The training consists of five study groups, each with 12 sessions. The first session, held from June to July 2024, involved two study groups: one for educational staff and another for students. Each group comprised 20 participants.

Prof. Dr. E. Muhtar, S.Pd., M.Si., CFrA., the Acting Vice Rector for General Affairs and Human Resources (HR) UNS, officially opened the training program, accompanied by Prof. Dr. Fitria Rahmawati, S.Si., M.Si., Head of LPPM UNS, and Prof. Dr. Munawir Yusuf, M.Psi., Head of PSD LPPM UNS.

Three speakers presented on the first day of training. Prof. Munawir Yusuf, the first speaker, discussed the theme “Policies of Universitas Sebelas Maret in the Admission and Management of Students with Disabilities.” Arsy Anggrellanggi, M.Pd., a lecturer in Special Education Study Program (PLB) at the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (FKIP) UNS, followed with “Interpreter Competency Levels and Market Needs for Interpreters in Indonesia.” The final speaker, Aprilian Bima Purnanta, S.Sn., Coordinator of Pusbisindo Central Java, discussed “Orientation to Pusbisindo.”

Prof. Munawir, also the Program Chief for the Basic Level Sign Language Training at UNS, emphasized the critical role of educational staff and students in promoting campus inclusivity. For UNS staff and security personnel, this training would facilitate communication in providing services and information. For UNS students, it offered the competency to serve as academic companions.

“The hope is that when a deaf student approaches and asks security personnel, they can explain things clearly. Administrative staff also frequently interact with students with disabilities,” Prof. Munawir said.

In her remarks, Prof. Fitria noted that PSD UNS is among the most active study centers. This training demonstrates PSD’s tangible contribution to UNS’s commitment to inclusivity. Other contributions include receiving the Inclusive Award from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) in 2012, releasing the Inclusion Metric, and being named the Best Implementing University in the 2023 Innovative Learning Competition for Students with Disabilities.

“We fully support PSD UNS activities, including this training, which has attracted significant interest,” Prof. Fitria said.

Prof. Muhtar, representing UNS leadership, reaffirmed the university’s commitment to providing the best service to all community members at UNS. Serving excellently is a cornerstone of UNS’s work culture. The more members of the academic community who can use sign language, the better UNS can offer equitable services to all parties.

“We must have a strong foundation for serving to the best of our abilities. This is why the training involves staff members. We also hope students can assist their peers,” he said.

Collaboration with BEM UNS

The Basic Level Sign Language Training also involves UNS students. BEM UNS, through the Ministry of Advocacy and Student Welfare (Adkesma), has collaborated with PSD LPPM UNS for the first time on this project. Fathiya Noor Jannah, Minister of Adkesma BEM UNS 2024, explained that the ongoing training reflects the students’ commitment to enhancing UNS’s inclusivity as an inclusive campus.

Atikah Salsabila, the responsible person for Adkesma BEM UNS 2024, stated that the training is part of an effort to create an inclusive space at UNS. This space is a BEM UNS initiative for students with disabilities and affirmative action students. The collaboration aims to eliminate disparities and increase social inclusion for various community groups within the campus.

“The goal is for students and staff who participate in this training to support students with disabilities in expanding their knowledge. Participants can also improve communication and foster social awareness in their surroundings,” Atikah Salsabila said.

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WCU Talkshow was held online through the Zoom Cloud Meeting application on Sunday (28/11/2021) and was attended by participants from UNS and outside UNS. The President of BEM UNS, Zakky Musthofa Zuhad, shared his hope that UNS could achieve WCU as targeted and that Seration Series 2021 is a place for students to take global action.

“This is a place for us as a university students to think globally, act locally. We need to encourage UNS to achieve WCU through our action that could be implemented well,” Zakky said.

The Vice-Rector for Planning, Partnership, Business, and Information Affairs UNS, Prof. Dr. rer.nat Sajidan, M.Si., attended the workshop and appreciated the initiative taken by BEM UNS that collaborates with the Directorate of Development Partnership and Internationalization UNS. Prof. Sajidan thought that BEM UNS idea was exceptional and hoped that after the event, BEM UNS could provide recommendation on the steps that could be taken by UNS to achieve WCU.

“This is a wonderful idea to discuss the condition in Asia and Europe. The objective is to get a comprehensive strategy from various universities that have achieved WCU. After this Seration, we hope BEM could provide a comprehensive recommendation to us on the strategy that we could take to achieve WCU,” Prof. Sajidan stated.

