Mataram, University of Mataram – University of Mataram (Unram) received a benchmark visit from University of Cenderawasih (Uncen) in the Rector’s Conference Room, Unram Rectorate, Friday (15/12). This visit was carried out in order to discuss BLU financial planning and management, remuneration rates, academic and non-academic service rates (business units), supervision and Standard Operating Procedures for academic and non-academic services.

Vice Rector for Planning, Cooperation and Information Systems, Prof. Akmaluddin, S.T., M.Sc. (Eng), Ph.D., warmly welcomed the arrival of Uncen’s group.

Prof. Akmaluddin explained the brief profile of Unram which has 34,000 students; 77 study programs, 5 of which are additional new study programs at the Faculty of Medicine; 9 faculties consisting of S1, S2, and S3; 1,358 lecturers; and 97 professors. Currently, Unram is preparing to go to PTN-BH in 2024.

“Unram at that time proposed to PTN-BLU in 2012 and its implementation in 2014, so that from Unram’s experiences until now it can be a reference in order to implement the implementation of PTN-BLU at Cenderawasih University,” he said.

He also said that Unram became better known for its advantaged existence, because it was in a tourist area close to the beach and mountains, as well as the existence of the Mandalika circuit which became the new icon of NTB, so that guests who came to Unram felt not afdol if they did not visit several tourist attractions in Lombok.

Uncen Rector, Dr. Oscar O. Wambrauw, S.E., M.Sc.Agr., expressed his gratitude and appreciation to Unram for accepting in the context of benchmarking the management of Uncen’s PTN-BLU implementation. He hopes to learn a lot from Unram directly through the achievements that have been achieved by Unram in the implementation of PTN-BLU, so that Unram is Uncen’s choice to make a Benchmark visit today.

“Interestingly we chose Unram and today we can arrive because there are various achievements achieved by Unram. The same age as Uncen, but Unram is much more advanced from the development in its implementation in higher education, so that it becomes our encouragement to come and learn from Unram and can see firsthand the things done at Unram related to the implementation of PTN-BLU implementation, “he said.