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On various occasions, Prof. H. M. Mas’ud Said, MM, has been diligent in maintaining good relations with alumni and mentoring postgraduate students.
This was also done while attending the National Seminar on the Law on the Development and Strengthening of the Financial Sector in Balikpapan on Thursday, May 11, 2023.
On that occasion, the Director of the Graduate School met with an alumnus of the Multicultural Islamic Education doctoral program and a student coordinator from a study group from East Kalimantan.
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Dr. Muh Kusnan, who graduated in 2022, expressed his deep gratitude for being visited by Director of Postgraduate Programs.
Dr. Kusnan, currently a lecturer and Chair of the Nahdlatul Ulama Scholars Association in Balikpapan, noted that since he enrolled in 2018 and graduated in 2022, he has been deeply impressed by the progress of Unisma’s Postgraduate Program.
“There have been significant changes in the management of the Postgraduate Program; every year, he said, there are changes in terms of physical infrastructure, facilities, and services provided to postgraduate students,” he stated.
“We are very proud and happy to meet our professors who have enlightened us so much; we really hope they will return to provide motivation for the management of higher education in Balikpapan,” added Kusnan.
Meanwhile, Khoirul Anam Siddah, a sixth-semester doctoral student, was equally impressed.
“When I received a message from Prof. Mas’ud Said, who is my advisor and is currently in Pontianak, I was thrilled and surprised. It felt like an honor to meet him,” he explained.
“My motivation has been reignited to complete my research and prove that I can graduate soon,” he said, beaming.
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Under Mas’ud Said’s leadership, the accreditation of Unisma’s postgraduate programs continues to improve.
The Doctoral Program received an excellent rating from BAN PT. Several other programs achieved very good accreditation, and the Master’s Program in Indonesian Language Education is in the process of obtaining full international accreditation.
It wouldn’t be Mas’ud if he couldn’t build a solid and progressive super team. This former Chairman of the PMII Malang Branch frequently implements strategies to attract new students and encourage them to graduate on time with high-quality results.
With these multi-faceted strategies, it is no surprise that the number of Unisma postgraduate students has continued to rise significantly year after year. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an increase in the number of postgraduate students.
Since 2019, the number of students has increased by an average of 50 percent annually. The total number of students across the 11 programs is now approximately 840 (MS/AL/PPS).
