SIPA is an international event held annually. Through this event, students could get involved to be a facilitator that trains their communication skills and build networking with international partners. This opportunity was observed by the Dean of FIB UNS, Prof. Dr. Warto, M.Hum, who considers students’ involvement in SIPA will equip them in working in the future. Therefore, FIB UNS received the visit from SIPA Director, Dra. R.Ay. Irawati Kusumorasri, M.Sn.

The visit also serves as a signing ceremony for Collaboration Agreement (PKS) on Internship Practice, Curriculum Development and Preparation of Semester Learning Plan (RPS), and teaching. As reported by fib.uns.ac.id, Prof. Warto welcomed the visit from Dra. R.Ay. Irawati, who is also an alumnus of English Language and Literature Program FIB UNS, in Ruang Sidang 1 Building III FIB UNS on Friday (12/11/2021).

“Welcome back Mbak Ira. We are proud of the visit. We also hope that through this collaboration, our students could learn from SIPA how to manage the event as a student’s internship program,” Prof. Warto stated in his remark.

A similar notion was shared by Dra. R.Ay. Irawati. For her, the collaboration between FIB UNS and SIPA is her gratitude for her almamater.

“I felt honored to have an opportunity to build a partnership with FIB UNS. Thank you for giving (me) a way to share experiences and knowledge on how to hold or manage an event,” she stated.

After the signing ceremony, Prof. Warto asked Dra. R.Ay. Irawati to share her experience in initiating SIPA. Dra. R.Ay. Irawati shared that SIPA was born due to her interest in culture, which encourages her to hold an event that entertains and educates people on inter-nations Performing Art. This experience was shared through Alumni General Lecture on ‘Finding Opportunity for Career Development in Welcoming the Future’. Humas UNS

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The memorandum of understanding was signed by the Vice-Rector for Planning, Partnership, Business, and Information Affairs UNS, Prof. Sajidan, and the Director for General and Human Resources (HR) BPJS Ketenagakerjaan, Abdur Rahman Irsyadi. Aside from the collaboration with the university, BPJS also collaborates with several faculties in UNS. Some of these faculties are the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), the Faculty of Cultural Studies (FIB), the Faculty of Law (FH), and the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP).

In his speech, Prof. Sajidan expressed his appreciation to BPJS for the opportunity to establish the partnership. “I would like to express my deepest gratitude and appreciation for this collaboration. Hopefully, this collaboration can be implemented in the form of various beneficial activities, such as guest lectures, webinars, and other MBKM-related activities,” said Prof. Sajidan.

He also left a message that this collaboration shall be signed and implemented through ongoing joint collaboration. He also invited the faculties in UNS to work together to start developing programs that could be carried out alongside BPJS Ketenagakerjaan.

Meanwhile, Abdur Rahman Irsyadi, the Director of General and HR in BPJS Ketenagakerjaan, said that his party was very open to various activities to implement the MoU.

“Later on, we will also start students’ internship program for 2-3 months in BPJS Ketenagakerjaan. The internships program at BPJS Ketenagakerjaan will provide a certification of expertise for the interns. We will also provide incentives for students. This is also to support the MBKM program,” said Abdur.

The partnership between UNS and BPJS Ketenagakerjaan will be valid for three years, effective since this signatory ceremony. However, the collaboration can be extended when deemed necessary after its expiration date. Humas UNS

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