Universitas Airlangga has joined a prestigious group of universities to gain international recognition from the Royal Society of Chemistry for accreditation of their Undergraduate and Master of Chemistry courses. These courses underwent a rigorous process to be accredited by the global professional body.
They were assessed by three independent peer reviewers – leading academics at accredited universities – and have satisfied all 16 key requirements, including breadth and depth of knowledge, practical skills, research, professional skills, and more.
Dr Alice Barker, accreditation development specialist at the Royal Society of Chemistry explains: “We require accredited courses to reach a high standard in all areas. As well as core theoretical topics, the professional skills requirement includes transferable skills such as communication, problem-solving, and teamwork, whilst the practical skills requirement must cover a range of different types of experiments across the breadth of the subject.”
Students and staff will now qualify for a range of benefits, including access to a series of webinars and an opportunity for students to apply for the International Student Research Bursary. Students and staff who have not been members of the Royal Society of Chemistry before can receive one year’s free membership, which gives access to networks, publications, careers support, and more.
[Prof. Mochamad Zakki Fahmi] from Universitas Airlangga says: “We are proud to receive accreditation from the Royal Society of Chemistry. We hope that international accreditation will improve student mobility, attracting high-quality students worldwide.”
Dr. Helen Pain, CEO of the Royal Society of Chemistry, says: “We are very proud of our international accreditation programme. Universitas Airlangga has passed a series of rigorous requirements to achieve accreditation of their chemistry courses, and I extend my warmest congratulations to everyone involved. “Accreditation is just the start of an ongoing relationship, and we look forward to working closely with Universitas Airlangga to continuously develop their course(s), for the benefit of students and the chemistry community as a whole.”
