{"id":3649,"date":"2026-05-14T08:17:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T08:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/?p=3649"},"modified":"2026-05-14T08:23:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T08:23:15","slug":"strengthening-international-cooperation-the-partnership-between-um-and-istic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/2026\/05\/14\/strengthening-international-cooperation-the-partnership-between-um-and-istic\/","title":{"rendered":"Strengthening International Cooperation: The Partnership Between UM and ISTIC"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3649\" class=\"elementor elementor-3649\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ad88e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0ad88e4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-469be8e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"469be8e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-928a287 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"928a287\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>The collaboration between the International Science, Technology and Innovation Center for South-South Cooperation under the auspices of UNESCO (ISTIC) and the <a href=\"https:\/\/um.ac.id\/\">Universitas Negeri Malang (UM)<\/a> was further strengthened\u00a0 during the <a href=\"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/2026\/05\/12\/indonesia-istic-and-nrf-concluded-the-afrasia-programme-validation-and-stakeholder-strategic-engagement-workshop\/\">AFRASIA Programme Validation and Stakeholder Strategic Engagement Workshop<\/a> (6\u20138 May 2026, Malang, Indonesia), marking continued institutional trust and shared vision.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4393505 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4393505\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84cdac6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84cdac6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-section-id=\"acyd7a\" data-start=\"600\" data-end=\"633\"><span style=\"color: #27aae1;\"><strong>A Partnership Built Over Time<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><p data-start=\"635\" data-end=\"900\">What initially began as early strategic engagements between <strong>ISTIC and UM<\/strong> gradually developed into <strong>deeper\u00a0 interactions<\/strong>.\u00a0 Over time, this relationship evolved into structured collaboration, including <strong>joint initiatives, academic exchanges, and coordinated efforts in research and capacity building.<\/strong> This steady progression reflects the commitment of both UM and ISTIC to fostering l<strong>ong-term institutional ties<\/strong> grounded in mutual benefit and <strong>academic excellence.<\/strong><\/p><h4 data-section-id=\"xwqljy\" data-start=\"1242\" data-end=\"1281\"><span style=\"color: #27aae1;\"><strong>A Milestone: The Signing of the MoU<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><p data-start=\"1283\" data-end=\"1461\">A significant milestone in this partnership was achieved on<strong> 18 February 2025,<\/strong> with the signing of a <strong>Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)<\/strong> between Universitas <strong>Negeri Malang and ISTIC.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"1463\" data-end=\"1777\">This agreement formalized and strengthened the <strong>collaboration framework,<\/strong> providing a <strong>solid institutional foundation<\/strong> for future joint activities. It also reaffirmed the shared commitment of both institutions to <strong>advancing science, technology, innovation, and sustainable development<\/strong> through international cooperation.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9df8d2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a9df8d2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6348a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b6348a9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a853c0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a853c0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #27aae1;\"><strong>From Collaboration to a Regional Hub<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><p>Now, this partnership has evolved beyond bilateral cooperation into a <strong>strategic institutional collaboration hub hosted at UM<\/strong>. This hub serves as a platform connecting researchers, universities, and innovation ecosystems across the Global South.\u00a0<\/p><p>Its focus extends to key global priorities, including:<\/p><ul><li>Strengthening Global South cooperation<\/li><li>Advancing climate change education<\/li><li>Promoting research grounded in local wisdom with global relevance<\/li><li>Supporting innovation ecosystems and interdisciplinary collaboration<\/li><\/ul><p>Through these efforts, the partnership contributes not only to academic advancement but also to impactful solutions addressing <strong>pressing global and regional challenges.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fc089c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9fc089c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1115adb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1115adb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778139261324332_25b268b2f1_berita_malang.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3652\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778139261324332_25b268b2f1_berita_malang.webp 980w, https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778139261324332_25b268b2f1_berita_malang-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778139261324332_25b268b2f1_berita_malang-768x513.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1529a60 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1529a60\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dd04ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"2dd04ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"<i>Science and technology are an integral part of culture. Therefore, their development must be grounded in holistic values and perspectives.<\/i>\"<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"344\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-at-16.11.16.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3653\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-at-16.11.16.png 344w, https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-at-16.11.16-261x300.png 261w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Prof. Dr. Hariyono<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Rector of  Universitas Negeri Malang <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The collaboration between the International Science, Technology and Innovation Center for South-South Cooperation under the auspices of UNESCO (ISTIC) and the Universitas Negeri Malang (UM) was further strengthened\u00a0 during the&hellip; <br \/> <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/2026\/05\/14\/strengthening-international-cooperation-the-partnership-between-um-and-istic\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3657,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_siteseo_robots_primary_cat":"44","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3649"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3658,"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3649\/revisions\/3658"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}