Mataram, University of Mataram – The Merdeka Campus Learning Implementation Unit and the Main Performance Indicators of the University of Mataram (UP MBKM-IKU Unram) held a Socialization of the Opening of the Batch 5 Teaching Practitioner Class (PM-5) for the 2024/2025 Odd Semester at the Senate Meeting Room of the Unram Rectorate on Tuesday (6/8).

The activity was attended by faculty leaders, lecturers in Unram and representatives of universities in NTB Province, including State Islamic University of Mataram, Al-Azhar University, Sumbawa University of Technology, Bumigora University, Mandalika University of Education and Yarsi University Mataram.

Director of Postgraduate Unram, Prof. Dr. Aliefman Hakim, S.Si., M.Sc. gave a warm welcome and officially opened the event. In his remarks, Prof. Aliefman said that to pursue and maintain the achievement of the university’s IKU, Unram needs collaboration with partners in the province of NTB.

“So because this collaboration class cannot be done independently, we need partners in the province of NTB. Currently, the assessment of universities is still based on Key Performance Indicators because the ranking of universities in Indonesia is measured by the achievement of the IKU of universities. Therefore, we continue to be enthusiastic that we can pursue this IKU. In 2024, Alhamdulillah, it continues to increase, we are ranked third in PTN BLU in Indonesia, it is an extraordinary achievement, but we must maintain this,” he said.

“We will also look for other strategies so that the IKU achievements remain and do not decrease for 2024, one of the IKUs that we will work on today is IKU 4. IKU 4 has two assessments, lecturer competence and collaboration classes,” continued Prof. Aliefman.

Dr. Ernin Hidayati, S.Si., M.Si. as the Coordinator of Universities delivered a briefing related to the Teaching Practitioner Program Batch 5. On this occasion, Dr. Ernin said that to realize a golden Indonesia in 2045, competitive resources are needed.

“Of course, to realize a golden Indonesia in 2045, good resources are needed. The development of the times is also the task of educational institutions, to create superior and competitive resources. The collaboration space for practitioners, academics and students will connect Indonesian students with competent practitioners through collaboration courses with academics so that graduates can gain knowledge and skills that are relevant to the needs and challenges in the professional world,” she continued.

The activity was also followed by technical guidance on the opening of the PM-5 collaboration class. Maiser Syaputra, S.Hut., M.Si. as the speaker explained the technical procedures for registering the independent campus teaching practitioner program for lecturers and practitioners.

The Batch 5 Teaching Practitioner Class Program takes place from 1 – 18 August 2024 for the opening of registration for the Coordinator of universities, lecturers and practitioners; announcement of collaboration class selection results on 23 – 25 September 2024; and program implementation on 4 October 2024 – 6 January 2025.

The output of the program is expected to achieve course outcomes, RPS updates and implementation agreements; cooperation between universities/study programs and practitioners. The outcome of this program is to achieve the competence of graduates according to the industry needs or the professional world.