FIB USU PR - On Tuesday, October 15, 2024, the Faculty of Cultural Sciences (FIB) of the University of North Sumatra (USU) held a BIPA Program Dissemination Activity: Indonesian Language Teaching Training for Foreign Speakers (BIPA) at the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, USU. This activity lasted for four days, October 15-18, 2024, which was attended by 20 participants from USU FIB lecturers and representatives of BBPSU. This activity was carried out in collaboration with the Language Strengthening and Empowerment Center (Pustanda), BBPSU, and the University of North Sumatra (USU) which was held in the USU FIB Meeting Room and attended by the Dean of FIB Prof. Dr. Dra. T. Thyrhaya Zein, M.A, Vice Dean 3 Mhd. Pujiono, S.S., M.Hum., Ph.D, Dr. Tengku Syarfina, S.S., M.Hum. and all BIPA participants from FIB USU as well as BIPA participants from Pustanda.

Head of the Language Strengthening and Empowerment Center Dr. Iwa Lukmana, M.A also said that this activity is a form of good cooperation in strengthening Indonesian as an international language. Strengthening BIPA teaching is a direct effort to strengthen the status of Indonesian in the international arena.

Head of the North Sumatra Provincial Language Center (BBPSU) Mr. Hidayat Widiyanto, M.P.d. delivered a welcoming speech in the context of the BIPA Program Dissemination Activity: Indonesian Language Teaching Training for Foreign Speakers (BIPA) and expressed his gratitude to FIB for providing facilities for today's BIPA activity.
Vice Dean III Mr. Mhd. Pujiono, S.S., M.Hum., Ph.D. delivered a speech in the framework of the BIPA Program Dissemination Activity: Indonesian Language Teaching Training for Foreign Speakers (BIPA) and expressed gratitude to FIB for providing facilities for today's BIPA activity.
I would like to thank the Language Strengthening and Empowerment Center, the Language Development and Fostering Agency, and the North Sumatra Provincial Language Center for organizing this training and for the presence of all participants in the BIPA Program Dissemination activity: Indonesian Language Teaching Training for Foreign Speakers (BIPA) which is a very important activity in introducing and developing the Indonesian language and culture to the international community. Said Deputy Dean III
As Deputy Dean III of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences USU, "I feel proud and appreciate the implementation of this activity and cooperation. BIPA training is not only about mastering the language, but also about understanding the cultural values ​​contained in it. By improving Indonesian language skills, we can bridge communication and strengthen relations between cultures".
The collaboration between the Language Strengthening and Empowerment Center, Language Development and Fostering Agency, North Sumatra Provincial Language Center and the Faculty of Cultural Sciences is very important to achieve the common goal of promoting Indonesian in the international arena.
I would also like to remind all participants to make the most of this opportunity. Participate actively, ask questions, and discuss so that we can all gain maximum knowledge from this training. Said Vice Dean III
FIB USU also very openly welcomes the implementation of this program and activity with the hope that this program can continue and be beneficial for the interests of the USU Faculty of Cultural Sciences.
Hopefully the BIPA Program Dissemination activity: Indonesian Language Teaching Training for Foreign Speakers (BIPA) will run smoothly and successfully. Let us together contribute to developing Indonesian as a global language.
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