UNS — The Entrepreneurship Laboratory (KWU) of the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta held Startup Entrepreneurship Training through the offline and online method on Thursday (14/10/2021). The training aims to equip FEB UNS students with the skill to establish and manage new startups following the UNS key performance indicators (IKU).
The Chief of Entrepreneurship Laboratory (KWU) FEB UNS Prof. Asri Laksmi Riani explained that the training will be held until November 2021 with offline training in two classrooms and through the Zoom Cloud Meeting for online participants. “The activities started with the recruitment of entrepreneurship training from faculty members of each program in FEB,” Prof. Asri Laksmi Riani explained. After the recruitment, the laboratory conducted Training of Trainer (ToT) by inviting several speakers. “We also prepared the modules, implemented the training, prepared business proposal, presentation, assistance, and evaluation,” she added.
In this training, the KWU Laboratory UNS prepared 18 instructors and eight academic staff to help 29 student participants, 24 attended the training offline, and 5 attended the training online. The students were grouped into six groups who could choose from three business sectors, fashion, culinary, and handicraft. “Hopefully, several students could start new startups, and this activity is a pilot project for the future programs,” Prof. Asri Laksmi Riani said.
Praises
The Chief of Academic and Student Affairs Bureau of UNS, Drs. Rohman Agus Pratomo warmly welcomed the Startup Entrepreneurship Training held by KWU Laboratory FEB UNS. He stated that this kind of training could encourage students to be brave in competing, both at the university and national levels. He added that the training could train students to be willing to open a business so that they could be job creators instead of job seekers after graduating.
“KWU activities are started from now, next year students participate in university competition, and at the national level. Prepare an exciting business plan, implement, and develop (it) to attract friends, neighbors, and others. This will bring pride for the institution,” Drs. Rohman Agus Pratomo stated.
Supporting Drs. Rohman Agus Pratomo, Vice-Dean for Academic, Research, and Student Affairs FEB UNS, Prof. Izza Mafruhah, also appreciated the training. In her opening remark, Prof. Izza Mafruhah stated that UNS is committed to supporting its graduates to obtain an appropriate job. Besides, she also wants that student to apply their knowledge through entrepreneurship or further studies. “University has eight duties to achieve IKU, including graduates with an appropriate job or being entrepreneur, or continuing their study. In Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (MBKM), one of the programs is KWU to encourage students to be graduates that create jobs,” Prof. Izza Mafruhah stated. Humas UNS
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