Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara (UMSU) and Rumah Badan Usaha Milik Negara (BUMN) signed a cooperation understanding (MoU) as a form of commitment to collaboration in order to build a digital ecosystem involving students.
The MoU was signed by UMSU Rector Prof. Dr. Agussani, MAP represented by Vice Rector (WR) III, Dr. Rudianto, M.Si and Chief Executive of Rumah BUMN, Olivia Fernaza in an event held at UMSU VIP Room – Jl. Kapten Muchtar Basri No.3, Medan City, Tuesday (6/8).
WR III UMSU, Dr. Rudianto, MSi revealed that the cooperation related to the development of the digital economy ecosystem is in line with the entrepreneurship education program. So far UMSU has had a Business Incubation center that accommodates student creativity in the field of entrepreneurship which produces a variety of products from the results of competitions at the national level.
In addition, this collaboration is interesting because it is in line with the Merdeka Learning Campus Merdeka (MBKM) Program, which also hones academic abilities and practical skills, including certified internships. “UMSU was one of those who collaborated at the beginning for a certified internship program in collaboration with BUMN,” said Rudianto while displaying BUMN and private companies that collaborated in certified internship programs to Information Technology Development.
“The goal is to strengthen institutional quality and networking both nationally and internationally,” he said.
WR III Dr. Rudianto on this occasion warmly welcomed cooperation from various national and international sectors, “UMSU is very committed to developing student capacity with creative and innovative activities, one of which is MBKM. Maybe it can be cooperated,” said Dr. Rudianto.
