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Marketing and Behavioral Research Group (RG), Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) alongside the Indonesian Economics Undergraduate Association (ISEI) Surakarta held a Workshop with the theme Developing a Reputable Journal and Managing Scientific Publications, Monday, October 23, 2023 at Café BoloDewe Manahan, Solo.

Dr. Ahmad Ikhwan S., SE., MT., Chairman of Marketing and Behavioral RG FEB UNS in his remarks expressed his gratitude to Lukman Hakim, Ph.D., and Gunawan Setyadi who had delivered material at the workshop attended by academicians from UNS and those from out of UNS. “This workshop was conducted in line with our concern in the Marketing and Behavior RG, after going through discussions with ISEI, which has a publication division to develop a reputable Journal. Hopefully, there will be a forum that can technically help scientific article publication management prepared by the academic community, especially in FEB UNS,” he said.

Lukman Hakim, Ph.D., added that, so far, for the journals in FEB, there have been initiatives taken in every study program, but the central focus is regarding a journal’s sustainability until it can get indexed in Scopus. “The initiative has been taken in each study program in FEB UNS. In order to be sustainable and to get indexed in Scopus, the most essential foundation in establishing a journal is consistency, and adequate numbers of publications, which should not be too large and not too little, while the reviewers and partners are also well-managed. The journal management is carried out by a professional institution appointed by the faculty, thus, it is not a side job of the faculty members,” he explained later.

Furthermore, Lukman, Ph.D., also talked about the dynamics of managing professional organizations and also publications in ISEI.

Meanwhile, Gunawan in his material explained that international publications resulting from academic research are one of the important criteria for obtaining higher accreditation and university ranking. Based on the SINTA database, UNS produced 8,557 Scopus documents with 49,157 citations as of January 2022, where 3% of the publications were published in the top 10% percentile top journals and 8.4% were included in the top 10% most cited worldwide. However, publications in the fields of business, management, and accounting accounted for only 3% and 5.6% of the Social Sciences publications.

Furthermore, an overview of FEB publications in Scopus as of January 2022 listed 226 documents (159 journal articles, 7 book chapters, and 60 conference papers). “There is quite a hope of seeing this number doubled in the near future because there are quite a number of associate professors who have the potential to be appointed as professors. FEB’s resources and capital can support UNS, since becoming a world-class research university is an excellent achievement and hopefully, it can be realized soon,” he said later.

That is why it is necessary to establish a journal clinic in FEB. The existence of this clinic is to provide international publication assistance for S1, S2, S3, and lecturers, starting from submission to publication process in Scopus/Thomson ISI Indexed International Journal.

In addition, the existence of the publication clinic can also provide technical support for scientific publications to lecturers and students, improving the quality and quantity of research publications in FEB. Moreover, the clinic is also expected to increase research collaboration by bridging the relationship between FEB Lecturers with international and national institutions. In the forum, participants actively discussed, and gave suggestions and input to the two speakers.

FEB UNS Sustainable Business Summit 2023 is a series of activities organized by the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS), in collaboration with UNS Innovation Hub and UNS Directorate of Innovation and Downstreaming.

The second series of activities from the FEB UNS Sustainable Business Summit 2023, the Final Pitching Competition & Re-branding Identity Challenge was held on Sunday, October 22, 2023, at UNS Inn. This event was attended by more than 15 participants, most of whom are active students. The series of grand final events began with an opening remark by Catur Sugiarto, S.E., M.SM., M.Rech., Ph.D., CDMP., Head of Business Incubator Division UNS Innovation Hub. Whereas, the first part of the series, a virtual seminar entitled “Navigating the Digital Transformation Landscape: Challenges & Strategies for Sustainable Business,” was held on Tuesday, October 17, 2023.

Catur conveyed his brief remark by thanking the participants who had participated in the two competitions to the final stage. “Thank you to all participants. The FEB UNS Sustainable Summit Business 2023 activities serve as a forum for the younger generation, especially students to train their skills in critical thinking, public speaking, business development ideas, and creativity development,” he said.

