UNS — As a part of Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta 46th Anniversary celebration, the Faculty of Law (FH) UNS, in collaboration with the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia (MK RI), held a national seminar on “Building a Culture of Constitution and Integrity for Millennials” on Saturday (12/3/2022). The national seminar was held offline in Building 3 Hall FH UNS and online through the Zoom Meeting. Acara ini dipandu oleh moderator sekaligus Dosen Hukum Tata Negara FH UNS, Dr. Adriana Grahani Firdausi, S.H., M.H.
The seminar was opened by the Rector of UNS, Prof. Dr. Jamal Wiwoho, S.H., M.Hum., who mentioned in his opening remark that the university has a strategic role in improving the young generation’s integrity. “Indonesia depends on millennials in the future; we need a generation with Pancasila-based morality. That is why the university has a strategic role in improving integrity among young generations,” Prof. Jamal stated.
The first keynote speaker in the seminar was delivered by the Chairman of MK RI, Prof. Dr. Anwar Usman, S.H., M.H., who reminded the millennials to maintain the constitution as the foundation of a country, and a solution for state’s issues. The first keynote speech was followed by Constitutional Judge Prof. Dr. Enny Nurbaningsih S.H., M.Hum., with a speech on “Building Constitutional Culture for Millennials.” She explained that currently, Indonesia is filled with millennials and generation Z. Millennials will become the future leaders; however, they experience large challenges, including their dependency on the gadget.
“It is as if we are (living) in the absence. We are in one place, but is not in unity,” she stated. Prof. Dr. Enny added that MK issues 66 icons for Indonesian constitutional rights in prints and digital form as a means to grow a constitutional culture in millennials.
The second speaker in the seminar was Vice-Dean 3 FH UNS and FH UNS Constitutional Law faculty member, Dr. Isharyanto, S.H., M.H., who explained the need to adjust the efforts taken to uphold Pancasila and UUD 1945 in the daily life according to the technology advancement.
The material was followed by the third speaker and Constitutional Judge, Prof. Dr. Arief Hidayat, S.H., M.S., who discussed the challenges faced by millennials, including the digital development and negative impact of social media in the forms of hate speech and fake news. He also reminded the participants to protect themselves from the negative impact of technological disruption. He thinks that the millennials need to uphold the culture of divinity, tolerance, mutual cooperation, kinship, mutual assistance, and unity in order to maintain the constitutional mandate to realize the ideals of Indonesia.
The seminar was also attended by the Secretary-General of MK RI, Prof. Dr. M. Guntur Hamzah, S.H., M.H.; the Dean of Dekan FH UNS, Prof. Dr. I Gusti Ayu Ketut Rachmi Handayani, S.H., M.M.; Director of the UNS Legal Aid and Consultation Institute, and FH UNS Constitutional Law faculty member, Dr. Agus Riewanto. Humas UNS
Reporter: Zalfaa Azalia Pursita
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