Besides, the Mayor who has great national achievements also mentioned that the students of Tanjungpura University have established a cooperation with China. “They have an International program where the qualified students are sent for a six-month study in China. This is also an asset of knowledge and experience exchange that is integrated in education and culture”, he said so while also underlying that such exchange program is also conducted to the UK and the US.
“In that occasion, the Board of Trustees member of Bina Antarbudaya Indonesia, Asmir Agus, stated that Bina Antarbudaya is a part of the history of American Field Service, well-known as AFS “We have sent 1500 students for the exchange and 5 of them are from West Kalimantan”.
The visit of Asmir and Nina Nasution accompanied by the committee of Bina Antarbudaya Chapter Pontianak and Kampoeng English Poernama went serious but easy and it was closed by harvesting the Litchi fruits in the back garden of the Mayor’s house.
Within a short time, the cooperation will officially be started by the establishment of Pontianak City as the host of the National Conference of Bina Antarbudaya (Rakernas Binabud) in 2017. At that moment, the Mayor of Pontianak will be appointed as a keynote speaker. It is because, in some aspects, Pontianak has inspired the growth of beautiful, integrated, and flourishing cities outside the Java Island. (Nuris)
Translators: A. Winanto, C. Sallem