Following the opening speech from the Head of the UNS Innovation Hub Business Incubator Division, the series of activities continued with the opening of the Final Pitching Competition session. In this session, the Atmagri team opened the final pitching presentation session, with their presentation for approximately 10 minutes and followed by a question-and-answer session. Following them, the other 9 teams also presented their final pitching material and engaged in a question-and-answer session with an average of 15 minutes time allocation. After the entire team presented the material, the jury and reviewers held a deliberation meeting followed by a short break.

After the break, the series of grand final sessions was reopened by the MC and continued with the Final stage for the Re-branding Identity Challenge. The first pitch was conducted by the AI Capone Team, which followed with a question-and-answer session. The same goes for the other three teams. Like the previous Final Pitching Competition session, in this session, the judges and reviewers held a deliberation meeting followed by the second break session.

Commencing after, the session that the participants had been waiting for had finally arrived, the awarding session and the prize awarding session. Marking the end of UNS Sustainable Business Summit 2023, the MC announced the winners of the Pitching Competition, which followed by the awarding ceremony for the champions. The 1st place in the FEB UNS Sustainable Business Summit 2023 Pitching Competition was won by the Panensia Team. The 2nd place is won by Team Mersif Lab, and 3rd place is won by Team Sekuling.

After the Pitching Competition awarding session, another awarding session was conducted to announce the winners of the FEB UNS Re-branding Identity Challenge. For this category, the Basaman Team won 1st place, while 2nd place was won by the AI Capone Team, and 3rd place was won by Irsyad Akmal. The other participants also enlivened the award by applauding and congratulating the champions.

Collaboration between the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS), and UNS Innovation Hub, Directorate of Innovation and Downstreaming UNS, presented another international agenda. This October, FEB UNS organized an International Seminar entitled ‘Navigating the Digital Transformation Landscape: Challenges & Strategies for Sustainable Business,’ as part of the FEB UNS Sustainable Business Summit 2023, Tuesday, 17 October 2023.

The virtual international seminar presented Prof. Sawal Hamid Md. Ali from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and Meredian Alam Ph.D., from Universiti Brunei Darussalam, as keynote speakers.

The agenda also featured two guest speakers namely Christina Agustin APi, MM., Assistant Deputy of Information Technology Development and Business Incubation of the Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (Kemenkop UKM), and Miftachur ‘Ben’ Robani, CEO of Forest Protection.

In her welcoming remark, Dr. Dwi Prasetiani, SE., MSi., Vice Dean of Academic, Research, and Student Affairs FEB UNS, expressed her gratitude to the speakers who are willing to attend the agenda. “On this occasion, we will dig deeper into digital transformation including the challenges faced and strategies to survive and succeed in the digital transformation era,” said Dr. Dwi.

Meanwhile, in front of 150 seminar participants, Prof. Sawal Hamid Md. Ali, who currently serves as Deputy Director of the Center for Innovation and Technology Transfer at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, delivered a keynote material entitled ‘Enhancing Technology Innovation for Sustainable Business Growth.’

“If you want to ensure that your business is sustainable, then you need to continuously innovate,” explained Prof. Sawal started her presentation.

Further, Prof. Sawal explained that disruptive technology is a form of technological development that creates new markets, and eventually creates a transformation or shift in the existence of existing markets. Completing the discussion related to sustainable business, Meredian Alam PhD., delivered a material entitled ‘How Inclusivity Shapes the Business,’ as the second keynote speech.

In his presentation, Dr. Meredian focuses on the non-inclusive employment conditions, where workers with special needs rarely or difficult to find work. “This condition is worrying, because everyone basically has their own skills, competencies, and uniqueness that can contribute to business growth,” he said.

At the end of the presentation, Dr. Meredian provides two examples of businesses in Indonesia that raise unique themes based on inclusivity called Kopi Tuli and Uma Oma Cafe.

Regarding the growth of MSMEs, Christina Agustin APi, MM., delivered a material entitled ‘Cultivating Sustainability: The Role of Business Incubation in SME Growth,’ which focuses on business incubation programs that have successfully produced new start-ups in Indonesia, including collaboration and cooperation built with institutions from other countries.

