Mataram, University of Mataram – University of Mataram (Unram) along with Radio Republic of Indonesia Voice of Indonesia (RRI VOI) collaborated to create a Youth Forum with the theme “Search for Income While Studying” which was successfully held on Thursday (25/4) at the Unram Senate Conference Room.

On behalf of the Rector of Unram, the Vice Rector for Student Affairs and Alumni of Unram, Dr. Sujita, ST., MT. explained that students are in the era of globalization which makes labor a commodity rather than a laborer.

“In the sense that all things in students can be traded, including abilities, cognitive, brain, and muscles,” he explained.

Dr. Sujita further elaborated on the 5.0 revolution era. “The 5.0 industrial revolution is a concept that is still under development and debate, but in general it refers to technological developments that continue to increase automation and digitalization in industry and the production sector,” he continued.

To be able to face the 5.0 Era, an individual must have at least 4 basic competencies, he said, first, Technical Competency, which relates to the hard skills needed to do new jobs, for example coding skills, information security, and the ability to understand people and culture. Second, Critical competency, an approach method to solve problems and assignment, such as creativity, entrepreneurship, and analysis. Next, Personal competency, which is the ability to face challenges effectively, for example, agility, willingness to continue learning, and strong mental endurance. And the last, Social Competency, is about how we become more open and sensitive to working together, for example emotional intelligence, teamwork and cooperation, and intercultural skills.

In addition, Drs. Soleman Yusuf, M.Si., as the Head of RRI VOI representing the President Director of LPP RRI expressed his greetings and highest appreciation to the principal of Unram. He mentioned that Voice of Indonesia focuses on voicing Indonesia to the eyes of the world because since 2005 it has developed all content and programs through all platforms, the action is called media morphosis.

“Why did we choose Unram? Choosing Unram is not just about being embraced. We analyzed this as the 7th youth forum that we have successfully implemented. We chose Unram because of the closeness of our vision, there is also VOI’s closeness to Unram because of Unram’s friendly hand,” he said.