STKIP Muh Kalabahi cooperates with Universitas ‘Aisyiyah Yogyakarta by conducting the Public Lecture and assistance submission by Warsiti, M.Kep.Sp.Mat as the Rector of Universitas ‘Aisyiyah Yogyakarta (UNISA Yogyakarta) in the STKIP Muhammadiyah Kalabahi, Monday (12/09).
The collaboration highlighted human resource development, including the full scholarship for twelve students of STKIP Muhammadiyah Kalabahi who had achievements when they were studying. Besides the scholarship for the students, UNISA Yogyakarta also provided financial assistance to organize the learning process in STKIP Muhammadiyah Kalabahi.
Marzuki Galeko, S.E., M.Pd., the Chairman of STKIP Muhammadiyah Kalabahi highly appreciated the Rector of UNISA Yogyakarta and the team who visited and provided financial assistance for STKIP Muh Kalabahi. “This kind of support is what we expected to improve STKIP Muh Kalabahi initiation towards University,” he said.
Muhammadiyah Regional Board (PDM) Alor also mentioned the history behind the campus establishment in Kalabahi. “We put much effort although we faced a lot of inadequacies that encouraged us to establish Muhammadiyah campus in Alor,” said H. Husen Tolang, S.H., M.Pd. The establishment was started with the collaboration of the Universitas Muhammadiyah Kupang branch in Kalabahi. “From the branch of campus, we had the intention to establish our campus in Alor. So we had through everything to open for collaboration until we established STKIP Muhammadiyah Kalabahi,” he added.
Responding to the statement, Warsiti also explained the first steps in establishing UNISA Yogyakarta, from the Health Science College to University. It requires 53 years to stand and has passed through various experiences for improvement.
The public lecture was also conducted earnestly and continued by the discussion and experience sharing between the UNISA Yogyakarta team and Muhammadiyah Regional Board and its Autonomous Organization under the Regional Board in Alor, including the parents of beneficiaries who received a scholarship by UNISA 2023. The discussion included the potential strategies for Muhammadiyah Alor’s improvement.
