UNS — The Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta hosted Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI) Entrepreneurship Talents Onboarding 2022 through a hybrid event from Auditorium FEB and Zoom Meeting and YouTube livestream on Monday (14/3/2022).
BSI Entrepreneurship Talents Onboarding is an effort from BSI to shape young entrepreneurs in Central Java, especially from UNS. The event, which consisted of an inspiring speech, talkshow, and BSI Entrepreneurship Talent program 2022 socialization, was attended by the Vice-Mayor of Surakarta, Teguh Prakosa; Vice-Rector for Management and Human Resources Affairs UNS, Prof. Bandi; and CEO BSI Region Semarang, Imam Hidayat S.
In his opening remark, Prof. Bandi stated that UNS had offered Islamic or sharia economy courses from early 2000, enabling its alumni to pursue a career in the sharia financial industry. Prof. Bandi also explained that in the last decade, Islamic finance had become one of the factors with the fastest growth in the global financial industry. “Global Islamic Economy Report 2020 estimated that the value of Islamic financial assets to increase by 13.9% in 2019, from IDR 2.2 trillion to IDR 2.88 trillion. In 2021 in line with the increasing global trend, sharia finance in Indonesia showed positive growth amid the pandemic,” Prof. Bandi added. He also hoped that the program could serve as a catalysator to maximize sharia economy potential in Indonesia to achieve total benefits for Indonesians and build Indonesia as the center for the halal industry.
CEO BSI Region Semarang, Imam Hidayat, also appreciated UNS for hosting the event. He explained that BSI Entrepreneurship Talent is a competition, assistance, training, and awarding for the young generation who start their business. The competition is also open for entrepreneurs who try to increase their business capacity to achieve the economic revival of the younger generation. “This reflects the meaning and objective of BSI Young Talents. There will be other agenda besides onboarding, including workshop, awarding, and partnership,” Imam explained.
The Vice-Mayor of Surakarta, Teguh Prakosa, also cheered for the participants. “A business has challenges; there are ups and downs. If it is left for ten days without recovering, it means that (you are) not ready for the challenge. So, be ready to face the challenge,” Teguh reminded.
Surakarta Municipal Government also had taken various efforts to support MSMEs in the city, including exporting local products through the diaspora. Although in small numbers, Teguh explained that there is a probability of increasing the quantity. The government also collaborates with UNS and Solo Techno Park to facilitate community members who want to pursue the herbal industry. “We also invited Shopee and training for MSMEs there (Shopee),” he added. Humas UNS
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