The second guest speaker, Miftachur ‘Ben’ Robani, Co-Founder, and CEO of Lindungi Hutan, shares material related to the establishment of start-ups based on an ecological perspective. The international seminar led by Dr. Aji Cahya Nusantara SE., M.Com(Mktg)., PhD., went on interactively with a live question and answer session between participants and speakers.

FEB UNS Sustainable Business Summit 2023 will continue with the Pitching Competition and Re-branding Identity Challenge with the culmination of the event on October 22, 2023, as well as the Internal Focus Group Discussion agenda on October 19, 2023.

The 2nd Level of Internal Quality Audit (AMI) team, led by Dr. Luthfiyah Trini Hastuti, S.H., M.H., conducted a full-day audit at the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) on Thursday, October 5th, 2023.

The AMI Team visit to the Quality Assurance Unit (UPM) room in FEB UNS was welcomed by the Dean of FEB UNS, Prof. Drs. Djoko Suhardjanto, M.Com.(Hons)., Ph.D., Ak., and the FEB UNS Quality Assurance Unit (UPM) Coordinator and Sub Coordinator.

Prof. Dr. Budhi Haryanto, M.M., Head of FEB UNS UPM in his remarks conveyed information that FEB has been accredited several times, both internally and externally, where all assessment aspects is in accordance with the expected outcome.

“Hopefully, the quality assurance process that we carry out becomes a qualified culture at FEB, thus, becoming a pride for all related stakeholders in FEB. Thank you to the assessors for their arrival in order to carry out the 2nd Level of AMI, hopefully, the UPPS level Assessor will become a blessing to us all,” he explained.

The Dean of FEB UNS, Prof. Drs. Djoko Suhardjanto, M.Com. (Hons)., Ph.D., Ak., said that the AMI is an annual activity that is useful for quality improvement. The First Level of AMI was completed a few weeks ago and this time it is the Second Level.

The Dean also expressed his gratitude to the assessors who had taken the time to conduct an audit at FEB. As for the mechanism, FEB UNS will follow the direction of the AMI Team.

25 students and alumni of the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) at Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) participated in the Human Resources (HR) Competency Certification Assessment held at the Djarwanto Building, FEB UNS, on Saturday, September 30, 2023.

This activity was organized in collaboration with FEB UNS, the Human Capital Management Indonesia Certification Institute (HCMI), the Human Capital Indonesia Forum (FHCI), and the FEB UNS Alumni Family (KAFEB).

The certification aims to provide assurance and guarantee of a staff’s credibility in an organization, whether in the private sector, government, or state-owned enterprises.

One of the Steering Committee members, Dila Maghrifani, S.E., B.Sc., M.Sc., who is also a lecturer at FEB UNS, explained that this HRM certification is carried out in two stages. The first stage was conducted virtually on September 23, 2023. All participants who passed the administrative level could participate in this online activity.

“In this HR competency certification activity, those who can participate are the final-year students who are preparing for their thesis, those who are in their 7th semester, or alumni who have just graduated a maximum of 2 years ago. The aim is for students or alumni to have more competitive advantage compared to other students because they already have HR competency certification,” she explained.

Furthermore, participants were given material related to HRM. In this activity, participants took a pre-test and post-test to filter out the top 25. Next, the top 25 participants will participate in the next assessment on September 30, 2023. Each participant was assessed for approximately 1.5 to 2 hours by LSP FHCI HCMI.

“Participants who successfully pass the assessment stage will receive HR competency certification. The cost for activities like this usually ranges around 2 million rupiah but in this activity, for FEB students and graduates, it’s free,” she said.

Responding to the implementation of HR Competency Certification, Dila who has expertise in marketing management, said that this activity is very positive. Hopefully, in the future, there will be other certifications that will directly benefit FEB students and alumni. In addition to graduating with very good grades, they are also equipped with competency certifications.

Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) welcomed a collaboration visit from Dr. Xiaoxiang Zhang, a Reader of Finance and Corporate Governance and Director of Recruitment and Admissions for the University of Sussex Business School, Friday 13 October 2023 in First Assembly Room, Djarwanto Building PS FEB UNS.

