The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine UGM is holding a Veterinary International Online Course (VIOC) which starts on Friday 13 December 2024. This online short course is open for international students throughout the world. This event was attended by students from Malaysia, Italy, India, Vietnam, the Philippines, Turkey, Yemen and Afghanistan with a total of 76 from more than 10 institutions around the world. This short course will last until February 2025. The materials provided in this short course revolve around, but not limited to, the fields of: Applied Veterinary Anatomy, Veterinary Pharmacy, Animal Reproduction, Veterinary Surgery, and Veterinary Biochemistry.
The event was begun by a webinar with two keynote speakers, namely Dr. Porphutthachat Sota, D.V.M., Ph.D, and Dr. Shih Keng Loong. The first speaker, Dr. Shih Keng Loong, raised the theme of Emerging Vector-Borne Bacterial Pathogen in Oil Plantation and Leveraging Tick Cell Research for Innovations in Asia. Dr. Loong himself works in Tropical Infectious Disease Research and Education Centre (TIDREC), Universiti Malaya.
After that, the second speaker, Dr. Sota, delivered the material about “One Health Perspective in Veterinary Parasitology”. Dr. Sota herself is a veterinarian and lecturer at the School of Animal Technology and Innovation, Institute of Agriculture, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand. After delivering the material, participants had the opportunity to discuss and ask questions with the speakers. This webinar and question session was hosted by Aditya Widyapramita, DVM, M.Sc., an assistant lecturer from the Reproduction department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine UGM.
After the webinar event is over, participants are directed to register for classes via eLOK UGM. They can access materials and do the practice related to veterinary medicine from 10 esteemed Faculty of Veterinary UGM lecturers in the form of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC). Participants can read the material and do the practice wherever they are and at their own convenient time. These Short Courses can be recognized as equivalent to 135 hours/3 UGM credits. This event is a form of FVM UGM’s commitment to disseminating affordable knowledge across regions, distance and time. This event also aims to strengthen the relationships with foreign partners, and expand its network in the international arena.
The Veterinary International Online Course (VIOC) 2024 agenda is supporting some values from Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) namely, SDG 4 Quality Education, SDG 10 Reduced inequalities, SDG 15 Life on land and SDG 17 Partnership for the Goals.
