For the second time in 2013, the Education and Culture Attaché of the Republic of Indonesia in New Delhi, India, Dr. Eng. Son Kuswadi, visited Yogyakarta State University. In his recent visit, he took three Indian students, i.e. Anu Kumari, Sopem Mahon, and Herojit Mourangthem. They are the winners of speech contest in Indonesian organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in New Delhi, India, to celebrate the 66thanniversary of Indonesian Independence Day.

Moving to a world class university, YSU does not only move academically, but also takes part in introducing Indonesian culture to the world. Some workshops have been conducted for international students: angklung, gamelan, and batik. On last Friday (18/10/13), the students were invited to get to know another kind of indonesian cultural form  called “Lenggang” dance through a dance workshop conducted by the Faculty of Languages and Arts.

Yogyakarta State University welcomed delegates consisting of 30 students and 4 staff from Chiang Mai University (CMU), Thailand in the Main Assembly Room of YSU, Thursday (29/8). The delegates would stay in Yogyakarta from 28 August to 6 September 2013.