The visit was welcomed by Dr. Dwi Prasetyani, S.E., M.Si., Vice Dean of Academic, Research, and Student Affairs, Putra Pamungkas, S.E., M.Rech., Ph.D., Head of Digital Business Undergraduate Study Program, Rino Ardhian Nugroho, S.Sos., M.T.I., Ph.D., Head of UPT International Cooperation and Services, IO Coordinator, and a number of FEB UNS Lecturers.

In his introduction, Rino Ph.D., said that the objective of Dr. Xiaoxiang Zhang’s visit is to introduce several programs at Sussex University as an initial form of Joint degree cooperation between the two universities. Additionally, programs available at Sussex University, which can be accessed by young academicians from FEB UNS, are also discussed.

At the beginning of his presentation, Dr. Xiaoxiang Zhang said that the vision of Sussex University Business School is to be a leading business school that collaborates across disciplines to shape global issues in business, management and society, making an impact on policy, practice and people.

“This visit is the first step for the two universities to get to know each other. Our aim from Sussex University Business School is to encourage international collaboration including a staff mobility program, student mobility program, and high-quality teaching and staff exchange. We are ready to welcome the best students from Indonesia,” he explained.

Furthermore, he explained that the visit this time will include an introduction from Sussex University Business School, discussions at the program level, as well as collaboration and cooperation opportunities available.

Sussex University Business School is one of the young universities in the UK that was established in the 1960s. In 2023, Sussex University Business School managed to be the Top 15 Business and Economics global school ranking for the UK region based on THE World University Rankings 2023.

The academic support staff of the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) participated in the Achievement Motivation Training (AMT) held in Wonosobo, October 14-15, 2023. The event, which was attended by more than 50 FEB staff, was also attended by FEB leaders.

The event began with outbound activities to train the staff to be more disciplined, focused, meticulous, and able to work together to maintain unity. After the outbound, the staff participated in motivational activities from FEB leaders.

Dr. Djuminah, M.Si. Ak., Vice-Dean of Human Resources, Finance, and Logistics FEB UNS in her remarks said that the AMT activity is a routine agenda held every year. Hopefully, the games given during the outbound can leave an impression and the results can be applied on campus, especially for reflex and spontaneous actions.

“Hopefully, the results of the outbound can leave a lasting impression on the academic support staff. Sometimes when working there are very urgent things, that need reflex or spontaneous actions. If there is someone who greets or asks for help, they immediately need to serve, don’t focus too much on job descriptions only. We need to normalize giving greetings to anyone, especially for outsiders who do not know the campus situation and need services. Let us always introspect while remaining confident, we together increase our motivation and commitment. Together we can, FEB Jaya!” she motivated.

Dr. Djuminah also gave the opportunity to the staff to convey one or two words of message and impression towards the outbound activity as an initial AMT activity.

Solidarity, excellent service, complete, continue, work spirit, refreshing again, totality, success, tolerance, caring for each other, solid, consistent, cooperation, and sincere in working are positive words expressed by the staff summarized during outbound activities.

At the end of her remarks, Dr. Djuminah prayed that the academic community of FEB UNS would always be given physical and mental strength as well as intellectual faith in carrying out our respective mandates.

Meanwhile, Dr. Dwi Prasetyani, Vice-Dean of Academic and Student Affairs FEB UNS expressed the warmth for being in the big family of FEB.

“Since I became a student until becoming a teaching staff at FEB, I feel very happy being in the midst of FEB, a faculty that can provide warmth, FEB is family, let’s make this expression a culture, FEB is family,” she said.

Iwan Kusmartono, S.H., Coordinator of Administrative Affairs FEB added that in working, staff should give their best. “Give your best for our institution, FEB UNS. Whatever form of greeting and any input that comes to us should not be considered as something bad. Input will become feedback on how we provide services. If we do good then it will return to us if we do not do good then it will also return to us,” he said.

Iwan hopes that FEB staff will always be unified more sympathetic and empathetic in providing academic services at FEB, assisting the leaders to implement all programs and plans for the future to be even better.

Motivation to improve staff performance was also conveyed by Ardi Wikanto S.E., Ak., M.A.P., Sub Coordinator Non-Academic Affairs, and Nur Hariawan S.H., Sub Coordinator Academic Affairs. Each session of the event was wrapped in a relaxed atmosphere full of comradeship and was concluded with a group photo.