Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Defense University of Indonesia and the University of Sarajevo

The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Sarajevo and the Defense University of Indonesia was held on Wednesday 4 March 2020 at the University of Sarajevo Rectorate. On behalf of the University of Sarajevo, the memorandum was signed by Rector, Prof. Dr. Rifat Škrijelj in the presence of the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in BiH representatives, whereas the Defense University of Indonesia Rector, Dr. Tri Legionosuko, S.IP., M.AP has previously signed the Memorandum.
In addition to Rector, Prof. Dr. Rifat Škrijelj signing was attended by Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Nikolić, Vice-Rector for International Cooperation, and Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in BiH representatives: Mrs. Alana Cicillia Warandy, Second Secretary, and Mrs. Palestina Santana.
Namely, the signing of the Memorandum is the result of the successful meeting between Rector, Prof. Dr. Rifat Škrijelj and the Ambassador of Indonesia to BiH, H. E. Amelie Achmad Yani, held in January 2018, expressing a mutual interest in achieving academic and cultural cooperation between the University of Sarajevo and the Universities of Indonesia, and emphasized that academic cooperation would represent a new quality in our two countries' relations.
The signed Memorandum implies the development of institutional cooperation that will be further pursued through specific programs of mutual interest. The cooperation will be implemented through networking and exchange of teaching, non-teaching and research staff and students for the purpose of lecturing, visiting and exchanging experiences, joint educational and research activities, as well as various types of training, joint organization of conferences, symposia, congresses, seminars, courses, summer schools, workshops, exchange of professional literature and other university publications, and other activities of common interest.