During his visit, Guntur Hamzah was accompanied by the Dean of FH UNS, Prof. I Gusti Ayu Ketut Rachmi Handayani, and Vice-Rector for Academic and Student Affairs UNS, Prof. Ahmad Yunus. Guntur Hamzah stated that the facilities and infrastructures in UNS are appropriate.

“Alhamdulillah, the buildings are okay, and we do not need to prepare many things. The prepared facilities are excellent, from the lighting, cooling system, stage, are good, what left is the final touches,” he stated.

He explained that this review aims to ease his part in preparing a design for the grand final early next month.

“Hopefully, this event will run well, considering it is getting closer. Hopefully, it will benefit all Village Chiefs in Solo Raya,” he hoped.

The Chief of the Organizing Committee, Dr. Agus Riewanto, explained that currently, the selection process has started. All participants were asked to send a video to the organizing committee, who will select 70 best participants for an offline meeting, then select the Best 15 before selecting the Best 5. The Best 5 participants will compete in the final round on 4 December in UNS.

“Hopefully, it becomes a national pilot project and could be developed as a special characteristic of FH UN to hold special speech competition in building the constitution and awareness on the constitution,” Dr. Agus concluded.

The final round is scheduled to be attended by the Chairman of MK, Dr. Anwar Usman, and the Mayor of Surakarta, Gibran Rakabuming Raka. Humas UNS

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The visit from local governments in Central Java Province was welcomed by the Vice-Rector for Planning, Partnership, Business, and Information Affairs UNS Prof. Sajidan, Dean of FISIP UNS Prof. Ismi Dwi Astuti Nurhaeni, and the Head of Master Program in Communication Science Postgraduate School UNS Dr. Andre N. Rahmanto.

In his opening remark before opening the assessment, Prof. Sajidan stated that information disclosure in the reformation era is a need and responsibility for state administrators because people want to be involved in every policy-making process and demand accountable and transparent government according to the good governance principles.

“Moreover, the modernization of Information Technology and communication that provides freedom for people to get any information they want easily and rapidly,” he stated.

Therefore, Prof. Sajidan considers that government, institutes, and public agencies need to open themselves to the community and provide information surrounding their policies openly and accessible for people. Although, on the one hand, information openness is often abused for certain interests, Prof. Sajidan stated that technology modernization should be used as a momentum for the government to take strategic policies.

“This mandate encourages all public agencies in Indonesia, including public universities, to apply public information disclosure. This is an implementation of Law No. 14/ 2008 on Public Information Disclosure,” Prof. Sajidan explained.

The Commissioner of Provincial Information Commission (KIP) of Central Java Province, Ermy Sri Ardhyanti, explained in her speech that the assessment was held to provide a transparent perspective on public information for the community. In the two-days assessment, 15 districts/municipalities, 14 public hospitals at district/municipality and province/central region, and 29 provincial units at Central Java Province will be examined. KIP of Central Java will assess and classify the local government or public agencies into informative, moving to informative, quite informative, lack of informativeness, and not informative. Ermy Sri Ardhyanti mentioned that this public assessment had been held since 2014, and she hoped that this assessment could improve information transparency management by all local governments and public agencies in Central Java Province.

“Fifty-eight public agencies have passed the selection process wince May 2021. Including website check and social media managed (by the agencies). This public assessment is the fourth stage, and those who participate in this assessment are public agencies with a score higher than 80,” Ermy explained. Humas UNS

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The signing ceremony was attended by the Rector of UNS, Prof. Dr. Jamal Wiwoho, S.H., M.Hum., Vice-Rector for Planning, Partnership, Business, and Information Affairs UNS, Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Sajidan, M.Si., the Director of International Operation and Admission Bangor University, Mr. Sam Jackson-Royle, and the Dean of Business School Bangor University, Prof. Bruce Vanstone.

In his opening remark, Prof. Jamal thanked Bangor University for the collaboration between the two universities. He mentioned that partnership with global universities is vital, especially in improving UNS educational quality to meet international standards.

“It is an honor for us to have a partnership with Bangor University, UK. A university with strong research and innovation,” Prof. Jamal stated.

The agreement for partnership will also open a great opportunity for collaboration of research between the two higher education institutions that will expand and improve UNS scientific research. UNS greatly appreciated the opportunity to collaborate with Bangor University, and Prof. Jamal hoped that there would be a stronger and longer collaboration with Bangor University.

Sam Jackson-Royle emphasized that institutional partnership always plays an important part for Bangor University because it is related to the improvement in the academic excellence of a university. He also explained that Bangor University’s research competence had been used to contribute to the economic, social, and cultural sectors. Both universities, according to him, need to walk together to be focused on shaping graduates with optimum skills that are expected to affect both the graduates and their surrounding environment.

