Muhammadiyah University of Purworejo (UMPWR) – received an academic visit from Camarines Norte State College (CNSC), Philippines on Monday, 20 October 2025, with the aim of strengthening and realising cooperation and building international collaboration in the academic field. The visit was warmly welcomed by university leadership, including the Vice Rector for Academic Affairs, the Vice Rector for AIK and Cooperation, the Head of the Study Programme, and all staff from the Cooperation and International Affairs Office in the main meeting room of the UMPWR Rectorate.
In his speech, Vice Rector 4 for AIK and Cooperation, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tusino, M.Pd.BI., said that the visit from CNSC Philippines was clear evidence that UMPWR remained committed to strengthening its international network. ‘Camarines Norte State College Philippines is the fourth campus from the Philippines to establish cooperation with UMPWR. It is hoped that through this cooperation, various collaborative programmes will be realised that will provide academic benefits to both parties,’ he said.
Meanwhile, the representative from CNSC Philippines, Mr. Crisanto S. Ramirez, MBA, expressed his deepest gratitude to UMPWR for the warm welcome. “We are very grateful for the extraordinary welcome from Muhammadiyah University of Purworejo. We are very enthusiastic about this collaboration with the campus. We hope that it will continue to bring benefits and that together we can build a better institution on the global stage through this academic collaboration,” said Mr. Ramirez.
As a follow-up to the visit, an Implementation Agreement (IA) was signed between CNSC Philippines and all Heads of Study Programmes (Kaprodi) at UMPWR. This signing is a concrete step in implementing cooperation at the study programme level, covering the fields of academics, research, and learning innovation. Following the signing of the IA, the event continued with an International Guest Lecture featuring a speaker from CNSC Philippines.
The Head of the UMPWR Cooperation and International Affairs Bureau, Dr Jeki Wibawanti, revealed that the presence of Mr Crisanto S. Ramirez, MBA, was an implementation of the MoU that had been signed. The hope is that there will be further implementation of staff and student mobility and collaboration on publications between UMPWR and CNSC.
UMPWR is active in conducting collaborative academic activities with international partners. In the coming month, UMPWR lecturers will carry out community service and research programmes with partner universities in Malaysia. Of course, there is also the possibility of visiting the Philippines in the future.
