Located in KH Ahmad Dahlan Building, the Rector of Universitas Muhammadiyah Riau (UMRI), Dr H Saidul Amin MA inaugurated eight deans and two campus officials in UMRI for 2022-2026. The inauguration was conducted on Tuesday (15/11).

Eight deans who recently inaugurated including the Dean of Engineering Faculty, Dr Indra Hasan MT; the Dean of Mathematics, Natural Science Faculty, and Health Science, Prasetya MSi; the Dean of Economics and Business Faculty, Mizan Asnawi SE MEc Dev; the Dean of Communication Science Faculty, Jayus SSos M.I.Kom; the Dean of Computer Science Faculty, Doni Winarso MKom; the Dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Pratama Benny Herlandy MPd; the Dean of Law Science Faculty, Raja Desril SH MH, and the Dean of Islamic Studies Faculty, Dr Santoso MSi. On the other hand, two campus officials who have been inaugurated were the Director of Academic and Student Administration, Dr Jupendri SSos M.I.Kom and the Chairman of Islamic and Muhammadiyah Studies, Afdhal SUd MPI.

In his remarks, the Rector of UMRI mentioned that besides having the role to lead, the Deans must concern the development of the faculties ahead. “You are the leader, so it’s your duty to be a role model and embrace (every potency) in your faculty for the improvement. So in the end, the goal is excellent accreditation,” Saidul Amin said.

On this occasion, the Rector also explained various accomplishments that have been achieved in years. He also mentioned the other program’s progress, including to build international collaboration with neighboring countries comprising Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Brunei Darussalam. In the following years, UMRI will establish cooperation with Egypt through Universitas Al-Azhar and many other Universities in Africa.

In the middle of the inauguration, UMRI received waqf from Hj. Jumrotin, a big plot of land of 1,600 square meters estimated at 1,7 billion rupiah. Later, it will be used to build Tajdid Center in the Main Campus of UMRI.