“We hoped to welcome students from UNS and staff to enjoy (our university) and to welcome (their) participation in the mobility program,” Sam Jackson-Royle stated. 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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In his report, Prof. Dody stated that KRTI 2021 is participated by 163 teams from 61 universities in Indonesia in four divisions with different themes. The divisions are Racing Plane (RP), Fixed-Wing (FW), Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL), and Technology Development (TD). “This competition aims to facilitate students in creating in the aerodynamic field, especially flying robot. Besides as a means of building networking, information exchange, and educating the community, students, observers, researchers, and flying robot activists,” Prof. Dody reported.

Muslih, M.Si., the Head of Administration Subdivision Puspresnas, stated that KRTI is a part of Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) implementation that aims to encourage university students to be active in an academic while developing themselves as a creative, competitive individual with strong characters. “KRTI is held to train university students on unmanned flying vehicles, which includes an assessment on configuration, control, data collection, flying parameters, observation, mapping, and delivery of packages in a location or vertical building,” he added.

In his opening remark, the Rector of UNS, Prof. Jamal Wiwoho, appreciated Kemendikbudristek’s trust towards the Faculty of Engineering (FT) UNS as host and managing committee of KRTI 2021. “UNS is committed to always providing the best services for the success of unmanned vehicle or KRTI contest from 15-20 November 2021. Welcome and have a fair competition, 163 teams from 61 universities in Sumatera, Batam, Java, Bali, Borneo, Sulawesi, to Maluku Utara,” Prof. Jamal said.

In the next five days, all 163 teams will compete in the annual contest held by Puspresnas. Besides hosting the contest, UNS also participated in the competition through its representatives from the Bengawan UV team, who succeeded in participating in the final round in all four divisions. Humas UNS

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The MoU was signed directly by Vice-Rector for Planning, Partnership, Business, and Information Affairs UNS Prof. Sajidan and General Manager PT. Nihon Seiki Indonesia Widodo Bodro Husodo, S.E. The ceremony was witnessed by the Dean of Faculty of Engineering (FT) UNS Dr. Techn. Ir. Sholihin As’ad and the Dean of Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science (FMIPA) UNS Harjana, Ph.D.

This MoU aims to synergize the potentials and resources from both institutions in achieving collaboration in education, research, community service, and development of the Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) program in UNS. In his opening remark, Prof. Sajidan stated that the MoU covers three agreements with PT. Nihon Seiki Indonesia.

“This Memorandum of Understanding covers education, research and community services, MBKM implementation, and opens possibilities for other collaborations agreed by both institutions in a written agreement,” Prof. Sajidan mentioned.

Representing the Rector of UNS Prof. Jamal Wiwoho, who could not attend the ceremony, Prof. Sajidan hoped that the signed MoU could be implemented well. He also hoped that the agreement would not stop as a ceremonial occasion and emphasized the importance of commitment in implementing the agreement, especially in supporting the MBKM program in UNS.

“As always mentioned by the Rector, MoU should not stop at signing. It needs to be implemented. Besides, now, we need a link and match between industry and university,” Prof. Sajidan added.

General Manager PT. Nihon Seiki Indonesia Widodo Bodro Husodo, S.E., shared his thanks to UNS for the ceremony. Representing PT. Nihon Seiki Indonesia, he stated that his party would fully support the development of students’ skills, especially in industrial practice, because students are demanded to master the material and understand the implementation of knowledge they learn in the university.

“This is vital. Maybe later, UNS could send their students to learn at our place. And UNS research finding could be useful for what we are doing and for students,” Widodo stated. Humas UNS

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In his remarks, the Vice-Rector for Planning, Partnership, Business, and Information Affairs, Prof. Sajidan, accompanied by the Head of UPT KLI, Rino Ardhian Nugroho, Ph.D., expressed his appreciation to the Surakarta Class 1 Immigration Office, who takes the initiative for proposing Eazy Passport service to UNS. “The Eazy Passport service will facilitate the UNS Academic members during a passport application and renewal process,” explained Prof. Sajidan.

Prof. Sajidan added that the service is excellent to provide immigration services for the UNS Academic Members, including international students studying at UNS. “Through the Eazy Passport service, hopefully, the management process can be faster and more effective,” he added.

Meanwhile, the Head of Surakarta Class 1 Immigration Office, Dwi Anandita Hari Wibowo, MH., said that the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic had limited all aspects of life. The community members as passport applicants also have concerns regarding the need to go to the immigration office to apply for a new passport or replacement for an expired passport.

“This Eazy Passport service innovation is a convenience of services carried out outside the immigration office. Thus, the public does not need to apply for queue registration online through the Online Passport Queue (APAPO) application. This Eazy Passport service is a form of our determination to provide excellent service to the community, especially to the UNS Academic Members,” said Dwi Anandita.

Dwi Anandita hopes that the Eazy Passport service located at UPT KLI UNS can increase service satisfaction for the community, especially the UNS Academic Members.

