Universitas Muhammadiyah Bengkulu (UM Bengkulu/UMB) held a public lecture on Tuesday (11/10). It was organized by the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEBI), UMB. It raised the theme “Research Methods and Current Research Issue Trends in Management, Accounting, and Islamic Economics”. A total of 285 seventh-semester students attended the lecture. They were from Management, Accounting, and Islamic Economics Study Programs. Besides students, the FEBI lecturers also joined the public lecture that was located in Hasan Din Building, Campus 4 UMB.

Furgonti Ranidiah SE MM, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business UM Bengkulu, conveyed the purpose of the lecture. “It aimed to support the final-semester students who are and will submit a research proposal or thesis. So, the writing process of the research proposal can run well as expected,” she said.

The three resource persons who delivered their materials in this general lecture were Prof. Dr. Grahita Chandrarin MSi Ak CA, Director of Postgraduate Program, Universitas Merdeka Malang; Berto Usman SE MSc Ph.D., Lecturer at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Bengkulu; and Dr. Asnaini MA, Chairwoman of the Doctoral Program in Islamic Studies of UIN Fatmawati Soekarno Bengkulu. The speakers explained in detail the research methods for writing research proposals.

The participants in the public lecture were very enthusiastic about participating in the public lecture, as a lot of questions were asked to the speakers, both by students and by lecturers. At the end of the lecture, the speakers highlighted and shared their experiences in writing journals and research. To conduct the research is a mandate from Tridharma (three core values) of higher education that should always be carried out by every lecturer. Besides improving the personal performance of the lecturers, it will also elevate the performance of the institution. “Do not give up! Do not stop innovating and collaborate,” the speaker encouraged.