Overview of the Graduate Student Inauguration

The Vice Rector for Academic Affairs and Research at UNS, Prof. Dr. Fitria Rahmawati, S.Si., M.Si., provided details about the newly admitted students. She shared key information regarding their enrollment. They are spread across 45 Master’s programs, 18 Doctoral programs, and 2 Professional programs.

“The total number of new graduate students for this period is 616. They have successfully completed their registration and fulfilled all academic requirements,” Prof. Fitria stated.

Rector’s Message to New Students

During the ceremony, UNS Rector Prof. Dr. Hartono, dr., M.Si., extended a warm welcome to the students. He also expressed his appreciation for their decision to pursue graduate studies at UNS.

“I warmly welcome all 616 new graduate students to the UNS academic community. This marks the beginning of your journey toward academic excellence, research, and knowledge development. We commit to supporting you in your pursuit of intellectual and professional growth,” Prof. Hartono said.

Prof. Hartono emphasized that graduate education goes beyond obtaining academic degrees. It also plays a crucial role in shaping students’ character as intellectuals. He encouraged the new students to cultivate critical thinking, innovation, and responsibility in their academic endeavors.

“This campus offers an environment for exploration, discussion, and self-development. Make full use of the academic facilities to support your studies. Seek guidance from professors to gain valuable insights. Expand your intellectual network to enhance your future career,” he added.

Encouragement for Academic Excellence

The inauguration ceremony also served as a moment for students to reaffirm their commitment to higher education. With enthusiasm and determination, they aim to contribute to scientific advancements and societal well-being through research and innovation.

Additionally, the event aimed to help new students adapt to the UNS academic environment. The university encourages them to participate actively in research, academic discussions, and community service. This fosters a culture of knowledge-sharing and meaningful contributions to society.

By welcoming these new graduate students, UNS reaffirms its dedication to academic excellence and research-driven education. The university ensures that students gain the necessary skills and knowledge to make a positive impact in their fields.

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The general lecture was led by Meika Apriyani and Dr. Baskoro Adi Prayitno as moderators and was opened with an opening remark from Prof. Dr. Slamet Subiyantoro, M.Si., Vice-Dean for Academic, Research, and Student Affairs, followed by an opening remark from Dr. Bowo Sugiharto, M.Pd., as the Head of Master Program in Biology Education UNS.

In the general lecture, Prof. Haniza shared her experiences in teaching science using various methods that were rarely applied by other science lecturers. One of the methods applied by Prof. Haniza is a play assignment for her students that is integrated into anatomy and histology materials in the Biology course. Song and Lyrics is another method employed by Prof. Haniza, in which students were asked to create a song based on Biology course materials.

Collaboration between science and arts is proven to create exciting learning methods. The contradictory characteristics between arts and science create harmony in attracting students’ interest to participate in science-related courses and facilitate students’ comprehension. The combination was inspired by Prof. Haniza’s experience as a science student in which arts helped her to comprehend science materials that she thought were difficult. Such integration is also a solution for students’ boredom in learning, especially amid the Covid-19 pandemic that limits people’s mobility.

“With exciting learning situations, students will be happier to participate in the learning process,” Prof. Haniza stated.

Arts assignments are also still possible to complete for students even though they need to be extra creative in conducting distanced collaboration among them. Continuous assessment, through essay, mind mapping, bridge maps, self-learning module, virtual lab, and virtual field work could also be incorporated to reduce students who cheat in examination. Prof. Haniza also gives her students assignments with strict deadlines in the Myguru app as a form of the monitoring process. Prof. Haniza’s explanation could become examples and options to be implemented by other educational practitioners in creating exciting learning programs for their students. Humas UNS

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Retno Tanding Suryandari, S.E., M.E., Ph.D., the Head of MM FEB UNS, explained that there are three assessment criteria in IDPBA: Search Engine Based, Social Media Based, and Websites Based. The Search Engine Based criteria were assessed through brand discussion on the internet pages and the average monthly brand search on the internet. The Social Media Based was assessed through the engagement in Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Lastly, the Website Based criteria assessment was based on the website traffic, website access speed, and mobile user-friendliness. Ten MM programs were selected from these three criteria with early selection criteria of university reviewed in more than 10,000 search engine pages, which UNS was included in the category.

