Tomsk State University explores cooperation with Universitas Sumatera Utara

Tomsk State University – Russia, which is one of the 300 best Universities in the world to explore a partnership with the University of North Sumatra. They conducted online meeting via skype on Friday 5 October 2018 at 14.00 – 15.30. Present at the conference Kalitbang Pemprovsu Dr. M. Fauzi Nasution, SpB, SpB (K) V, MSurg consultant on Endovaskular Indonesia and Vascular surgeon who also is Honorary Consul of the Russian Federation Consulate in Medan, Prof. Alexey a. Sazonov the Vice Rector of TSU for research who also is a Chairman of the Department of Agricultural Biotechnology TSU, Prof. Artem Yu Rikum , the Vice-Chancellor for International Cooperation, and the Honorary Consul of the Consulate of the Russian Federation in Penang Mr. TSU Teoh Seng Lee.
Skype conference was attended by Dr. Esther Nababan, M.Sc., the head of the Office of International Affairs USU, and Dr. Garson Pramio, Secretary of the Office of international affairs USU. Lecturer in charge of the USU who was supposed to attend the online meeting but was unable to attend due to events that cannot be left behind is Dr. Tavi Supriatna, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture. The skype conference was facilitated by Dr. Muhammad Fauzi Nasution. The meeting discussed about the cooperation plan between USU with the TSU, particularly on biotechnology.

Dr. Esther Nababan, M.Sc and Dr. Pramio Garson were on the skype conference in the meeting room of the International Affairs Office USU

Prior to the skype meeting, the teaching staff of TSU Professor Fedor Gubarev form the Research School of Chemistry and Applied Science facilitated by Dr. Muhammad Fauzi Nasution, SpB, SpB (K) V, MSurg had visited the Universitas Sumatera Utara on 20 September 2018. On his visit to USU, Professor Fedor Gubarev met with Secretary of USU Dr. Farhat, the head of the International Affairs Office of USU (IAO – USU) Dr. Esther Nababan, M.Sc and the secretary of Dr. Pramio Garson, Secretary of IAO USU. In such meeting, Prof. Fedor Gubarev exposes about the TSU. The research focus at TSU is currently a prioritized on the well-being of the whole society as well as individuals with respect to a new industrial revolution that changed the landscape of the economy (an economy upon request), the social structure (digitization, stratification, and inequality), and the well-being of mankind globally.
The meeting also discussed about the implementation of the cooperation that can be implemented immediately i.e. Credit Mobility programs for lecturers and students. In the near future, the staff form TSU plan to revisit Universitas Sumatra Utara to meet with the Rector, the Vice-Rector of research, community service and cooperation, and with the head International Affairs Office of USU, and the dean of Faculty of Agriculture to discuss about collaboration program between the USU and the TSU.

Dr. Esther Nababan, with honorary consul of Russia in Medan Dr. M. Fauzi Nasution, and Prof. Fedor Gubarev from TSU