This research intends to strengthen and fulfill the term cooperation between
Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) Yogyakarta, Indonesia and University of Saint Anthony
(USANT) Phillippines. The targets of the research are maintaining colaboration, widening
network, increasing international recognition, maintaining thesis writing supervision, and
citation index for UAD researcher. To achieve these goals, we come up with an agreement to
do collaboration research between two groups of researchers from UAD and USANT. This
research is focused on a Design Model of Joint Thesis Supervision. It is proved by a Letter of
Acceptance from USANT Phillippines and MoU that has been already signed between both
universities.
This research has a long term goal, that intends to strengthen and fulfill long term
cooperation between Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) Yogyakarta, Indonesia and
University of Saint Anthony Philippines. The findings of the research are A Model and A
Guidance Book. The Model will be a good model of supervision in thesis writing that useful
for English department lecturers in supervising the students. In addition, the Guidance Book
will be a standardized operating procedure in conducting research in the department.
This research needs to be done because a lot of things will be obtained, such as:
understanding the way of guiding thesis writing abroad made by supervisor of the
Phillippines; the way of the handling and the treating of supervision there; any difficulties
faced by students and supervisors; how they overcome the difficulties encountered; what do
students today must adapt and also for lecturers to adjust and face the students; such as
whether the form of thesis’ coaching undertaken and enforced; how the students to impose
himself in order to master the English language actively.
Keywords: thesis supervision, design model, long term cooperation
