Photo: Signing of the MoU between ISI Bali and the University of Canterbury (UC), Friday (19 December) at the UC campus, Christchurch, New Zealand.
The Indonesian Institute of the Arts Bali (ISI Bali) established a strategic partnership with the University of Canterbury (UC), Christchurch, New Zealand, through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Friday (19 December) at the UC campus.
The MoU was signed by the Rector of ISI Bali, Prof. Dr. Wayan “Kun” Adnyana, accompanied by the Vice Rector for Cooperation and Student Affairs, Prof. Dr. Komang Sudirga, together with the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Canterbury, Prof. Dr. Kevin Watson. The signing ceremony was also witnessed by representatives of UC’s International Cooperation Office, Monique van Veen and Sakinah Tuan Besar.
Photo: Signing of the MoU between ISI Bali and the University of Canterbury (UC), Friday (19 December) at the UC campus, Christchurch, New Zealand.
The agreed cooperation encompasses the development of music and gamelan studies, as well as areas of digital design, including digital screening, sound system technologies, and animation. In addition, the MoU opens opportunities for the expansion of lecturer and student exchange programs between the two institutions.
As part of the series of activities, ISI Bali and the University of Canterbury conducted a Gong Kebyar gamelan workshop, benchmarking activities for digital screening laboratories, and a review of cinema facilities within the UC campus.
The Rector of ISI Bali, Prof. Wayan “Kun” Adnyana, emphasized that the signing of this MoU serves as a gateway to strengthening strategic partnerships among art and design higher education institutions in the Asia-Pacific region. This includes reinforcing the Bali-Axis of Arts and Design (B-GAAD) as a global innovation melting pot for universities within the Asia-Pacific Axis of Arts and Design Higher Education, an initiative launched by ISI Bali in 2024.
As a follow-up to the collaboration, a music professor from the University of Canterbury, Prof. Justin DeHart, also conducted a workshop for students of the ISI Bali Music Study Program on Tuesday (23 December) at the Candrametu Building, ISI Bali Campus. (ISIBALI/Public Relations)
