Megawati Will Receive Honorary Professor Title From University Of Silk Road Uzbekistan

JAKARTA - The Fifth President of the Republic of Indonesia Megawati Soekarnoputri will receive the awarding of the title of honorary professor from Silk Road International University, Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

In a statement received by Antara, in Jakarta, Saturday, September 21 afternoon, Megawati and her entourage left Silk Road Samarkand Tourist Complex to the Silk Road International University campus at 11.15 local time.

The awarding of the title of honorary professor is Megawati's third title.

This time Megawati received the title of Honorary Professor in the Field of Sustainable Cultural Tourism.

Previously, Megawati had received two honorary professor titles from the Seoul Institute of The Arts (SIA), South Korea in 2022 and the Defense University (IDU) in the field of Strategic Leadership in 2021.

The awarding ceremony for the title of honorary professor for Megawati will be attended by the Chancellor of the International Silk Road University as well as the Minister of Tourism and Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Aziz Abduhakimov.

On that occasion, Megawati was also scheduled to deliver a scientific speech entitled Cultural Roads and Civilization Meeting Points in front of the International Silk Road University community.

The following is a list of honorary titles obtained by Megawati:

1. Waseda University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, September 29, 2001 (Political Midfield).2. Moscow State of International Relations (MGIMO), Moscow, Russia, 22 April 2003 (Political Midfield).3. Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Busan, South Korea, 19 October 2015 (Political Midfield)4. Padjadjaran University (UNPAD), Bandung, Indonesia, 25 October 2016 (Political and Government Midfield).5. Padang State University (UNP), Padang City, Indonesia, 27 September 2017 (Political Education Area).6. Mokpo National University, Mokpo City, South Korea, November 16, 2017 (Economic Democracy Midfield).7. Domestic Government Institute (IPDN), Bandung, Indonesia, 8 March 2018 (Political and Government Midfield).8. Fujian Normal University (FNU), Fuzhou, Fujian, China, 5 November 2018 (Economic Diplomacy Midfield).9. Soka University Japan, Tokyo, Japan, January 8, 2020 (Semeritarian Crime).10. Universitian Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia, October 2, 2023 (Social Midfield).

Here are two titles of honorary professor Megawati:

1. Seoul Institute of the Arts (SIA), Seoul, South Korea, May 11, 2022. (State of Art Policy and Creative Economy). 2. Indonesian Defense University (IDU), Bogor, Indonesia, June 11, 2021. (Strategic Leadership Sciences).

Megawati was accompanied by the Minister of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Bintang Puspayoga and Professor of the Faculty of International Relations at St. Petersburg University, Connie Rahakundini Bakrie.