Prof. Marko Vauhkonen from University of Finland visited FMIPA UNEJ as part of the Visiting Professor agenda. The Dean and heads of study programs in FMIPA as well as Mathematics lecturers attended the welcoming and introduction event for Prof. Marko at the FMIPA Dean’s Office building (25/4). “Welcome Prof. Marko, hopefully you can be comfortable attending FMIPA UNEJ because in the next few days there will be activities ranging from guest lectures to webinars,” he said. The Dean also hopes that there will be many collaborations with the presence of Prof. Marko at FMIPA. It is also said that the University of Finland is one of the best universities in Europe and we need to learn a lot from him.

Prof. Marko Vauhkonen is a professor in Industrial Physics and Applied Mathematics from the Department of Technical Physics, Faculty of Science, Forestry, and Technology, University of Finland. “Prof. Marko will stay at FMIPA starting today until May 2, so please share your knowledge, both teaching and research,” he hoped. The mentor from M. Ziaul Arif, S.Si., M.Sc., Ph.D., the mathematics lecturer will carry out several academic activities. Guest Lecture in the mathematics study program and physics study program. Practitioners teach in the PDP course in the mathematics study program. Seminar with IndoMS, Team Finland Knowledge (TFK) in the form of Grant Proposal Discussion and discussion about the curriculum.

Prof. Marko Vauhkonen said he was very happy to be able to visit Indonesia, especially FMIPA UNEJ, besides meeting his guidance, he could also share knowledge with the lecturers. “I am happy to finally be able to come here, visit Ziaul Arif, share knowledge and it is not possible to conduct joint research,” he said. He said several universities in Europe have collaborated with his university. FMIPA or UNEJ could be part of it, or also join the University of Finland in collaborating with several of these universities.

In the discussion session, Prof. Dra. Hari Sulistiyowati, M.Sc., Ph.D. emphasized the possibility of establishing cooperation with the University of Finland, because UNEJ’s vision is in line with the field pursued by Prof. Marko, namely industrial, more precisely industrial agriculture. Prof. Hari hopes that the field can be a starting point for cooperation through Prof. Marko. There was also a question from Dr. Alfian Fuhulhadi about tips for conducting research while in Finland, because the atmosphere is different from that in Indonesia. The event was closed with a group photo session. Welcome Prof. Marko.