American University of Sovereign Nations is honored to have signed an Academic Cooperation Agreement with  University Jenderal Soedirman. On 1 September 2013 a Collaborative Agreement was signed for “cooperation in the fields of education, academic research, global studies, public health and medicine, pharmacy, dentistry and other allied health sciences, bioethics and peace” between AUSN and the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman (UNSOED), Purwokerto, Indonesia.

UNSOED is “named after the Great Indonesian Commander, General Soedirman who held the following philosophies: persistence, optimism, wisdom, integrity, courage, faith, aspiration, unity, candor, and common sense.” A joint workshop between AUSN, UNSOED and Eubios Ethics Institute was held to detail training in bioethics in all 7 degree programs of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Professor Darryl Macer, Provost of AUSN  returned  in 2014 to further develop the bioethics curriculum in these and further faculties including Biology.

Photo of the signing of the Agreement at the villa of Dr. Retno Widiastuti, Dean of the Faculty, with Dr. Retno Widiastuti (Centre), Dr. Amalia Muhaimin (Chief of Bioethics Department, UNSOED and Visiting Professor, AUSN) and Dr. Darryl Macer, Provost of AUSN.