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About Mercator Office<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Mercator Office forms the physical presence of the Faculty of Engineering of University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE), Germany in South East Asia\u2019s Elite Universities: Universitas Indonesia (UI) and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). Through the Mercator Offices, UDE provides services for students, researchers, as well as guest professors\/lecturers.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The construction of the Mercator Offices and the multimedia laboratory in Malaysia & Indonesia was supported by funding from Stiftung Mercator GmbH, Essen, within the BRIDGE Project (Deutsch-Asiatische Hochschulallianz in den Ingenieurwissenschaften Teilprojekt Pr\u00e4senz in Asien). <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Now since 2012 the Mercator Offices in Indonesia and Malaysia have been operated by Mercator Science & Education Sdn. Bhd. (MSE), starting in 2022 Mercator Office in Indonesia is supported by PT Mercator Edukasi Indonesia (MEI). <\/span><\/p>\n

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In addition, the Faculty of Engineering at Zhengzhou University of China (ZZU) and the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) have also started cooperation since 2016. On top of that, Beijing Ya De Shi Da Education & Technology Co.Ltd (SGE) is acting as supporting office of Mercator Science & Education as the representative of the Germany educational system in China since 2024. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Mercator Office in Malaysia<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The co-operation with Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) began in the year 2000 and two years later, on 5th November 2002, Officiated by His Excellency Mr. Juergen Staks, Ambassador of The Federal Republic of Germany for Malaysia, the Mercator Office at UKM could be ceremoniously opened and run. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The UKM-Mercator Office is located inside the UKM campus in Bangi Selangor under the Faculty of Engineering (FKAB) as a facility of the UDE.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Mercator Office in Indonesia<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Since 2003, the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) Germany runs a branch office at the Faculty of Engineering Universitas Indonesia (FTUI) in campus UI Depok. The background of this establishment is to set up of German-Asian network, as a basis for common research and joint Double Degree programmes. Through Mercator Offices, UDE provides services for students, researchers as well as guest professors and lecturers.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Our Vision<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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