UNS– Four programs of undergraduate level in Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta were reaccredited with A from the National Accreditation for Higher Education (Badan Akreditasi Nasional Perguruan Tinggi – BAN-PT) early April 2020. The four programs are the undergraduate program of Agricultural Extension & Communication Faculty of Agriculture (FP), the undergraduate program of Architectural Engineering Faculty of Engineering (FT), the undergraduate program of Industrial Engineering (FT), and the undergraduate program of Indonesian Language and Literature Education FKIP. Besides that, one program in the Vocational School (SV) UNS, the diploma program of Tourism Business is accredited with B at the same time.
The results gained by the five programs are 365 for the Agricultural Extension & Communication program, 372 for the Indonesian Language and Literature Education program, 361 for Architectural Engineering and Industrial Engineering program, and 321 for the diploma program of Tourism Business.
The head of the Agricultural Extension & Communication program FP UNS, Dr. Suminah stated that she is proud and excited for the reaccreditation results this year. The excitement and joy were conveyed by Dr. Suminah to uns.ac.id, Saturday (11/4/2020).
“We are very grateful because the Agricultural Extension & Communication program can maintain it’s A-accreditation without visitation process even though we had prepared ahead of time,” stated Dr. Suminah.
There are nine assessment indicators in the process of program accreditation. Therefore, it requires the cooperation of all academic community at the program, faculty, and university level.
The head of the undergraduate program of Architectural Engineering, Dr. Untung Joko Cahyono appreciates all academic community who have worked hard in maintaining excellent accreditation.
“This process requires hard work, cooperation, and togetherness. We are proud and relieved, this achievement cannot be separated from the role of all academic community, especially the accreditation team in the Architectural Engineering program,” he stated.
He wishes that the A accreditation can be maintained continuously with a higher score. Besides, the Architectural Engineering program also aims for international accreditation.
“We targeted that the undergraduate program of Architectural Engineering will be accredited internationally. Starting this year, we are starting to prepare for the KAAB (Korea Architectural Accrediting Board). We wish that in two years we can apply for international accreditation,” Dr. Untung concluded. Humas UNS/Bayu
