UNS — The Faculty of Cultural Sciences (FIB), Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta held a Faculty Level Coordination for the Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) Grants, addressed to the study programs (Prodi) and the Student Associations (HMP) at FIB UNS. The coordination took place at FIB UNS Seminar Room, Tuesday (18/1/2022). This event aims to educate and prepare students for the upcoming MBKM schemes provided in FIB UNS. During the meeting, FIB UNS invited the Director for the Academic Reputation and Student Affairs UNS, Dr. Sutanto, S.Si., DEA as the main speaker.
This event was attended by the faculty Deans, Heads of Study Programs (Kaprodi), study programs’ academic support staff, and student representatives from each HMP in the FIB UNS. In his remarks, the Dean of FIB UNS, Prof. Dr. Warto, M. Hum., appreciate this initiative. According to him, this event will provide various insights for FIB students regarding MBKM grants. “My gratitude goes to Dr. Sutanto for providing valuable information regarding the MBKM grant, thus, we can make appropriate preparation for MBKM participation and improve FIB UNS quality in the future,” said Prof. Warto.
Through an interesting and clear presentation, Dr. Sutanto reveals that students have the freedom to choose from the 8 (eight) out of campus MBKM programs. “There are eight types of activities, namely, student exchanges, internships, thematic student community service, entrepreneurship, independent studies, teaching assistance, humanitarian activities, research, and specifically for UNS is National Defense,” he explained.
Dr. Sutanto also explained that the MBKM grant aims to ensure credit recognition from the students’ activities as part of the completion of the study (equivalent to 20 credits). “This program was launched to encourage study programs in accelerating the availability of MBKM schemes in line with the program’s characteristics and competencies, with guaranteed credit recognition. On the other hand, students’ creative ideas in conducting the MBKM activities can also be accommodated,” added Dr. Sutanto.
The material presentation from Dr. Sutanto was concluded with information regarding the Indobarter program initiated by UNS students in several traditional markets in the Solo area. Moreover, the UNS Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA) lecturer states that one of the particular excellences possessed by FIB students was to process words into narratives beautifully and convincingly. Humas UNS
Reporter: Dwi Hastuti