Bahasa Mandarin — As part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen the quality of higher education, expand partnership networks, and respond to the challenges of the Society 5.0 era, the Mandarin Language Study Program (PSBM) at Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) played an active role in The 8th APSMI International Conference & The 6th National Congress of the Indonesian Association of Mandarin Study Programs (APSMI). This international event was held at Hasanuddin University in Makassar on September 16–17, 2026.

Bringing together academics, language experts, and heads and representatives of Mandarin language study programs from across Indonesia, the event carried the theme “The Transformation of Humanities in China and Indonesia in the Era of Society 5.0: Language, Literature, Culture, History, and Education.”

Strategic Collaboration Through the Signing of MoA and IA
As a concrete step toward strengthening institutional collaboration, the event featured the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) and an Implementation Arrangement (IA). These cooperation agreements are intended to create broader opportunities for collaboration in teaching, joint research, community service, and curriculum development that is responsive to contemporary needs and developments.

Academic Contributions and Leadership in the Parallel Sessions
The Head of the Mandarin Language Study Program at USU, Vivi Adryani Nasution, S.S., MTCSOL, directly led the participation of PSBM USU in the event. In addition to attending the Congress and National Deliberation (Munas), she played a strategic role as a speaker in one of the parallel sessions, where she presented her academic perspectives and scholarly ideas.

She was also entrusted with serving as a moderator for a parallel session, facilitating interactive discussions among researchers and education practitioners from various higher education institutions.

Through its active participation and the strategic agreements established during the event, the Mandarin Language Study Program at Universitas Sumatera Utara is expected to contribute significantly to advancing the program’s academic development, supporting accreditation efforts, strengthening institutional capacity, and expanding academic collaboration both nationally and internationally.