UNS — The Technical Implementation Unit (UPT) of Forestry Education and Training (PPK) of Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta held the Alas Bromo Festival and Forest Acoustic UNSFac 2023. The event was held for 2 days, Saturday (4/3/2023) and Sunday, (5/3/2023) in the Forest Area for Special Purposes (KHDTK) Mount Bromo UNS.
In his remarks, the Vice Rector for Research and Innovation UNS, Prof. Dr. Kuncoro Diharjo, S.T., M.T., said that the development of the KHDTK Alas Bromo UNS was inseparable from the role and participation of the society that was involved and had a big contribution in building and preserving Alas Bromo.
“In this event there is also a kid puppeteer competition which also preserves the wayang kulit (puppet) culture. This program is also to advance Indonesia’s national culture which makes culture as an investment to build the nation’s future and civilization. Then it is in line with the mandate of Law Number 5 of 2017. Furthermore, I would also like to thank the committee for organizing this event,” Prof. Kuncoro said.
Prof. Kuncoro hopes that this event can provide encouragement to preserve Indonesian culture. For example, it is building nuances to carry out environmental and forestry cultural conservation. “I also hope that there are more participants joining in the following years,” Prof. Kuncoro said.
The event was continued with remarks from the Chairman of the Committee, Dr. Marimin, M.Sc.
Dr. Marimin also expressed his gratitude for the support for holding the Alas Bromo Festival. The background of this activity was also enlivening the 47th Dies Natalis UNS.
“In this activity, we also hold a kid puppeteer competition, a painting and coloring competition, and an inter-faculty student acoustic competition. Hopefully, through this agenda we can take care of our culture. Like through this activity, we can protect cultural heritage so that we do not lose our identity or identity as the Indonesian nation. We are also highly proud of the participating studios,” Dr. Marimin explained.
Furthermore, it was a briefing related to the management and development of KHDTK by the Head of BP2SDM (Agency for Counseling and Development of Human Resources) KLHK (Ministry of Environment and Forestry) represented by Imam Santoso. He said that the use of KHDTK Alas Bromo UNS was appropriate. “In the future I hope KHDTK Alas Bromo UNS can further expand its usefulness for education and research forests,” Imam Santoso concluded. Humas UNS
Reporter: Lina Khoirun Nisa
Editor: Dwi Hastuti
Translator: Mifta Muriska