Prof. Jeffry Oktavianus visited the Department of Communication, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Diponegoro (UNDIP) in Semarang, Indonesia, from 31 July to 13 August 2026 through the Diaspora Berdampak (Impactful Diaspora) programme, a competitive national initiative in which selected Indonesian diaspora academics are supported to collaborate with higher education institutions in Indonesia. The programme is funded by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia.
During his time at UNDIP, Prof. Oktavianus explored opportunities for long-term collaboration in research and community engagement with colleagues in the Department of Communication. He also delivered a talk on digital technologies, health communication, and social inequality, as well as a workshop on academic writing. Moreover, he met with two UNDIP undergraduate students who will join ENGL as exchange students in Semester A 2026/2027, providing an opportunity to welcome them and discuss their upcoming study experience at PolyU.
Before visiting UNDIP, Prof. Oktavianus also engaged with Universitas Multimedia Nusantara (UMN) in Tangerang, Indonesia, to explore potential areas for institutional and research collaboration. As part of this engagement, he worked with colleagues from the online learning programme in the Faculty of Communication Sciences to co-develop online learning materials supporting language and communication training initiatives for migrant workers.
These engagements provided valuable opportunities to strengthen academic connections between ENGL and partner institutions in Indonesia and to explore future collaborations in research, teaching, student mobility, and community engagement.
