UNS — The Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (FKIP) Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta welcomed a visit from the Quality Assurance Team of Faculty of Literature (FS) Universitas Negeri Malang. The visit was welcomed by the Vice-Dean for Academic, Research, and Student Affairs FKIP UNS, Prof. Dr. Slamet Subiyantoro, M.Si., Vice-Dean for Human Resources, Finance, and Logistics Affairs, Dr. Dewi Kusuma Wardani, M.Si., the Quality Assurance Unit (UPM) FKIP UNS, Head of Indonesian Language and Literature Education, Head of English Language Education Program, Head of Javanese Language Education Program, and Head of Fine Art Education Program at Undergraduate and Master level.
The visit on Wednesday (27/10/2021) was led by Vice-Dean I FS Universitas Negeri Malang, Dr. Primardiana Hermilia Wijayati, M.Pd., and participated by 20 people, including Vice-Dean II, the head and secretary of programs, and representatives of FS Universitas Negeri Malang faculty members. Through this benchmarking visit, both institutions were expected to exchange information, including the best practice in quality assurance.
The program was opened with an FKIP UNS profile introduction from Prof. Slamet Subiyantoro, who explained that his Faculty has 23 programs, 21 programs with A level accreditation, and two programs with B accreditation. The quality assurance process in FKIP UNS is implemented by UPM with three fields, Internal Quality Assurance System (SPMI), External Quality Assurance System (SPME), and Monitoring and Evaluation (Monev). Prof. Slamet Subiyantoro also mentioned UNS achievement that is ranked I in accomplishing the Key Performance Indicators (IKU) in 2021.
Dr. Primardiana took the next session and shared the profile of FS Universitas Negeri Malang. Dr. Primardiana stated that the Faculty has 21 undergraduate programs and some of the programs are in the process of achieving international accreditation and certification. The program was then followed by the exchange of tokens of appreciation between the institutions and a special discussion on quality assurance.
In his presentation, the Chief of UPM FKIP UNS, Dr. Suharno, stated that quality assurance is implemented under the planning, implementation, evaluation, control, and improvement (PPEPP) cycle of quality standards. In the evaluation stage, FKIP UNS has two levels Internal Quality Audit (AMI). AMI level I is an evaluation for all programs in FKIP, and AMI level II is an evaluation for Faculty.
Dr. Baskoro Adi Prayitno, M.Pd., as the Coordinator for Monitoring and Evaluation (Monev) FKIP UNS, added that all auditors in AMI level I are chief and secretary of Quality Assurance Cluster (GKM) of programs that have passed auditor training using instruments provided by Institute of Educational Quality Assurance and Development (LPPMP) UNS. Dr. Bowo Sugiharto, M.Pd., as the coordinator for SPMI, added that in implementing the quality assurance culture, FKIP UNS uses four levels of documents, SPMI Policy, SPMI Manual, SPMI Standard, and SPMI Form. After AMI, Faculty and University will hold Management Review Meeting (RTM) as a commitment to follow-up AMI findings. Humas UNS
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