UNS — Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta awarded the UNS Award Parasamsya Anugraha Dharma Bhakti Upa Bhaksana to the Minister of Finance (Menkeu) of the Republic of Indonesia (RI), Sri Mulyani Indrawati, S.E., M.Sc., Ph.D. The award was bestowed through an Open Session of the Academic Senate in the framework of the 46th Anniversary of Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta, at the Tower Ki Hadjar Dewantara Building, Friday (11/3/2022). This award was awarded directly by the Rector of UNS, Pof. Jamal Wiwoho. Also present during the ceremony, the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, and the Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Mendikbudristek), Nadiem Anwar Makarim.
Sri Mulyani was awarded this award for his contribution as Minister of Finance in encouraging digital economic growth and creative industries in Indonesia through quality and inclusive fiscal policies. UNS Vice-Rector General and Human Resources (HR), Prof. Bandi, asserted the consideration of the award. “Ibu Sri Mulyani was considered eligible and deserved the award and service mark. She has a great role in issuing a fair fiscal policy during the Covid-19 pandemic. She also took the initiative in committing and taking a role in handling economic impacts. UNS sees this as an example,” said Prof. Bandi recited the award.
The Rector of UNS, Prof. Jamal, said that UNS strongly supports the fiscal policy issued by the Minister of Finance to encourage the growth of the digital economy and the creative industry in Indonesia. “Following the theme of the 46th UNS Anniversary, ‘Digital Technology-Based Internationalization and Development for UNS Innovation Toward the Rise of the Creative Economy,’ UNS awarded Parasamsya Anugraha Dharma Bhakti Upa Bhaksana to Ibu Sri Mulyani,” said Prof. Jamal
Meanwhile, Sri Mulyani expressed her appreciation to UNS, mentioning that the award represented appreciation to all members of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia. “This is an award to all people in the Ministry of Finance for their hard work and achievements in managing fiscal policy,” Sri Mulyani said. Humas UNS
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