hursday (11/25/2021), the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Indonesia (FMIPA UI) received a visit from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Sebelas Maret University in the context of a plan to explore collaboration in the Independent Learning Independent Campus (MBKM) program and research in the Sinarmas Hall, Multidisciplinary Research Laboratory Building, FMIPA UI – PT Pertamina (Persero), UI Campus, Depok.
The FMIPA UNS delegation led by Drs. Harjana, M.Si., M.Sc., Ph. D. as Dean was warmly welcomed by Dr. Rokhmatuloh, M.Eng. as Acting Dean of FMIPA UI accompanied by his staff.
The Acting Dean of FMIPA UI in his speech said that since the MBKM policy was launched by the government, FMIPA UI has been actively organizing programs related to MBKM. Among them, the Credit Earning program, and Cooperation with chemistry study programs at several universities that have obtained Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) accreditation.
"In this MBKM, we learn together, how we can implement government policies related to this MKBM so that it can run well. Some of the programs that we have done are by organizing credit earning for students outside UI, and MoU cooperation with several universities whose chemistry study programs have obtained accreditation from the Royal Society of Chemistry," said Dr. Rokhmatuloh.
And as an effort to support the MBKM policy, he continued, in 2021 UI has formed a Center for Independent Learning (CIL) unit to meet the Higher Education Key Performance Indicators (IKU). CIL acts as an aggregator of various forms of MBKM learning activities at UI, and a data center for various UI independent learning activities to accommodate MBKM-related activities at the university level.
"UI has a unit called the Center for Independent Learning or CIL which accommodates MBKM activities at the university level. This institution was just formed this year. This semester we have held many activities related to MBKM. Hopefully next semester CIL will be even better establish so that it can accommodate the MBKM activities that we do together," he added.
Dean of FMIPA UNS, Drs. Harjana said that FMIPA UNS is currently in an adaptation period after UNS changed its status from the previous Public Service Agency (LBU) to a State University with Legal Entity (PTN-BH). Therefore, said Drs. Harjana, there are adjustments to several policies issued by the UNS Chancellor in achieving the Main Performance Indicators.
He considered the visit to FMIPA UI to be the right step to dig deeper into the information needed by the Faculty he leads.
"After we became PTN-BH, several policies changed from the Chancellor including those related to the main performance indicators of the faculty. Therefore, we want to explore information, the experience of FMIPA UI which has had PTN-BH status first. so the hope is that there will be cooperation both in the fields of education and research, especially in the implementation of MBKM". said Drs. Harjana added.
As a major commitment of FMIPA UI as well as to strengthen the implementation of MBKM and Research cooperation with FMIPA UNS, FMIPA UI plans to conduct a return visit to FMIPA UNS, Solo, Central Java, in the near future. This was conveyed by the Vice Dean for Education, Research, and Student Affairs of FMIPA UI, Prof. Dr. techn. Djoko Triyono, M. Si.
"To strengthen this cooperation, in the near future we plan to come to UNS to make a return visit," said Prof. Djoko.
During this visit, both parties explained various programs in the fields of education, research, cooperation and breakthroughs that had been made.
From FMIPA UI, the program presentation was delivered by Prof. Dr. techn. Djoko Triyono, M. Si.. Meanwhile from FMIPA UNS, the presentation was delivered by Drs. Harjana, M.Si., M. Sc., Ph. D..
