelor degree.
Several items were proposed in this collaboration, including (1) Human Resource quality improvement by further study in Master programs, (2) collaboration in Three Pillars of Higher Education, and (3) supervision in establishing Bachelor Degree programs along with the curriculum preparation.
The Dean of Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya, Dr. dr. Sri Andarini, M. Kes, expressed her warm welcome to the visit as well as the proposal. She suggested that the FIKES graduates may take the Program Transfer Selection in FMUB via existing procedure. She also added that FIKES Dean should apply for the consent from Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education regarding the collaboration proposal.
Dr. dr. Wisnu Barlianto, M.Si.Med, Sp.A(K) (Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya) explained that The Nursing Program of FMUB has two large classes available for the Transfer students selected from other institutions.
“Therefore, we hope that FIKES Borneo University would prepare the prospective students for the selection tests. We would also gladly help Borneo University supervising the Bachelor Program establishment provided that the permission from Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education are granted,” he added.