Indonesia
UNISMA continues to update and evaluate its programs while introducing new innovations. On Wednesday, September 25, 2019, the Rector, Vice Rectors, and members of UNISMA Foundation’s leadership conducted a working visit to the postgraduate program. The event was lively and interactive, Unisma’s rector is determined to make the postgraduate program one of UNISMA’s centers for progress acceleration.
Started at 7:00 AM in Room 4.03 of the Postgraduate Building, this event was moderated by Dr. Pardiman, SE., MM. The event proceeded solemnly by singing the national anthem “Indonesia Raya” and “Ya Ahlal Wathan.”
The first agenda was Postgraduate Director’s report on the Vision, Mission, and progress report of initiatives that have been implemented. The Vision of Postgraduate Program is to become a highly competitive institution that is capable of producing graduates with the ability to plan, solve, develop, design, engineer, and discover science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) as well as culture through education, research, and community service for the welfare of humanity, who possess noble character rooted in Islam Ahlusunnah wal Jamaah an Nahdliyah.
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In presenting the progress report, Prof. M. Masud Said, MM., Ph.D., reported on enhancements to the website, which was subsequently awarded second place in a university-wide website competition. Publications continue to be strengthened through the reproduction and distribution of brochures both offline and online.
Address by the Rector of UNISMA, Prof. Dr. H. Maskuri, M.Si
The next agenda was a briefing by UNISMA Rector. Prof. M. Maskuri, M.Si emphasized the importance of improving academic quality and collaboration. “As we reach our third milestone as a research university, graduate education must adopt research-based learning; if it’s merely a transfer of knowledge, what distinguishes it from an undergraduate program? In fact, high school students today are already beginning their education with experiments or research.”
The Rector also addressed other academic programs, such as improving the Open Journal System (OJS) and book publishing. UNISMA hopes that academic activities will be optimized, utilizing the allocated funds, including for book publishing.
In response, Prof. Maskuri highlighted all the publications overseen by Director of Postgraduate Program. He emphasized that these publications are ongoing. Wherever Prof. Masud Said is, that is also part of Unisma’s publications and branding.
