“Never manage Muhammadiyah-’Aisyiyah Higher Education Institutions (MHEIs) to improve the number of Bachelors only, however, we should have outcomes to contribute in producing smart, confident, and high integrity students,” said Prof Edy Suandi Hamid. That was a statement from the Deputy Chair of Muhammadiyah Council for Higher Education, Research, and Development (CHERD) in Quality Assurance MHEIs Workshop and Association Establishment. It was conducted offline in Sahid Hotel, Yogyakarta from Tuesday to Thursday (08-10/03).

The agenda aimed to establish qualified, excellent, competitive, and progressive higher education institutions. “We cannot compete if our institutions have bad quality. So, we should realize that the higher education institutions need to elevate accountabilities on various stakeholders,” he said to 70 participants.

By the quality assurance association, the Muhammadiyah-‘Aisyiyah higher education institutions can collaborate in elevating skills and knowledge. “The meeting can be a medium to exchange information and experience in developing MHEIs collectively,” said Prof Lincolin Arsyad, the Chairman of Muhammadiyah CHERD in the opening remarks.

Prof Lincolin Arsyad also prompted MHEI leaders to cooperate in improving quality assurance so all higher education institutions can enhance their internal quality in collaboration.