The Faculty of Public Health Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang (FKM Unimus) strengthens its health science by establishing Master of Public Health Study Program. This new master program has obtained a permit based on the Decree of the Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia number 792/E/0/2022 on November 2, 2022. The MPH program would open admission for new students in the even semester of the 2022-2023 academic year. This establishment also aimed to respond to the high interest and demand in higher study to the master’s degree for health workers and new graduates of the Undergraduate in Public Health.

“We will not wait until the new academic year to accept new students. In the even semester of this current academic year, we will immediately open the registrations because there are many prospective students who have waited,” said the Dean of FKM Unimus, Dr. Sayono, S.KM, M.Kes (Epid). “The lecturer resources, curriculum, and learning facilities are also ready to organize the learning process”, he added. Furthermore, the Head of the MPH Study Program, Dr. Ratih Sari Wardani explained, “For the time being, the MPH study program will open two concentrations, namely Epidemiology and Health Promotion. In the next academic year, the concentration of Health Administration and Policy will be opened. All concentrations opened will lead into strengthening digital health issues which became a necessity in managing public health in the 4.0 era”.

This MPH study program has a good market considering that FKM Unimus also has an Undergraduate in Public Health so that graduates can directly continue their studies without choosing another campus. Unimus also designed a curriculum of this MPH to be completed on time in four semesters.

Prof. Gunawan Suryoputro was officially inaugurated as the Rector of Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. DR HAMKA (Uhamka) for the upcoming five-year term through the Decree of Muhammadiyah Central Board No. 66/KEP/I.0/D/2023 concerning the appointment of the Rector of Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. DR Hamka for the term of 2023-2027. The distinguished inauguration was located in the A.R. Fachrudin Hall of Uhamka’s Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) Building, Thursday (16/2).

Also attending the inauguration, among others Prof. Abdul Mu’ti, General Secretary of Muhammadiyah Central Leadership; Prof. Chairil Anwar, Vice Chairman of the Muhammadiyah Council for Higher Education Research and Development; Prof. Dadang Kahmad, Chairman of Muhammadiyah Central Board and its Daily Advisory Board (BPH); Paristiyanti Nurwadani, Head of the Higher Education Service Institution Region III (LLDIKTI) DKI Jakarta; KH. Sun’an Miskan, Chairman of the Muhammadiyah Province Board (PWM) DKI Jakarta; Prof. Johni Najwan, the Executive Board of the National Accreditation Board of Higher Education (BANPT), all Rectors from various Muhammadiyah Higher Education Institutions as well as Private Universities and State Universities, and Uhamka stakeholders.

Prof Gunawan Suryoputro, has served as Rector of Uhamka since 2018, expressed his gratitude to the Muhammadiyah Central Board and all parties, related to the mandate and responsibility for the Rector of Uhamka in 2023-2027. The relay of struggle that continues to roll from time to time, makes Uhamka more developed. “Uhamka is a Muhammadiyah Educational Service as a collective unity for all intellectuals, who have constructive awareness and high dedication in advancing science, technology, art with the spirit of Islam and Muhammadiyah through four values ‘Catur Dharma’ activities. On behalf Uhamka academic civitas, we express our gratitude and highest appreciation to the lecturers, education personnels, students and stakeholders to create a conducive university atmosphere to implement the four values of Higher Education towards Prophetic Teaching University, “said Prof. Gunawan.

In his remarks, Prof. Gunawan added that one of the big challenges faced by Uhamka today is the competition between universities to get new student intakes and graduate outcomes from year to year. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic also contributed to the condition. Furthermore, he said, the university’s progress lays on students who have a high competitiveness in national and international levels. Therefore, Uhamka invites the entire Uhamka academic civitas to jointly evaluate the programs that have been implemented to move forward to be more effective and efficient.

“In the quality of education and students, as the description of the challenges that have been mentioned, we will ensure that Catur Dharma activities and governance improvement will be in line with the quality of student activities. Particularly, we will improve to support student activities from the input to output and outcome, both in achievements and innovation. It becomes our big responsibility; the lecturers, educational personnel and all Uhamka academic civitas. Let me invite you all to elevate the productivity, quality and our service to strengthen our beloved campus’s contribution and reputation,” he said.

