The Faculty of Humanities Udayana University Explores Collaboration with the Bali Provincial Cultural Preservation Center

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• Senin, 9 Maret 2026
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Denpasar, March 9, 2026 — The Dean of the Faculty of Humanities Udayana University, Prof. I Nyoman Aryawibawa, M.A., Ph.D., received a visit from the Head of the Bali Provincial Cultural Preservation Center (BPK), Ministry of Culture, Mr. Iskandar Eko Priyotomo, and several BPK staff members at the Faculty of Faculty of Humanities campus on Jalan Nias, Denpasar.

The one hour meeting discussed about the exploration of cultural development cooperation between the Cultural Preservation Center and the Faculty of Humanities, Udayana University. The focus of the cooperation is to facilitate student activities in internship programs, research, cultural activities, and both national and international seminars. During the meeting, Prof. Aryawibawa was accompanied by the Vice Dean III for Student Affairs and Information, as well as lecturers from the Archaeology Study Program.

Prof. Aryawibawa stated that his faculty welcomes this collaboration plan. He expressed his appreciation for the trust given by the Cultural Preservation Center to the Faculty of Humanities for responding to the development and utilization of both Cultural Promotion Sites and Cultural Heritage. “We are very pleased with this collaboration. Besides, important for Balinese culture, this will also increase the visibility of the Faculty of Humanities and Udayana University in a broader forum,” said Prof. Aryawibawa. On that occasion, he also explained a number of cultural collaborations with various government agencies, such as the Bali Provincial Cultural Office, and other universities like the Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI) Denpasar, which Faculty of Humanities has conducted in research, studies, and the publication of findings regarding the foundations of sustainable development in Bali.

Meanwhile, Bapak Iskandar expressed his enthusiasm regarding the positive response to this collaboration plan. He emphasized the importance of involving academicians, both faculty members and students, in various cultural promotion program activities. He stressed the need for publications in the field of popular science so that the BPK’s performance is visible to the public at the national and international levels. According to him, student involvement in various BPK programs allows them to gain hands-on experience in the field. “Cultural hubs can serve as both a learning platform and a performance metric for the BPK office. This will be a strategic step in sustaining the collaboration that has been established so far. “Not only in the material realm but also in the non-material realm, such as language and other creative works,” he said. Culture is a core value in Bali, so it is only fitting that it receives primary attention. Cultural studies also offer an opportunity to bring research findings and studies—which have accumulated without significant benefit—closer to the public as the owners and recipients of cultural assets.

This collaboration is expected to be immediately followed up in the form of a cultural hub program and the dissemination of study results for a cultural group, serving as a concrete step to contribute to cultural preservation while strengthening networks among cultural institutions.