UNS — Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta achieved an award for the implementation of the Key Performance Indicators (IKU) of Public University (PTN) in 2020/2021. In the copy of the Decision Letter from the Directorate General of Higher Education, Research, and Technology Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbud Ristek) of the Republic of Indonesia (RI) Number 135/E/KPT/2021 regarding the Award for IKU PTN Achievements in the Directorate General of Higher Education, Research, and Technology 2020/2021, UNS reached the high position (10 percent) with a total point of 80 and 774 growth points.
The Rector of UNS, Prof. Jamal Wiwoho, stated that IKU is a measure or performance indicator of an institution, especially in achieving certain objectives and targets. Each government institution is required to formulate IKU and place it as its main priority.
“By formulating IKU, government institution could assess their performance. IKU also could improve their performance in the future. So that they could achieve their objective, target, and plan formulated beforehand,” Prof. Jamal explained on Wednesday (14/10/2021).
There are eight IKU as the fundamental of university transformation: (1) Graduates secured appropriate jobs, (2) Students received off-campus experiences, (3) Faculty members have off-campus activities, (4) Professional teaching on the campus, (5) Research findings used by the community or internationally recognized, (6) Study programs collaborate with world-class partners, (7) Collaborative and participative class, and (8) International-standard study program.
“Alhamdulillah for this achievement; thank you for the prayers, supports, and hard works from all campus elements. Hopefully, in the future, UNS could improve its achievement points, growth points, and percentage,” Prof. Jamal added.
In the decision letter dated 27 September 2021, the Implementing Officer of Director General of Higher Education, Research, and Technology Kemendikbud Ristek RI, Prof. Nizam, stated that the Directorate General of Higher Education, Research, and Technology held the IKU PTN assessment 2020/2021 to measure university’s performance in achieving adaptive university with better graduates.
“The 2020/2021 PTN IKU achievement award is in the form of incentives for universities according to their category,” Prof. Nizam stated. Humas UNS
Reporter: Dwi Hastuti