Internationalization has become the daily topic of various universities. All Universities are competing to be ranked the best in the world. Likewise PS S1 Agribusiness, Faculty of Animal and Agricultural Sciences, Universitas Diponegoro. Even ASIIN international accreditation has been achieved by PS S1 Agribusiness. To strengthen these various efforts, the PS S1 Agribusiness education staff, Suci Nareni, was sent to attend English language training organized by Soegijapranata Unika.
The English language training, which is conducted twice a week, is expected to provide a basis for education staff to have basic skills. Starting from writing, reading, to speaking. Considering the presence of international guests, ranging from students to lecturers, the education staff at PS S1 Agribusiness must also be skilled at communicating with them. Suci Nareni also revealed that this kind of training is expected to be sustainable so as not to quickly forget.
Ir. Kustopo Budiraharjo, M.P., as the Head of the Study Program also revealed that this kind of strengthening is very much needed considering that many activities involve foreign parties. Call it summer programs, international seminars, visiting professors, and various other activities. It is clear that not only lecturers who can speak English are needed, but the existing education staff must also be able to. a mutually supportive environment must be established by all parties involved, he said.
