WORKSHOP ON OFFICIAL LETTER IN ENGLISH FOR UNHAS LEADERS BY EDUCATION-USA
Hasanuddin University (UNHAS) always commits to being the World Class University. UNHAS keeps expanding its international collaboration with universities and partners across the world. To support the enhancement of international activities, UNHAS cooperated with EducationUSA and provided a workshop entitled How to Write an Official Letter in English. The workshop was conducted on Wednesday, 7 June 2023, and delivered by Chendani Budhi, EducationUSA (edUSA) Indonesia Manager.
The workshop aimed to provide knowledge and skills for UNHAS staff when writing a letter to UNHAS international partners. The participants came from all units in UNHAS. In his opening remarks, Prof. Sumbangan Baja said that the writing skills of the staff must be improved. Furthermore, Prof. Sumbangan Baja hopes that this workshop will provide sufficient provisions for staff to be able to write letters in English according to existing standards. The speaker, Ms. Chendani began her presentation with a short introduction of edUSA, its advising services for those wanting to continue study in the USA. In addition, she also explained the mechanism in writing a letter in a professional setting. She continued her slides by engaging participants to analyze several letters as examples. This exercise made participants enthusiastics to participate. As time went on, the workshop ended with the closing remark from UNHAS Secretary and token presentation as well as a photo session.