The participants of Leadership Training (LT) Batch 8 followed the field campus visit on several universities, including Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta (UMS), Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD), and Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY). They were warmly welcomed by the Rector of UMS, Prof. Dr. Sofyan Anif, M.Si, placed in the Main Building of Siti Walidah, Friday (14/10).

Prof Sofyan Anif reflected on his ability to run various programs and his capabilities in developing an institution. The institutional development was closely related to varied components and factors. “When we talk about a system, the main duties of the leaders is to make sure the whole components of the system can run effectively. And there is no component as the most important one,” said the Rector of UMS.

Prof Sofyan also agrees that leadership is one of the main factors to build an institution. “To establish an organization, it can not separate itself from its leaders. How great the plan is, without the implementation by the experienced leader, it can not be optimal,” he said.

He also flashed back to all challenges that UMS had faced. UMS had almost experienced the lack of doctoral lecturers and became a gray area. Therefore, the program to elevate doctors became the priority back then. “Currently, we have seen the result,” he said in front of 15 Leadership Training participants.