The Faculty of Natural Science and Computer Science (FSIK) UMGO held a judicium for the odd semester of the 2022/2023 academic year. This judicium ceremony marked the conferral of bachelor’s degrees in Computer, Geography, Agribusiness, Animal Husbandry, and Fisheries. On Thursday (16/02), 45 prospective graduates from various study programs attended.

The ceremony started with the opening and reading of the Dean’s decision on the best graduates by the Head of the Aquaculture Study Program, Dewi Shinta Ahmad. The best graduates were Khairul Fathan Habie (Information Systems), Eska Zuhriana Adam (Geography), Idrus Yasin (Agribusiness), Hayati Nur Istiqomah (Animal Husbandry), and Ahmad Ainul Nurkhozi (Aquaculture), each graduated with cum laude.

In her remarks, the Dean of FSIK, Dr. Talha Dangkua, emphasized that judicium was not the end of the struggle, but a new beginning for the graduates. She also encouraged the graduates to be the people who are most beneficial to themselves and others. The Dean also encouraged the graduates to continue their studies to a higher degree and be able to provide jobs in reducing the number of unemployed.

The Rector of UMGO, Prof. Dr. Abd. Kadim Masaong, said that FSIK was the third faculty to carry out the judicium to face undergraduate graduation. He emphasized that GPA is not the main indicator to reach a good achievement, and the knowledge gained was a mandate from Allah to be used for benefiting others.

Prof. Kadim also introduced the UMGO Independent Learning and Independent Campus (MBKM) Dormitory Program as a priority program. He invited all graduates and parents to take advantage of the program.

The Rector of IKIP Muhammadiyah Maumere (IKIPMu Maumere) released 22 students for the fifth batch of the Kampus Mengajar program in Ahmad Dahlan Hall, 4th floor, Friday (17/02). The program aimed to improve and develop students through off-campus activities. Also attending the ceremony were the Institution Boards, Deans of FPMIPA and FPISHUM, and the Heads of all Study Programs in IKIP Muhammadiyah Maumere (IKIPMu).

IKIPMu Rector, Erwin Prastyo, S.T., M.Pd prompted the students to maintain the good name of the IKIPMu campus by implementing ethics to the community. “As students in a community, we should respect the community, maintain our way of speaking and behaving,” Erwin said.

Later, the students will be assigned to 10 elementary schools (SD) and 2 junior high schools (SMP). They began the community service program from February 20, 2023 to June 16, 2023. It was confirmed by Kartini Rahman Nisa, M.Pd, the coordinator of the 5th batch of IKIPMU’s Kampus Mengajar program. “Kampus Mengajar Batch 5 students will serve for approximately five months in their respective locations and schools,” she said. In addition, Kampus Mengajar is a breakthrough program for students to take advantage of. For students who join KM, they receive a living allowance of 2 million and can have course equivalencies of 20 credits. In his remarks, the IKIPMu Rector motivated students with various benefits of the KM program and advised students not to forget to take more classes as usual at the end of the semester.

A number of breakthrough programs in Universitas ‘Aisyiyah Bandung (Unisa Bandung) as a university that has recently been transformed from the Health Sciences College (STIKes) into a university seems to be unquestionable. It led to the high absorption of the graduates and the 100% passing rate of Competency Test which was always included at the top 10 highest rankings in West Java. It was a statement from the Public Relations of Unisa Bandung, Resi Roswulan, M.I.Kom, Wednesday (15/02/2023).

“Because of this achievement, it is undestanable that many private universities visit Unisa for comparative studies and make its Governance as a reference,” said Resi. She revealed, recently, Unisa received a comparative study visit from the STIKes Dustira Hospital. The visit was received directly by the Vice Chancellor I, Dr. Sitty Syabariah S.Kp., MS.Biomed, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences (FIKes), Popy Sity ‘Aisyah, along with her staff and the Head of the Research and Community Service Institute (LPPM), Aef Herosandiana, M.Kom, in the Meeting Room of Campus 1, Unisa Bandung.

