On March 1, 2023, Professor Dr. Tippawan Lorsuwannarat – NIDA President, Associate Professor Dr. Sombat Kusumavalee – Vice President for Academic and International Affairs, Assistant Professor Dr. Aree Manosuthikit – Assistant to the President for International Affairs, were warmly and hospitably received by the representatives of Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR). The UNAIR representatives included Prof. Dr. Ni Nyoman Tri Puspaningsih, Vice Rector for Research, Innovation and Community Development, as well as Deans and Directors as follows:
· Prof. Iman Harymawn, Director of Airlangga Global Engagement
· Prof. Badri Munir Sukoco, Director of School of Post Graduate Studies
· Prof. Dr. Bagong Suyanto, Dean of Faculty of Social and Political Sciences
· Prof. Dr. Dian Agustia, Dean of Faculty of Economics and Business
· Prof. Dr. Purnawan Basundoro, Dean of Faculty of Humanities
· Prof. Iman Prihandono, Dean of Faculty of Law
· Prof. Dr. Moh Yasin, Dean of Faculty of Advanced Technology and Multidiscipline
· Prof. Dr. Dwi Setyawan, Dean of Faculty of Advanced Technology and Multidiscipline
· Prof. Buyu Arie Fianto, Head of SDGs Center
· Prof. Maria Inge Lusida, Head of Institute of Tropical Disease
· Dr. Sri Widati, General Coordinator of Airlangga Health Promotion Center
· Prof. Andi Hamim Zaidan, Head of Institute for life Sciences, Engineering and Engineering (LIHTR)
All participants were tightly engaged in a substantive and fruitful discussion on the future possibility for academic collaboration in various areas and activities between both institutions. Our thanks also go to Dr. Zamal Nasution for coordinating this important meeting for us.