“One of the factors that I think make UNS included in the Best 10 (is because) UNS actively uses its social media besides formal media at internet pages in introducing UNS and its programs. The utilization of social media, such as YouTube, Instagram, Twitter that become an assessment criterion for university or program traffic,” Retno Tanding Suryandari, Ph.D. explained.

She also explained that besides the website, currently MM UNS also utilizes other social media such as YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook to communicate with its stakeholders, prospective students, students, and information seekers. Several contents in MM social media are related to business contents, how to manage a business, and the challenges and solutions that can be taken by decision-makers for problems faced by business management and organization.

The content shared in MM UNS social media is expected to benefit students and other information seekers, such as business managers and other parties. According to Retno Tanding Suryandari, Ph.D., this award is the result of the Team’s hard works, not only the social media managers but also website managers, faculty contributions, and promotion conducted by the university for all programs in UNS. Humas UNS

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This event was held online on Thursday (9/9/2021) and invited Dr. Peter Esperanza, from the Barstow Community College in the United States (US). Two hundred participants attended the event with diverse backgrounds, teachers, university teachers, and educational practitioners.

Dr. Triana Rejekiningsih, M.Pd., as the Head of the Master Program in Educational Technology, hoped that this event could strengthen UNS – MCE Singapore collaboration to become more strategic.

“MCE has provided various educational services and digital learning innovation. Thus, it is hoped that this course could strengthen S2 TP students and graduates’ competencies as the developers of educational technology,” Dr. Triana stated in the news release received by uns.ac.id on Saturday (11/9/2021).

Vice Dean of Academic Affairs FKIP UNS, Prof. Slamet Subiyantoro, opened the event and appreciated Dr. Triana and fellows in holding the national and international level academic event. The representative from MCE, Mr. Malvin also appreciated and thanked the Master Program in Educational Technology (TP) for selecting MCE as the partner in shaping future academic technology creators, especially in designing e-teaching materials.

As the speaker, Dr. Peter delivered materials on “Designing E-Teaching Materials” and reminded that the educational technolog should not be afraid of starting innovation. “Thus, the benefits can be felt by the community,” he said.

Dr. Triana added that the discussion was held interactively, and participants were enthusiastic in giving questions, including on how to create creative and innovative learning. Humas UNS

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This webinar was held through the Zoom Meeting channel and was attended by more than 100 participants from various walks of life and regions. Prof. Ismi Dwi Astuti Nurhaeni, M.Si., the Dean of FISIP UNS, opened the webinar. Three speakers were invited Professor Sohyun Chun from Nagoya University, Theofilus A. Suryadinata, S.Fil., M.A from Sociology Program FISIP UNS, and Hening Parlan S.Sos., M.M., environmental activist at Walhi Indonesia. The webinar was led by Rezza Dian Akbar, S.IP., M.Sc., and aims to find a new views on gender, environment, and disaster issues globally and holistically.

Multidisciplinary speakers were invited to create a multi-perspective discussion. “Practitioner from Walhi was invited to provide closer looks on the phenomenon that occurred in Indonesia. Participants are expected to bring knowledge from various sources and efforts to solve gender, environment, and disaster issues through the think globally, act locally concept,” Khabib Bima Setiyawan from Master Program in Sociology UNS, stated.

“Typhoons were named after women. In Japan, 1959 hurricanes and tropical storms named Sarah with 2000 deaths and the newest hurricanes and tropical storms in the Caribbean, 2017 named Maria with 3059 deaths, said Chun Sohyun,” Professor Chun, who is focused in disaster and gender studies in Japan, explained.

The second speaker, Theofilus, focuses on the environmental issues and disasters in contemporary Indonesia. He started the discussion on environmental issues during the neoliberal government to the examples of case studies in Environmental disasters in Central Kalimantan (Borneo). The following speaker, Hening Parlan, discussed Gender, Disaster, and Climate Change and stated that the impact of climate change and disaster need extraordinary efforts.

After the material presentation, the event held on Tuesday (6/7/20201) was followed by a questions-and-answers session. According to the news release received by the uns.ac.id team on Wednesday (14/7/2021), Dr. Trisni Utami, M.Si., hopes that the scientific agenda similar to this webinar could continue. “Hopefully, scientific agenda like this will continue, and collaboration among campuses outside Indonesia could be developed well,” she stated. Humas UNS

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