The Indonesian Ambassador to Fiji, His Excellency, Mr Chandra Salim, paid a courtesy visit to the Vice-Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific, Professor Rajesh Chandra, on Thursday 22 April 2010. The purpose of the courtesy call was to exchange views and explore ways on how Indonesia and the University could establish and develop cooperation. His Excellency the Ambassador, highlighted possible areas of collaboration and they included:
• Arts and Culture
• Scholarships (including post graduate scholarships), and scholarships to other 12 USP member countries being transferred through USP
• Staff and student Exchanges
• Public Lecture at USP of a prominent Indonesian scholar in Climate Change, Environment and Sustainable Development.
In terms of Arts and Culture, His Excellency pointed out that Indonesia, being a traditional user of bamboos, has developed “new” usage such as furniture making and musical instruments, such as the 'angklung' and 'Arumba'.
The 'Arumba' is a name of a set of ‘beat’ instruments (xylophone) and shake instrument that is made from bamboo. Ambassador Salim, expressed his desire for some aspects of the Indonesian arts and culture, in particular the 'Arumba' be demonstrated or even have it as an extracurricular activity at USP.
Professor Chandra expressed his appreciation for the visit and was very happy to support cooperation in the areas indicated by His Excellency. Furthermore, the Vice-Chancellor said that the University would be happy to host the demonstration of 'Arumba', through our Oceania Centre for Arts and Culture (OCAC), and that would signal the start of future cooperation between Indonesia and the USP.
Source: USP media
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