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FEB UNAIR SENDS DELEGATION AGAIN FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT OUTBOND

FEB UNAIR SENDS DELEGATION AGAIN FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT OUTBOND

On November 25, 2018, FEB UNAIR sent 6 students from the Islamic Economics study program: Fadillah Nur Syafira, Dita Trisna Puspita Martha, Nanda Zubaid, Ulis Fajar Khairun Hisan, Prilo Perdana Kusuma and Rahma Rabbi, and a supervising lecturer from the Islamic Economics department, Eko Fajar Cahyono, to Prince Of Songklah University (PSU) Pattani campus to become delegates from UNAIR. PSU has 5 campuses and the location between campuses is a bit far so it takes 1 to 2 hours from one campus to another. The arrival of the UNAIR to Prince of Songklah University received a good welcome from the dean, lecturers or what is called 'acan' in Thailand and also PSU students, they were introduced to the language, food and also culture at the PSU Campus, this was certainly a new experience for the delegates. The UNAIR delegation plus the supervising lecturer attended a class at PSU with the material "Business ethics for Islam" presented by Prof. Farok Bin Zakaria and the “Zakat and Taxation” class by Prof. Orawit Boonthom and compared the zakat collection process between Indonesia and Thailand. The delegates visited the market in the Pattani campus area to find dinner, which is only open on Mondays and Thursdays from 4 pm to 8 pm, selling various types of Thai food and drinks with prices ranging from 5 to 25 baht, which in rupiah is around 2,500 – 12,500 rupiah.    The delegates also presented their papers in front of the academics and students of PSU. The academics there provided suggestions and input for the delegates and were even ready to guide them in completing the paper to make it more perfect. After that, the UNAIR delegates and their supervisors had lunch with the dean, the head of the Islamic economics department, and academics at PSU. The Dean of PSU wants this activity to continue in the future and even offers Master's scholarships for interested UNAIR students. The day before returning home, the delegation and their supervisors were invited to join a city tour by PSU, starting from visiting PSU in Hat Yai, visiting “Hat Yai Municipal Park”, enjoying the beauty of Samila Beach, which around the beach area has a statue of “The Golden Memaid” and invited to see “The Great Serpent 'Nag' “, and buying souvenirs at Hat Yai floating Market. The next day on December 2nd, the entire group left Hat Yai with a touching farewell with PSU students. The entire group returned home safely and gained new experiences.