{"id":118,"date":"2026-05-14T00:53:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T16:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forss.id\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T01:31:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T17:31:00","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forss.id\/id\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"118\" class=\"elementor elementor-118\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a7bfdf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5a7bfdf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e75cb6 e-con e-atomic-element e-div-block-base\" data-id=\"9e75cb6\" data-element_type=\"e-div-block\" data-e-type=\"e-div-block\" data-interaction-id=\"9e75cb6\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7eedb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7eedb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>About US<\/b><\/h5><p><b>Primary Mission<br \/><\/b>The primary mission of PT ForSS is two-fold:<\/p><ul><li>To assist the larger universities in Makassar to (a) further develop their international streams (which deliver tuition in English); and (b) attract more foreign students to enroll in their international courses (both undergraduate and postgraduate); and<\/li><li>To provide support for the welfare of such students once they arrive in Makassar, especially with regard to accommodation and social mingling,<\/li><\/ul><div><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The number of such foreign students is currently small, and it will take a year or two of marketing effort before more foreign students enroll at universities in Makassar and require the services that PT ForSS plans to provide.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">In the meantime, PT ForSS is engaged in secondary activities i.e.<\/span><\/p><ul><li>Computer Software Training.<\/li><li>Promotion and delivery of solar panel systems for houses and commercial buildings.<\/li><li>Construction using light-weight materials i.e. factory-made blocks for walls and floor slabs using pumice stone (batu apung) as aggregate.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-794d97b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"794d97b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\">Vision, Mission and Goals<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><b>Vision<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><b><br><\/b><\/p>\n<p>By providing them with useful guidance and support, PT. 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