Kerjasama ITB dan Universitas Nagoya Kenalkan Budaya dan Akademik di Desa Mekarlaksana

Latar News - Nagoya University students participate in a hands-on coffee processing and grinding activity with local residents in Mekarlaksana Village, Wednesday (11/2/2026). (Doc. IRO ITB)

According to Fathatus Sania Noer, S.S., Head of the International Mobility Services Section at ITB’s International Relation Office (IRO), the program was initiated by Nagoya University to introduce Indonesia and ITB’s academic system to Japanese students, particularly as their first international learning experience.

“Most of the participants are traveling abroad for the first time, and Indonesia is the first country they have visited outside Japan. Through this program, we hope they will be inspired to pursue semester exchange opportunities, either at ITB or at other universities abroad,” she explained.

During the program, the students participated in academic activities through a sit-in system at various ITB faculties according to their respective fields of study. In addition, participants were introduced to Indonesian culture through a series of non-academic activities designed to enrich their cross-cultural experience.