Adila Arya Kusumastuti, Daffa Mudia Athifah, and Destya Vinka Wahyu Rosa Adinda, all from the Diploma Program (D-3) in Informatics Engineering, knew their triumph after FE UNU Yogyakarta announced the winners through their official Instagram account @bpc_unuyo on Wednesday (22/12/2021). The Team submitted a business plan on “The Effectiveness of Digital Web-based Guest Book in Managing Invitees” that was inspired by the shortcomings of the conventional paper-based guest book that is less effective, has a higher possibility to break, loss of data, and slow guest management process.

“Because the website development process aligns with our program, Informatics Engineering. Therefore, we want to develop this idea, and because of the pandemic, all activities could be slowed down if using a conventional guest book,” Daffa stated on Thursday (30/12/2021).

With the innovation, the Team could ease the invitees to attend an event. They do not need to write their name, signature, or address and only need to scan the barcode of their invitations. Daffa stated that the Team also employed UI/UX design to decorate the digital guest book and added interesting features for the book.

“We are interested in participating in this competition because previously in 2nd semester we won a business plan competition. Then when we learned about the competition, we took the opportunity and registered. Alhamdulillah, we brought home another 1st place,” Daffa stated.

When asked about the Team’s challenges during the preparation, Daffa stated that distance became their main issue because they could not meet and only discuss using video call application. Daffa added that they are all from different cities and only met during the final round. Besides the distance, the Team also needs to juggle their preparation with the Final Semester Exam concurrently. Thus, with their achievement, Daffa hoped that they could inspire other UNS students and develop their innovation to be used by the community in general. Humas UNS

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The memorandum of understanding was signed by the Rector of UNS, Prof. Jamal Wiwoho, and the Rector of ISI Yogyakarta, Prof. M. Agus Burhan, in a ceremony attended by vice-rectors and executive boards of both universities. In his opening remark, Prof. Jamal stated that he is delighted to establish a partnership with ISI Yogyakarta that has a close cultural resemblance with UNS. The Rector was also enthusiastic about the new collaboration to improve Higher Education Tridharma in education, research, and community service implementation.

This collaboration will synergize and optimize the use of resources from both universities to build a meaningful partnership. The partnership will also support the implementation of the Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) program as mentioned by Prof. Jamal, “I am grateful to collaborate with ISI Yogyakarta; a great arts institute. Therefore, please allow my students to implement Higher Education Tridharma in ISI Yogyakarta through the MBKM program. If ISI Yogyakarta students want to learn in UNS, we also accept them with open arms,” he stated.

MBKM program is a program promoted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) that allows students to use their three semesters to develop their respective interests through various activities, such as intern, entrepreneurship, or learning at other national and international universities, designed to adjust university curriculum with the real workplace expectations.

The Rector of ISI Yogyakarta also welcomed this collaboration and stated that this is a momentum for UNS and ISI Yogyakarta to improve productivity in all fields. “This partnership is meaningful for UNS and ISI Yogyakarta productivity and development. Moreover, in connection to the MBKM program that encourages us to be productive and enrich our experiences in our particular fields. Students certainly need complete comprehension of their particular study and other fields of study. Relevance between our curriculum and the industrial world is needed,” Prof. Agus stated.

Further, Prof. Agus also hoped that this collaboration would increase research and publication from faculty members in UNS and ISI Yogyakarta. The collaboration also extended to the Faculty of Art and Design (FSRD) UNS and Faculty of Fine Arts (FSR) ISI Yogyakarta that covers inter-program collaboration, Higher Education Tridharma implementation, human resource management improvement, consultation and focuses group discussion (FGD), and students exchange between the universities. The partnership will be valid for five years from the signing date. Humas UNS

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