UNAIR NEWS –聽东京热 () as one of most popular universities in Indonesia continues to improve its quality, both from campus management and the quality of its students.听One of the goals that UNAIR continues to strive for in recent years is improving its quality and reaching Top 500聽World Class University聽(WCU).
There are a lot of factors related in achieving of this objective.听One of them is student organization (ormawa) and UNAIR students themselves.
Dr.听M. Hadi Subhan, S.H., M.H., CN., Director of Student Affairs UNAIR told UNAIR NEWS聽that all students should have hard skills听补苍诲听soft skills听.听Hardskill聽can be obtained through teaching and learning activities in the classes, while聽soft skills聽can be developed outside the classroom such as following organizations.
“Even though聽soft skills聽can be obtained in classes, such as when having presentations and聽teamwork practice,聽but they are not enough and should be developed by participating in activities outside classroom such as joining students or external organizations,” Hadi explained.
Even so, joining organizations for students is not the goal, but the means.听It is not everything.听So, it is not a big problem if someone is not elected at the general election (pemira) either at the faculty or university level.
“Training聽leadership聽skill is聽not only from BEM.听If you are not elected at BEM, you can try it in other organization, “said Hadi.
Although UNAIR has many students organizations at the university level, such as BEM UNAIR, BO / BSO under BEM UNAIR, UKM, MPM and DLM.听As well as at the faculty level there are faculty BEM, BLM, BO / BSO under the faculty BEM, Hadi advised students not let them divide them.
“Student organization just becomes our clothes.听While our body is one, UNAIR.听By being active in organizations, don’t make more enemies, you have to have more friendships,” Hadi explained.
Meanwhile, to help UNAIR in reaching Top 500 WCU, there are things that need to be done by the student executive board and the legislative board in UNAIR.
Executive Board
Besides BEM, UKM, BO / BSO is also the executive body in UNAIR.听To help UNAIR reaching Top 500 WCU, one of the things that can be done by the university BEM is to collaborate with foreign universities such as holding international conferences.听For example the Airlangga international conference ASEAN + 3 Youth Conference and Cultural Program (AAYCCP) which was held some time ago by BEM UNAIR by inviting fifteen countries.
Meanwhile, UKMs can also direct their interests and talents of their members to achieve International achievements.听Such as pencak silat club which won several times abroad.
At the faculty level, BEM can encourage students to take part in聽exchange programs, establishing network and being active in international organizations.
“As in Faculty of Law, 聽there is Asian Law Student Association.听One of our students used to be the president of the Asian Law Student Association, “said Hadi.
Legislative Board
In contrast to the executive body, at university level (DLM and MPM) and faculty (BLM), DLM and BLM as the legislative body should support UNAIR to reach Top 500 WCU by performing their functions properly.
Such as by supervising BEM activities, working on the legislative function of making the regulation, then also having to guard the democratic process at university level in DLM and faculty level, BLM.
Meanwhile, MPM which consist of representatives from each faculty in UNAIR is tasked with electing the president of BEM UNAIR.
“For example, DLM has a role in overseeing the activities of university leaders,” Hadi said.
As UNAIR has been assessed by various聽stakeholders, such as by getting award as the Best State University for Student Management. It is achieved because UNAIR became the only university that already has complete regulations relating to the student organizations and they are contained in the rector’s regulations.听In the future, Hadi hoped that all UNAIR students can be a solid team and be useful for students and student organizations.
“From, to, and by students.听‘From’ ie students who are active in organizations .听‘By’ ie students as subjects, actors or agents聽.听And ‘for’ means all done by the students organizations are for students, “concluded Hadi.听(*)
Author: Galuh Mega Kurnia
Editor: Binti Q. Masruroh
