Mataram, University of Mataram – University of Mataram (Unram) inaugurated the Student Executive Board (BEM), Student Representative Council (DPM), and Student Activity Unit (UKM) Unram in 2024. The inauguration took place on Monday (29/4) at the M. Yusuf Abubakar Auditorium building.

Rector of Unram, Prof. Ir. Bambang Hari Kusumo, M.Agr.St., Ph.D. in his speech said he remembered the time when he was a student.

“When I see all of you, I remember myself when I was a student. Souls who never give up and individuals who are full of enthusiasm,” said Prof. Bambang.

Prof. Bambang further noted that through student organization activities students can produce achievements and work through positive activities which then have an impact on the development of Unram including increasing student capacity which has an impact on leadership abilities because the true purpose of joining an organization is to train themselves to be led and become a leader.

“The purpose of joining an organization is to train ourselves, we must be able to lead and be a leader. Our religion teaches us that every one of us is a leader, so at least lead ourselves. The benchmark is when you can lead yourself then you challenge yourself to be able to lead a bigger organization. This is the place where the test is greater, so use this opportunity as well as possible to show your capacity and your ability to lead,” he concluded.
Head of BEM Unram 2024, Herianto, who is also a student of the Agribusiness Study Program at the Faculty of Agriculture (Faperta), said he was proud after being inaugurated as Head of BEM Unram 2024.

“Alhamdulillah, I feel very proud because this is something we are waiting for because it is not only the head and secretary who are inaugurated but all the administrators of all organizations. The legality of our movement on campus as a counterweight in campus democracy starts today. Officially, we will collaborate with the campus bureaucracy to create innovations and ideas for the development of our beloved campus,” he said.

Herianto on the same occasion also explained that the campus cannot walk alone, it needs collaboration space from all parties in Unram to jointly pour ideas and to put aside ego and strengthen unity for the development of Unram in the future.

The Head of DPM 2024, M. Affan Fadillah, who is also a student of the Legal Studies Program at the Faculty of Law, Social Sciences, and Political Sciences (FHISIP) on the same occasion expressed his happiness after being inaugurated as the Head of DPM Unram 2024.

“I feel happy but this pleasure is certainly not the end, there are many things we have to achieve, especially this inauguration is a philosophical foundation that becomes the basis for all forms of our activities in the future,” he said.