Universitas ‘Aisyiyah (UNISA) Yogyakarta and the General Election Commission (KPU) of Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the Meeting Room of Siti Moendjijah, Integrated Campus, UNISA Yogyakarta, Monday (05/09).
The Rector of UNISA Yogyakarta, Warsiti, S.Kp., M.Kep., Sp.Mat and the Head of KPU DIY, Hamdan Kurniawan, S.IP, M.A. signed the memorandum. And to witness the procession, the University boards, Heads of the Department of UNISA Yogyakarta attended in the Meeting Room with several representatives of KPU DIY.
Warsiti, in her remarks, mentioned that it was not easy to earn the trust from KPU DIY. However, KPU DIY currently has examined UNISA Yogyakarta so the collaboration between UNISA Yogyakarta and KPU DIY would be actualized.
“We established as a health school, so what we can collaborate with KPU is in maintaining the health condition of Voting Organizing Group (KPPS) to prevent the previous election problems in 2019,” said Warsiti.
Furthermore, Warsiti added that Unisa Yogyakarta has lecturers and students that can contribute to the general election, especially in the supervisory, education for smart political literacy practice, the insurance of the good and proper candidate, and prevention of black campaign.
On this occasion, Hamdan mentioned the biggest challenges that will be faced in the next election in 2024 as the biggest general election in the world. Because of the most numerous electorates in each region, the General Election Commission should readily prepare all possibilities. “To organize a big size of human resources is not easy. It needs good governance to work professionally by prioritizing the health condition,” said Hamdan.
