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As an international-scale university, President University has a lot of students coming from different countries in the world. One of them is East Timor. There are about 50 East Timorese students who are currently studying in President University.
In an attempt to strengthen friendship of students from Timor Leste, President University initiated to establish Student Unions of East Timor. "It’s necessary to form student organization of East Timor to further accelerate them in adapting to the new environment in the President University," said Fennieka Kristianto, S.H., M.H., M.Kn., M.A, Head of Law Study Program of President University on Tuesday, 6 March 2018 at Humanities Lab. Room, President University, Cikarang, West Java.
According to Arnaldo J.R. Soares, one of lecturers of President University from East Timor and Managing Partner at Ariyanto Arnaldo Law Firm, “In education, organization is important specially for foreign students. With an organization, they can help each other to adapt well in the new environment. Moreover, students who are coming from the same place supposedly cooperate until they graduate, and later they will have a great network,” stated Arnaldo who is also appointed as Advisor at Student Union of East Timor.
Sebagai perguruan tinggi berskala internasional, President University banyak memiliki mahasiswa dari berbagai Negara di dunia. Salah satu Negara asal mahasiswa adalah Timor Leste. Ada sekitar 50 mahasiswa Timor Leste yang sedang menimba ilmu di President University.
Dalam upaya lebih mempererat ikatan persahabatan mahasiswa dari Timor Leste, President University menginisiasi pembentukan Persatuan Mahasiswa Timor Leste. “Sebaiknya perlu dibentuk organisasi kemahasiswaan khusus yang berasal dari Timor Leste untuk lebih mempercepat mereka dalam beradaptasi di lingkungan baru di President University,” jelas Fennieka Kristianto, S.H., M.H., M.Kn., M.A Ketua Program Studi Hukum President University pada hari Selasa, 6 Maret 2018 di Ruang Humanities Lab. President University, Cikarang, Jawa Barat.
Menurut Arnaldo J.R Soares, salah satu dosen President University dan Managing Partner di Firma Hukum Ariyanto Arnaldo yang juga berasal dari Timor Leste, “Dalam pendidikan, organisasi itu penting apalagi untuk mahasiswa dari luar. Dengan adanya organisasi mereka bisa saling membantu untuk beradaptasi dengan baik di lingkungan baru. Apalagi teman yang berangkat dari tempat yang sama seyogyanya bekerja sama sampai nanti mereka lulus akan memiliki ikatan jaringan yang kuat,” jelas Arnaldo yang juga ditunjuk sebagai pembina Persatuan Mahasiswa Timor Leste.