Moreover, it turns out that the public’s interest in using the Eazy Passport Service is very high. A total of 95 people used the Eazy Passport Service at UPT KLI UNS to either apply for a new passport or extend their passport’s validity period. Humas UNS

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The Head of Surakarta Class 1 Immigration Office, Dwi Anandita Hari Wibowo, MH., said that the implementation of the Immigration Corner at UNS was part of the innovation made by the Surakarta Class 1 Immigration Office to get closer to the community, especially the UNS Academic Members. “With the establishment of the Immigration Corner, we provide immigration information facilities, public service consultations, and provision of immigration public services, including immigration services for international students studying at UNS,” explained Dwi Anandita.

The initiative of the Immigration Corner is part of the efforts taken by the Surakarta Class 1 Immigration Office to continuously provide excellent service to the community in order to support the development of an integrity zone towards a Clean and Serving Bureaucratic Area (WBBM). “We also wish the prayers and supports for us to achieve WBBM in 2021. Hopefully, the Immigration Corner at UNS can be realized immediately and can be beneficial in providing immigration services, especially for the entire UNS Academic members,” he hoped.

Meanwhile, Vice-Rector for Planning, Partnership, Business, and Information Affairs UNS, Prof. Sajidan, hopes that the partnership between UPT KLI UNS and the Surakarta Class 1 Immigration Office can be adequately implemented. “The first aspect of the partnership is related to the establishment of an Immigration Corner at the UPT KLI UNS as a form of international service collaboration in the form of immigration service provision for the UNS Academic Members. This effort aims to facilitate passport issuance and renewal service,” said Prof. Sajidan.

Secondly, this partnership agreement between UPT KLI UNS and the Surakarta Class 1 Immigration Office also opens up opportunities for the implementation of the Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) Program, especially for students from the Faculty of Law (FH) and the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP). Hence, the students in FH and FISIP can carry out internships or professional practices at the Surakarta Class 1 Immigration Office, where various real immigration cases can be studied properly to provide the most suitable solutions. This opportunity certainly will be a precious experience,” he concluded. Humas UNS

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According to the Vice-Rector for Academic and Student Affairs report, Prof. Ahmad Yunus, UNS as a Pancasila Fortress Campus upholds the noble values of the nation’s culture. “Therefore, today, UNS will be declared as an anti-violence campus. Later, this declaration will be submitted and read by student representatives,” said Prof. Yunus.

Meanwhile, the Rector of UNS, Prof. Jamal Wiwoho, is highly supportive of this activity. This support is encouraged by the fact that a campus is a place full of scientific values, honesty, morality, and humanity. “The UNS academic community member continues to uphold its commitment to fight against both physical and verbal violence. Moreover, this effort is initiated by students who will later become future leaders. In general, campus violence, which leads to fatalities, can no longer be considered as an ordinary incident. This is an extraordinary incident,” said Prof. Jamal.

Additionally, Prof. Jamal is also concerned about the departure of Gilang Endi Saputra, a student of the Diploma in Health and Company Hygiene and Work Safety (K3) Study Program, Vocational School (SV) UNS. “We express our deepest condolences. May the departed be accepted by Allah, and his family will be given fortitude,” he added.

The Anti-Violence Declaration was delivered and read by Maulidina Zahra Nabila, a student from the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP) UNS. Then, after being read out, this declaration was signed by four representatives from student organizations, lecturers, academic support staff, and university (UNS) representatives. The student organizations were represented by Zakky Musthofa Zuhad; UNS lecturers were represented by dr. Paramasari Dirgahaju, Ph.D., academic support staff were represented by Wuji Anggraini, M.Pd.; and the UNS leader was represented by Dr. Sutanto, DEA. Humas UNS

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The UNS Vice-Rector for Academic and Student Affairs, Prof. Ahmad Yunus, in front of the students, reiterated that UNS does not tolerate violence in the campus environment. “Once again, I reiterate that UNS does not tolerate any form of campus violence, whether perpetrated by education support staff, lecturers, students, and Student Organizations,” explained Prof. Yunus.

For this reason, UNS entirely hand over the inquiries and investigations process to the Police. “We leave everything to the Police. Until now, UNS has also not received the results of the late Gilang Endi Saputra’s autopsy,” added Prof. Yunus.

In this case, UNS has also formed an Evaluation Team for the Korps Mahasiswa Siaga Batalyon 905 UNS. “The Evaluation Team for the Korps Mahasiswa Siaga Batalyon 905 UNS is reviewing various sources to obtain data related to this incident,” said Prof. Yunus.

Meanwhile, the Korps Mahasiswa Siaga Batalyon 905 UNS Evaluation Team Leader, Dr. Sunny Ummul Firdaus, said that currently, the team is working to obtain data to uphold justice. “We work based on data, not on guesswork and assumptions. UNS continues to support the Police investigation process for this incident by coordinating and fully cooperating in terms of providing information and facilitating the smooth inspection process conducted by the Police to students and lecturers or education staff related to this incident. UNS fully trusts the professionalism of the Police in the ongoing investigation process and really hopes for the disclosure of the real facts; thus, the truth and justice will be truly upheld,” said Dr. Sunny. Humas UNS

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