UNS — Approaching the 47th Dies Natalis, Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta added five new professors. The five Professors would be confirmed by the Chancellor of UNS, Prof. Dr. Jamal Wiwoho, S.H., M.Hum. on Tuesday (7/3/2023) through online and offline at the Auditorium G.P.H. Haryo Mataram UNS.
In the press conference which was held in Meeting Room 2, dr. Prakosa building UNS, Monday (6/3/2023), Secretary of the UNS Academic Senate, Prof. Ari Handono Ramelan said that he hoped that the addition of five new Professors would make an extraordinary contribution to UNS, society, nation and state.
The first professor to be inaugurated was Prof. Dr. Albertus Sentot Sudarwanto, S.H., M.Hum. He is a Professor of Law at the Faculty of Law (FH) UNS.
Prof. Sentot is the 10th professor of FH and the 255th professor of UNS. In his inauguration session, Prof. Sentot will read the inaugural speech entitled ` Model Imbal Jasa Lingkungan Berbasis Kontraktual Sebagai Bentuk Tanggung Jawab Perdata’ (Model of Contractual-Based Payment for Environmental Services as a Form of Civil Responsibility).
The second professor, namely Prof. Dr. Agus Purwantoro, M.Sn. He is a Professor of the Science of Creation Performance Art, Faculty of Fine Arts and Design (FSRD) UNS. Prof. Agus was named the 3rd Professor of FSRD and the 256th Professor of UNS. In his inauguration session, Prof. Agus will read the inaugural speech entitled ‘Eksplorasi Kreatif dan Identitas Karakter Dalam Seni Rupa Kontemporer Indonesia’ (Creative Exploration and Character Identity in Indonesian Contemporary Art).
Then the third professor namely Prof. Drs. Bambang Harjito, M.App.Sc, Ph.D. He will be inaugurated as professor of Cryptography and Information Security at the Faculty of Information Technology and Data Science (FATISDA) UNS. Prof. Bambang who currently serves as the Head of UPT Information and Communication Technology (TIK) is FATISDA’s first professor and the 257th UNS professor. In his inauguration, Prof. Bambang will read a speech entitled `Keamanan Informasi menggunakan kriptografi Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid (DNA) berbasis Nth Degree Truncated Polynomial Ring Units (NTRU) kriptosistem pada Cyber Space` (Information Security using Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid (DNA) cryptography based on the Nth Degree Truncated Polynomial Ring Units (NTRU) cryptosystem in Cyber Space).
Then the fourth Professor was Prof. Dr. Rahmanu Widayat, M.Sn. He was inaugurated as Professor of Aesthetics at FSRD UNS. Prof. Rahmanu who is currently also the Dean of FSRD is the 4th Professor of FSRD and the 258th Professor of UNS. Prof. Rahmanu will read the inaugural speech entitled `Estetika Rupa Jawa Dalam Konstelasi Seni Timur Dan Barat` (Javanese Fine Aesthetics in the Constellation of Eastern and Western Art).
The fifth professor is Prof. Danar Praseptiangga, S.T.P., M.Sc., Ph.D. He was inaugurated as Professor of Food Science at the Faculty of Agriculture (FP) UNS. Prof Danar is the 38th professor of FP and the 259th professor of UNS. The title of the Prof Danar inauguration speech is `Pengembangan Pangan Fungsional dan Pengemas Pangan Berkelanjutan Berbasis Sumber Daya Alam Indonesia` (Development of Functional Food and Sustainable Food Packaging Based on Indonesia’s Natural Resources).
The Rector of UNS, Prof. Dr. Jamal Wiwoho, S.H., M.Hum. hopes that the addition of five new Professors will further strengthen UNS towards a World Class University (WCU). “Alhamdulillah, ahead of the 47th Dies Natalis, UNS adds five new professors from various faculties, namely FH, FSRD, FATISDA which is a new faculty and FP. Hopefully it can motivate other lecturers to become professors soon. I am happy and proud of the addition of five new Professors. I hope this will improve the quality of UNS as a world-class State University (PTN),” Prof. Jamal said. Humas UNS