UNAIR NEWS – Starting in 2018, Urology Department of Faculty of Medicine 东京热 once again held a visiting professorship event.聽This time, two professors came from Belgium and Japan.
Prof.聽Dirk De Ridder from UK Leuven University Belgium and Prof.聽Shigeo Horie from Juntendo University Japan were two professors of Urology who have the opportunity to speak at Faculty of Medicine UNAIR, Tuesday, January 9.
Both聽of them speak on how to聽integrate hospitals and colleges into a sustainable academic medical center in their respective countries.
Dean of FK UNAIR Prof.聽Dr.聽Soetojo, dr., Sp.U (K) hoped that the presence of two professors from foreign universities will be able to boost UNAIR’s rank towards聽world class university by research activities and providing insight and inspiration to academic community to do field research.
“In 2018, we will invite 20 professors to UNAIR.聽Up to now, in FK, there are nine professors already, “he said.
Previously, FK UNAIR through several departments of scholarship has presented nine professors.聽Three professors from the Department of Urology, and one professor from the Department of Internal Medicine, the Department of Neurosurgery, the Department of Pediatrics, the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Department of Medical Rehabilitation and the Department of Orthopedics.
The cooperation of FK UNAIR with Juntendo University and UK Leuven Univerity Belgium has been going on for quite some time.聽FK UNAIR has been bound by MoU with Juntendo University for seven years.聽While the MoU with UK Leuven Univerity Belgium has been going on for six years.
Prof. Dirk De Ridder and Prof.聽Shigeo Horie selection has gone through many considerations.聽Dr.聽Lukman Hakim, Sp.U (K)., M.Kes., Ph.D said that the two professors came from two well-known, accredited, and credible universities in urology.
“The credibility of Prof Ridder and Prof Shigeo as聽scientists is聽evident from their successful publications in more than 150 international journals Scopus聽indexed.聽In addition they are also active and involved in the international urological associations from Asia to Europe, “said Dr.聽Lukman.
The form of collaboration of three parties so far has been through the exchange program of specialists, lecturers, and from conducting joint researches.
“The collaboration so far has not been only in the form of face-to-face meetings, we also used to discuss online,” he said.
Dean of FK UNAIR Prof.聽Soetojo hoped that this effort will continue to be encouraged.聽Not only to achieve the target of international journal publications, but also efforts to improve the quality of education and science at UNAIR, especially in Faculty of Medicine.
The series of聽visiting professorship聽events聽of Urology Department of Faculty of Medicine UNAIR lasted for three days, 8-11 January 2018. In addition to the seminar, there was also a聽live surgery聽event聽and the agenda of the two visiting professors to directly review patients treated in RSUD Dr.聽Soetomo.聽(*)
Author: Sefya Hayu Istighfaricha
Editor: Binti Q. Masruroh
