Director of Postgraduate Studies at Hamzanwadi University Dr. Padlurrahman, M.Pd said that this collaboration was carried out in order to strengthen and expand cooperation with external institutions and to improve the quality and standard of education.

"Expanding the partnership network with various universities is very important, especially if the cooperation built is based on the same commitment to building quality institutions," said Padlu in an official statement received by the Tajuklombok editorial team, Monday (3/7/202) in Mataram.

To note, in addition to the signing of the cooperation, the visit to Java was part of the 5th batch of Postgraduate Student KKL which began with the Reading of Hizib Nahdlatul Wathan at the Tomb of the National Hero from NTB Al Maqfurulah Maulanasyaikh TGKH. M. Zainuddin Abdul Madjid starting at 22.00 - 24.00 WITA on July 2, 2023.

"Building quality institutions should not just be said, but the most important thing of all is hard work, real action and sincere intentions to work together with all parties," added Dr. Padlurrahman, M.Pd who is also known as a humanist leader.

On the occasion of a visit to the University of Muhammadiyah Malang, This UNJ graduate doctor also said that the partnership with UMM is not just black and white but must be followed up with real actions that are mutually beneficial to both parties or commonly known as mutual symbiosis.

Meanwhile, the Director of Postgraduate Studies at the University of Muhammadiyah Malang, Prof. Akhsanul In'am, Ph.D welcomed this collaboration.

"We are very pleased with the presence of the management of the Hamzanwadi University Postgraduate along with 84 students today on our campus," he said.

He said, it is fitting that we together build quality education through cooperation that is not only in the form of an MoU but most importantly can produce MoAs and positive activities in the fields of education, research and PkM.

"Good practices that have been carried out at UMM can be adopted by the Hamzanwadi University Postgraduate or vice versa what has been built by Hamzanwadi can also be adopted by UMM with the same spirit," he said.

On this occasion, the Director of the Hamzanwadi University Postgraduate accompanied by the Coordinator of the Master of Elementary Education Study Program Dr. H. Badarudin, M.Pd., along with several lecturers including Dr. H. Edy Waluyo, Dr. Muhammad Halqi, Dr. Muhammad Ali, Dr. Hj. Nuraini, and several other staff gave souvenirs in the form of plaques, books of the National Hero Al-Maqfurulloh TGKH. Muhammad Zainuddin Abdul Madjid and several other books to the Director of the UMM Postgraduate Program, which was then reciprocated by giving souvenirs by the Director of the UMM Postgraduate Program to the Director of the Hamzanwadi University Postgraduate Program. (red)