Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) hosted a Forum Group Discussion on the Development of the Faculty Business Management Agency (BPUF) FEB, Wednesday 27 September 2023 in the Teleconference Room, Soedarah Soepono Building FEB UNS.
The event, which was attended by BPUF managers and laboratory coordinators, presented speakers Ringoringo Halomoan Achmadi, S.E., M.Sc, Head of Sub-Directorate (Kasubdit) of the Special Unit for Service and Community Service (UKK PPM), University of Indonesia.
Tastaftiyan Risfandy, S.E., M.Sc., Ph.D., Vice Dean of Planning, Business Cooperation and Information FEB in his speech revealed that the current agenda aims to find the most suitable form in developing business activities in FEB.
It is said that there are many things that need to be considered in the faculty business development, because UNS is a state higher education institution regulated by law, and on the other hand UNS has the status of PTNBH.
Furthermore, UKK UI become one of the benchmarks for faculty’s business, particularly on how the regulations in UI can accommodate all business activities within UI.
In line with Dr. Andi, Prof. Dr. Ir. Zainal Arifin, ST., MT., Chairman of the UNS Business Management Agency (BPU) also said this activity is an effort to find the right configuration, how UNS develops to earn revenue outside the UKT, specifically from business units or services.
Prof. Arifin gave a glimpse of UNS Holding Company. “In 2021 UNS established a Holding Company PT Semar Sarana Sejahtera, which planned to oversee all business activities throughout UNS. However, within its development, there are many aspects that must be discussed or considered whether this entity becomes the only place to increase revenue. Indeed, that isn’t the case, instead, we can also earn revenue from the units in the faculty, which can be developed,” he said.
“Hopefully, there will be new embryos from FEB soon emerge. Later we will discuss this topic, hopefully, after getting enlightenment from Mr. Achmadi we can take immediate action. This immediate action is crucial, if there is a little mistake it’s okay, we should all push the initiative, from the bottom and top, the Rector’s Office should also disseminate the model applied in UI. The faculties, which initiated discussion with us, are also moving. Hopefully, just like a tit for tat, the top and bottom unit can synchronize well, thus the program can be applied seamlessly,” he concluded.
To the FGD participants, Achmadi explained in detail how the business unit was built to develop rapidly. In the FGD, participants were given the opportunity to discuss with the speakers.
“We would like to invite friends, especially students, to enjoy and understand the topics on poverty. Because the thought on poverty is rather rare, and rarely pursued,” he said.
“We need campuses to support the government in tackling poverty. We hope that through this Academic Forum, students will become interested in pursuing the problem of poverty,” he said.
In this activity, the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Kemenko PMK and UNS on Education, Research, and Community Service was also carried out.
In the afternoon session, a Workshop on Collaboration Strengthening and Stipulation for Collaboration Program Activities was held in the Soedarah Soepono Building Hall FEB UNS. The activity was attended by Deputy 1 of the Kemenko PMK, FEB Leaders, Lecturers, Kemenko PMK Team, TNP2K Policy Team, and Representatives of other faculties.
Met by feb.uns.ac.id after the visit, Dr. Evi Gravitiani states that the visit to UI and ITB was conducted as a benchmarking effort to senior universities, to learn on how the Masters in Economics program was carried out. The FEB MESP entourage was well received at the two universities, where the meeting session was primarily for discussing and sharing about management at the Master of Economics study program.
In the agenda, four speakers were present to deliver presentations at the ICBE, among others, Prof. Dr. Corina Joseph, Prof. Dr. Santi Budiman MM., Prof. Dr. Krismiaji MSc., Ak., C.A., and Prof. Dr. Amin Pujiati SE., MSi.
The second session of the invited speaker was held after a short break, with Prof. Santi Budiman from STIE Isti Ekatana Upaweda Yogyakarta, and Prof. Amin Pujiati, from Universitas Negeri Semarang.
On the second day of ICBE, participants were divided into 4 categories to present their articles.
Good and interesting writing will improve the research publication quality and quantity, both in reputable national and international journals. Following a greater quantity and higher quality of research publications will further encourage the establishment of excellent academic quality in the Doctoral Program in Economics (PDIE), Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS).
Timely graduation is also the target of a lecturer’s supervisory activity as a form of academic service.
The workshops invited experts in postgraduate level learning who also have numerous publication experiences and preparation of scientific papers. The two speakers, are Dr. Wuryan Andayani, SE, M.Sc., Ak., from Universitas Brawijaya, and Prof. Dr. Dyah Sawitri, SE, MM., from Gajayana University.