UNAIR NEWS – As one of the best universities in Indonesia, Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR) actively participates in international events. Lately, UNAIR has also been increasingly supportive of worldwide events, by hosting or organizing activities.
One of the international events held at UNAIR is IGSCPS (International Graduate Students Conference on Pharmaceutical Sciences). The international conference, which was organized by Faculty of Pharmacy (FF) held in Multipurpose Hall of the Joizoes Nanizar Building, Campus C UNAIR. The event lasted for two days on August 28-29.
“This year is the second year we hold IGSCPS. For this year, our theme and topic are focused on clinical pharmacy practices and pharmaceutical science. “explained Prof. Dr. Suhardjono, MS., Apt as Head of 2019 IGSCPS committee.
The conference involved UNAIR Faculty of Pharmacy lecturers, especially Clinical Pharmacy department. Besides, this event also included Masters and Doctoral students from Faculty of Pharmacy. According to Prof. Suhardjono, students need to practice their communication skills and get new experiences from international conferences.
The conference was attended by 43 participants from 5 different countries. There were from Indonesia, Malaysia, United States, Australia, and Taiwan. In addition to sending papers, the participants also held oral presentations.
According to Suhardjono, this event was held to give a new experience for FF UNAIR students. Because it was held in Surabaya, he hoped students would participate in the event and get the opportunity to attend an international conference.
“This conference is held domestically, so it is more efficient for students. “he said.
By participating in this event, it also trains students to communicate. FF UNAIR students have the opportunity to meet with speakers from abroad and hone their English language skills.
“Not only did they get a lot of knowledge from foreign speakers, there were also participants from other universities in Indonesia. We hope students can exchange ideas with fellow students, “said Suhardjono.
“Besides, this event is the right place for students to present and deliver their research,” he concluded. (*)
Author: Sukma Cindra Pratiwi
Editor: Binti Q Masruroh
