Sekolah Tinggi Bahasa Asing Persahabatan Internasional Asia (STBA-PIA) or Asian International Friendship College (AIFC) in English is a foreign language college managed by Yayasan Pendidikan Nasional Sumatera Utara (YPNSU) and fully supported by Perhimpunan Masyarakat Indonesia Tionghua Sumatera Utara - Peduli Sosial dan Pendidikan (MITSU-PSP). YPNSU is determined to make STBA-PIA as a basis of Foreign Language Education in West Indonesia. The vision is also supported by the Native Speaker Lecturers from overseas.
亚洲国际友好学院(简称亚院)是由苏北国民教育基金会管理与苏北华社慈善与教育联谊会(简称苏北华联)全力支持的外语高校。苏北国民教育基金会决心把亚院成为印度尼西亚西部的外语教育基地。该异象也由国外派来的母语者教师支持。
History 校史
On December 26th, 2004 a devastating Tsunami struck Aceh and Nias causing a great damage and loss for the people.
2004年12月26日,南亚大地震,引发了海啸。印尼亚齐省和苏北省尼亚斯岛地区的居民,因此而蒙受了惨重的损失。
Chinese Community of North Sumatra was compassionate to provide relief for the Tsunami victim in the two regions, and it prompted them to build better education in North Sumatra. This is initially started by establishing an association for Indonesian Chinese of North Sumatra (MITSU-PSP) devoted to social charity and education improvement.
苏北省华人社会万众一心,众志成城,积极救灾之外,还决定为灾黎在苏北创办教育事业,并组织苏北华社慈善与教育联谊会(简称苏北华联)。
The Sin Chew Foundation in Malaysia deeply care for the Tsunami victims and therefore mobilized the Sin Chew Daily faithful readers to provide financial contribution party for the victims relief and 4,5 millions of Malaysian Ringgit for the establishment of the college.
邻国马来西亚的星洲日报对此灾情极为关注,发动读者筹款赈灾,并捐赠部份善款予苏北华联创建学校,为数马币450万令吉。
The establishment of this college reflects care, love, good deed of both Indonesian Chinese and those of Malaysian Chinese as well as good relationship among them, that has been build for a long time, and hence it was named:
本学院结合了苏北和马来西亚两地华人的爱心和善行,也见证了两地华人的悠久友好关系,故命名为:
ASIA INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP COLLEGE
Sekolah Tinggi Bahasa Asing Persahabatan Internasional Asia
亚洲国际友好学院
The goals of this college are:
- To provide access to education for the poor especially for the children of the Tsunami victims.
- To improve Chinese language development.
创校目的:
- 提供贫困子弟读书机会,特别是南亚海啸灾民。
- 推广华文教育。
May 27th, 2007:
The laying down of the corner stone of the building for the International Friendship of Asia College of Foreign Languages (STBA-PIA) was done.
2007年5月27日:
亚洲国际又好学院举行兴工奠基。
June 2nd, 2007:
The Memorandum of Understanding for financial contribution between the Sin Chew Foundation and MITSU-PSP Association was signed in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2007年6月2日:
苏北华联与马来西亚星洲媒体集团在马来西亚吉隆坡签署捐款协议书。
August 20th, 2008:
Official announcement for the International Friendship of Asia College of Foreign Languages (STBA-PIA) was held.
2008年8月20日:
亚洲国际友好学院落成。