UNS – Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta held a Socialization of the Four Pillars of the MPR RI and a Public Lecture attended by the Chairman of the MPR RI, Dr. H. Bambang Soesatyo, S.E., S.H., M.B.A. This event was held offline at the Auditorium G.P.H. Haryo Mataram UNS on Friday (23/6/2023).
The event was officially opened by the Rector of UNS, Prof. Dr. Jamal Wiwoho, S.H., M.Hum. Prof. Jamal said that the Socialization of the Four Pillars of the MPR RI and the Public Lecture at UNS were very special because the Chairman of the MPR RI, Dr. H. Bambang Soesatyo, S.E., S.H., M.B.A., attended directly.
“Furthermore, this activity is very important in order to develop the national spirit and our love for the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI). This is because through socialization activities and public lectures we can fully and thoroughly understand matters related to the MPR RI in the lives of society and the state,” Prof. Jamal said.
In this context, UNS has also actively contributed to national values and love for the country through various policies. One of them is UNS which was a pioneer in declaring a Pioneer Campus and Pancasila Fortress which are marked by the existence of six places of worship for six religions in Indonesia.
Furthermore, the Chairman of the MPR RI, Dr. Bambang gave a presentation on the Socialization of the Four Pillars of the MPR RI. “The four pillars include Pancasila as the basis and ideology of the state, the 1945 Republic of Indonesia Constitution as the state constitution, the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia as the form of the state, and Bhineka Tunggal Ika (Unity in Diversity) as the national motto,” Dr. Bambang explained.
Meanwhile, the Head of the Center for the Study of Pancasila Practice (PSPP) UNS Institute for Research and Community Service (LPPM), Prof. Dr. Leo Agung S, M.Pd. delivered material about the UNS as Pioneer Campus and Pancasila Fortress.
“UNS has declared itself to be a Pancasila Fortress Campus, one of which is by preventing the recurrence of events that undermined Pancasila ideology in the past. This was proclaimed when UNS commemorated the Sanctity Day of Pancasila on 1 October 2018,” Prof. Leo concluded. Humas UNS
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