Four products from Hasanuddin University will be exhibited in the expo in Montreal, Canada, on 13 s.d. 15 April 2016. The four products of Hasanuddin University are chocolate, coffee, coconut oil that has been purified using a certain technology, and seaweed.
Rector of Hasanuddin University Prof.Dr.Dwia Aries Tina Pulubuhu, M.A., on monday (21/03/2016) afternoon explained, Hasanuddin University participation was facilitated by one of the businesswoman was born in Indonesia who has become a Canadian citizen, Lina Suhairy acted as Indonesian Promote. This mediator will communicates the desire of Hasanuddin University to enter the market of canadian society with the Office of the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Montreal.
Lina Suhairy explained on an interview recently that Hasanuddin University coffee products will be welcomed by the Canadian public, because these commodities are considered as the multi-culture products.
''This expo also gained the support of the Consulate General of the Republic Indonesia,'' said Lina Suhairy.
Gold medalist PON 1996 in judo branch West Java contingent explains, the expo will participated by 60 countries provide about 350 booths displaying a variety of products from around the world, including products from Hasanuddin University.
''This expo visitors is expected to reach 15,000 people, '' said Lina Suhairy, the women was born in Manado who has become a Canadian citizen.
According to Linda Suhairy, the product which was sent to Canada is still branded products of Hasanuddin University. She will be the intermediary or gateway entry of canadian consumers to obtain or order a product of Hasanuddin University.
''Hasanuddin University became the first university in Indonesia that following the expo with the product like this. Who often follow the expo is the small and medium enterprises (SMEs),'' she said.
Director of teaching industry of Hasanuddin University Prof.Dr.Salengke, explains, their side will bring the products which included in the expo with include 1-2 people from Hasanuddin University. Rector of Hasanuddin University Dwia Aries Tina Pulubuhu on the occasion of the expo was visit France.
Head of Public Relations and Protocol of Hasanuddin University M.Dahlan Abubakar explained, specifically regarding coconut oil who was also brought to Canada, Salengke
''We will also include the honey products which produced Hasanuddin University educational forest in Bengo-Bengo, Maros,'' said Salengke when accompanying Lina Suhairy.
Salengke say, specifically about coconut oil that has been purified, the raw material from producer then purified in Teaching Industry by leveraging technology which developed by one of the great teachers Unhas. (*).