The Business and Entrepreneurship Incubator Center (IBK) of Universitas Muhammadiyah Aceh (Unmuha) organized a guest lecture on Monday (24/10). Located in the Economics Faculty Hall, it raised the theme “Micro Small Medium Enterprise (MSME) as a career option for the millennial generation on campus”. The guest lecture also became a collaborative program between Unmuha and the Higher Education Service Institute (LLDikti) Regional XIII, Aceh, Bank Indonesia, and Anara Group.

Three speakers delivered their materials including Leny Novita, the Head of Regional Economics Policy Implementation, Bank Indonesia representative of Aceh Province; Muhammad Julian Rudyanto from the Payment System division, Bank Indonesia – Aceh; and Desi Anara Desky, CEO of Anara Group. The panel discussion was led by Syamsidar, SE, M.Si, Ak, the Vice Dean III, Economics Faculty.

Drs. Tarmizi Gadeng, SE, M.Si, MM, IBK Coordinator, in his remarks, appreciated LLDikti Regional XIII, Bank Indonesia, and Anara Group for the collaborative programming Unmuha. “We are really grateful for organizing the guest lecture. I hope it can be our starting point to maintain the collaboration with BI and Anara Group. Because it can be beneficial for our students and alumni who are concerned about MSME,” he said.

On the other hand, the Chairman of LLDikti Regional XIII, Kasubbag Akademik, Zainal also highly appreciated Business Incubator Center Unmuha for organizing the lecture. The team from Bank Indonesia raised the theme of BI policy in managing rupiah stability, supporting MSME, and payment methods using QRIS. Meanwhile, Anata Group shared several tips to establish a micro and small enterprise and informed the audience that in short, Anara will establish MSME mall in Aceh.