The Talkshow invited two keynote speakers and one guest star. The keynote speakers are the Education and Culture Attaché (Atdikbud) Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Germany, Prof. Ardi Marwan, and Board of Experts World Class University Ditjen Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and TecHumas UNShnology (Kemdikbudristek), Prof. Wawan Gunawan. dr. Nadhira Nuraini Afifa, M.P.H., was invited as the guest star for her achievement in graduating from Harvard University and delivering a valedictory in 2020 with a scholarship from LPDP.

WCU Talkshow is the finale of Seration Series 2021 that had a series of events including BEM UNS online visit study to various international universities such as Universiti Putra Malaysia and Bangor University, UK. Humas UNS

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The Seration Series is one of the UNS BEM work programs to support UNS objectives to be a World Class University (WCU). This activity focuses on exploring various WCU indicators through a study visit to global WCU universities. Additionally, the Seration Series will also cover discussions with inter-university Student Activity Units (UKM).

During this visit, the Vice President of BEM UNS, Abdullah Alhaddad, stated that he was thrilled to attend this event. “It is an honor for us to be able to host a study visit with UPM. Our gratitude went to the Directorate of Partnership, Development, and Internationalization UNS for supporting this event,” Abdullah said.

Furthermore, Abdullah hopes that the Seration Series can be beneficial to collect recommendations on essential points to encourage UNS in achieving WCU. Moreover, the Seration Series can also increase students’ knowledge and insight on the standard of international education quality. Students can also strengthen networking with the global academic world.

This event received special attention and support from UNS. The support was proved with the presence of the Vice-Rector for Planning, Partnership, Business, and Information Affairs UNS, Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Sajidan, M.Si., in the online event. Prof. Sajidan said that UPM is one of the global universities in the WCU category with stable performance and achievements. Therefore, UNS wants to learn from UPM to achieve WCU status immediately.

Additionally, Prof. Sajidan also places great emphasis on the collaboration established between the two universities. Collaboration is considered an essential aspect in today’s academic era. “Collaboration with overseas universities is very important to help students experience international standards. This activity should be beneficial for all parties, both UNS and UPM,” said Prof. Sajidan.

This visit was welcomed directly by the UPM International Center Steering Committee, Prof. Ir. Dr. Hasfalina Che Man. Prof. Hasfalina conveyed an overview of the UPM profile, including the strategies implemented by UPM during the pandemic. After the university introduction, the event is continued with a focus group discussion. Participants are divided into three breakout rooms according to a specific category: buddies, internationalization, and strategic plans. Each breakout room is attended by a combination of UNS and UPM students to discuss the designated topic in their respective rooms. Humas UNS

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Ir. Lila Natasaputra, Manager of Indonesian Orchid Association Chapter Salatiga and Puspanda Hatta, S.Kom., M.Eng., was invited to deliver materials on orchid cultivation and barcode creation. Dr. Septi Yulisetiani, M.Pd., as the supervisor of the program, appreciated the training and stated that it was an exciting training that attracted local people’s enthusiasm and positive initiative from the team. She hoped that the training would benefit and be applicable for Plosorejo villagers.

“The training on orchid management and a web-based barcode that can be implemented in the orchid green house could benefit the local community and hopefully what learned from this training can be implemented by Plosorejo people to maximize the orchid green house as an edu-creation for Plosorejo people and surrounding communities,” Dr. Septi stated.

The training introduced two components of the edu-recreation orchid green house program implemented by PHP2D BEM UNS. Orchid cultivation training was provided to ensure that Plosorejo Orchid Farmers Group could maintain the orchid green house in the future. The barcode training was provided to create a barcode for each orchid cultivated in the green house and provides additional information for visitors. A participant mentioned that the training runs well and greatly supports Plosorejo and Kedungdowo Farmer Group to share the supporting experience.

“Hopefully, it can be better in the future,” Sarnianti, a representative of the farmer group, stated. Sri Satini, another training participant, also stated a similar response that the training enriches knowledge on orchids, and she hoped that future training would be better and help Plosorejo people more.

Before the training on Saturday (4/9/2021) was concluded, Didin Ardi Hidayat, as the Leader of PHP2D BEM UNS Team, and Dr. Septi Yulisetiani, M.Pd., handed a token of appreciation for the speakers. The training was concluded with a group photo session with all trainees.  Humas UNS

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