In his remarks, the Chairperson of STIKes RS Dustira, Eddy Suharyanto mentioned the aim of the Comparative Study of STIKes RS Dustira to Universitas ‘Aisyiyah Bandung was related to the plan to open a new study program, namely the Bachelor of Nursing at STIKes RS Dustira. On this occasion, the Vice Rector I, Dr. Sitty Syabariah S.Kp., MS.Biomed explained the organizational structure and governance at UNISA Bandung. In addition to governance, on this occasion, the Dean of FIKes, Popy Siti ‘Aisyah also explained the implementation of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) curriculum for the Bachelor of Nursing at FIKes UNISA Bandung.

Although being only four years old, STKIP Muhammadiyah OKU Timur, South Sumatra, has successfully implemented campus internationalization by sending three students to Taiwan to join the one-semester Student Exchange at the Asia University, starting from February 13, 2023.

They are Imam Mustofa and Salmiyah, the 6th semester Mathematics Education students, and Rikhatul Jannah, the 3rd semester  Performing Arts Education student. Didi Franshardi, Chairperson of STKIP, stated that he was very grateful for this outstanding achievement, because even though STKIP was newly established and located in the local community, STKIP was expected to be able to adapt immediately, not only in the national level, but also in the international level.

“Alhamdulillah, with the support and assistance of the Chairman of the MHEI International Affairs Offices Association (ASKUI PTMA), Yordan Gunawan, we have self-confidence and can prepare well for this program, starting from cooperation with Taiwan campus to the selection of prospective participants and the departure,” Didi said.

In addition, Didi also revealed that currently, STKIP Muhammadiyah OKU Timur would also explore cooperation with several campuses in other countries, including India, Thailand and many others. On the other hand, the Regent of East OKU, Lanosin, in his remarks when releasing three STKIP students on Wednesday (8/3), advised the students to maintain the good name of the country, nation and campus and hoped that students could introduce Indonesian culture. “I really hope that the three selected students, in addition to carrying the name of East OKU, must also introduce the culture of East OKU during the following 6 months in Taiwan,” said Lanosin.

STKIP Muh Kuningan is a campus that has the jargon “Excellent in education, technology, and entrepreneurship”. Last Wednesday (15/2), STKIP Muhammadiyah Kuningan was preparing for the Student Community Service of Muhammadiyah ‘Aisyiyah (KKNMAs) which will be carried out nationally throughout Indonesia.

In preparation for the Community Service program, the Research and Community Service Institute (LPPM) under the leadership of Dr. Oman Hadiana, M.Pd announced that STKIP Muhammadiyah Kuningan will collaborate with various Muhammadiyah and Aisyiyah Higher Education Institutions (MHEIs) to organize KKN that will be focused on the Bangka Belitung Islands this year. Sixth semester students from PTMA across Indonesia will come to three districts in Bangka Islands and two districts in Belitung Islands.

Oman Hadiana revealed that the LPPM STKIP Muhammadiyah Kuningan team had participated in Training of Trainers (ToT) at Universitas Muhammadiyah Gombong. All LPPM MHEIs in Indonesia also participated in this program on February 9-12, 2023.

In the collaboration and synergy between LPPM in the MHEIs, STKIP Muhammadiyah Kuningan continues to spread their wings in community service programs. Through this program, STKIP Muhammadiyah Kuningan students can experience the best insights and experiences.

Previously, in the odd semester of last year, STKIP Muh Kuningan students had experienced overseas community service. The overseas program was located in Malaysia and Thailand. Currently, the program will have a longer duration than the overseas one. The Community Service program in the Bangka Belitung will last for more than 2 months. The program was expected to provide greater benefits for students and the surrounding community.

Universitas Islam Ahmad Dahlan Sinjai (UIAD Sinjai) has now opened the New Student Admission (PMB) for the 2023/2024 Academic Year. The admission became the first activity after UIAD officially transformed into a university from the previous name, Institut Agama Islam Muhammadiyah (IAIM) Sinjai.

The Rector of UIAD Sinjai, Dr. Firdaus, M.Ag mentioned the New Student Admission (PMB) has two batches, the first was started from February 15 – May 15, 2023 and the second from May 20 – August 15, 2023. It can be accessed through pmb.uiad.ac.id by offering 11 undergraduate study programs and 1 master study program.

UIAD Sinjai also has approximately two thousand active students with various scholarships. Several scholarships include merit scholarships, scholarship for underprivileged students, KIP Scholarship, Baznas Scholarship, Cadre Scholarship, Lazismu Scholarship, Sinjai Government Scholarships, Hadji Kalla Scholarships, Unggulan Scholarships in Faculty, etc.

Besides providing scholarships, the UIAD Sinjai students will also get various facilities including micro-teaching laboratories, computer labs, court practice rooms, mini banks, language lab, library, podcast room, mosque, counseling services, etc. Then, by studying at UIAD, students can follow one or more organizations from the total of 11 Student Organizations according to student interests.

“We commit the institutional transformation from IAIM Sinjai to a University aimed to meet the demands of the development of science and technology and the process of scientific integration between Islam and science and producing qualified human resources,” said Dr. Firdaus, M.Ag.

In addition, UIAD Sinjai also improved Human Resources (HR) by having 100 permanent lecturers with S2 & S3 qualifications, 22 doctoral lecturers and 88 masters. While continuing to study S3, 27 people.

Currently, UIAD focuses on introducing and synergizing the campus to all stakeholders by strengthening socialization and publication, including following up on cooperation with various institutions at home and overseas.

The Sports Science (IKOR) Study Program of the Public Health Faculty, Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang (FKM UNIMUS) carried out a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) to initiate a cooperation with the Sports Science Faculty (FIK), Universitas Negeri Semarang (UNNES) on Tuesday (14/2).

The visit to the Dean’s Office of FIK UNNES was led by the Head of Study Program, Andre Yogaswara, S.Si., M.Or. accompanied by the Head of Administration, and IKOR lecturers of FKM UNIMUS. On the other hand, FIK UNNES was led by the Dean, Prof. Dr. Tandiyo Rahayu, M.Pd., accompanied by Vice Dean I, Head of Department, Secretary of Department, and Head of IKOR FIK UNNES Laboratory.

In his remarks, the Dean of FIK UNNES welcomed the visit of the IKOR UNIMUS study program. “We appreciate IKOR UNIMUS for its open communication with us. We (FIK UNNES) are very welcome. Any collaborative programs, we are very welcome”, he said.

Meanwhile, the Head of IKOR UNIMUS explained the objectives and scope of the cooperation including the three values ‘Tri Dharma” of higher education, namely: (1) Education; (2) Research; and (3) Community Service. “We honor the warm welcome we had received. As a newly established study program, IKOR UNIMUS always improves quality, one of which is through cooperation with FIK UNNES,” he said.

UNIMUS and UNNES have previously established cooperation between universities in a Memorandum of Understanding. Thus, the FGD was carried out as a part of the Implementation of Arrangement (IA). The results of the discussion formulated several activity plans that can be carried out collaboratively between the IKOR UNIMUS and the UNNES IKOR such as the implementation of Merdeka Belajar Curriculum, guest lectures, joint research, and joint publication of scientific papers.

Universitas Muhammadiyah Gresik (UMG) continues to establish effective cooperation with various partners, both national and international partnership. One of them is the collaboration with Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UnisZa) Malaysia which has been going on since 2017. Both parties have produced various collaborative programs such as joint conferences, webinars, and joint publication activities.

Recently, the Faculty of Islamic Education UMG and the Faculty of Contemporary Islam UnisZa have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) as support and synergy. The Rector of UMG hoped that this collaboration would continue and develop in all faculties at UMG, and be a good start for the university.

Besides teaching, the collaboration also includes research and community service by lecturers and students. For example the international seminar titled “Preserving Islamic Education and Civilization” on February 14, 2022. The seminar was one of the results of cooperation between UMG and UnisZa.

The UnisZa delegation has visited UMG to discuss the implementation of the cooperation that has been and would be established in the future. On the previous visit five months ago, the UnisZa team discussed with the UMG Vice Chancellor III, Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Studies, and several other UMG staff about the implementation of the cooperation that has been and would be established further. The cooperation between UMG and UniSZa can enrich the academic experience of students and staff, and strengthen UMG’s position in the international level.