Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara (UMSU) hosted a two-day activity to strengthen the Infocomm study programme towards superior accreditation on Friday and Saturday (23-24/8) at the UMSU Auditorium, Muchtar Basri Street No. 3, Medan.
The event was attended by the Head of LLDikti Region 1 North Sumatra and Region 13 Aceh, as well as resource persons and Infocomm Study Programme leaders from all campuses in North Sumatra and Aceh.
In his remarks, the Head of LLDikti Region 1 North Sumatra, Prof. Drs. Saiful Anwar Matondang, M.A., Ph.D, gave high appreciation to UMSU as the most cooperative campus that it managed to achieve 16 Superior accreditations. He also encouraged UMSU to continue to expand its influence to the international level.
‘UMSU is a very cooperative campus, and I encourage it to go international,’ said Prof Saiful.
He said that within 10 days, LLDikti Region 1 had completed the accreditation of hundreds of study programmes in North Sumatra and there were still six study programmes left in the process, ‘Hopefully today’s activities can increase the number of study programmes under Lam Infokom to excel and even international accreditation,’ he hoped.
Then, the Chairperson of the Lam Infokom Accreditation Council, Prof. Zainal A. Hasibuan, Ph.D, in his remarks, expressed admiration for UMSU’s achievements,
‘UMSU Excellence is probably more than I imagined. Extraordinary, especially with a luxurious stage like this. Hopefully, UMSU can become a role mode for other campuses,’ he said.
Prof Zainal also emphasized the importance of building a culture of sustainable educational quality in study programs, especially in the Infocomm field. He underlined that accreditation must become a daily culture, not just a five-year ritual. He encouraged the use of technology to record and document every activity as evidence of accreditation.
Previously, UMSU Vice Rector III, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rudianto, M.Si, as the host, introduced UMSU as an institution that has been accredited Superior and internationally recognized by MQA Malaysia, QS Star, and Impact Ranking. expressed his gratitude for the guidance from the Head of LLDikti Region 1 and hoped that all UMSU Infocomm Study Programmes could achieve similar success in the future.
In this event, it was also conveyed that UMSU is exploring cooperation with Universitas Kebangsaan Malaysia to open a joint degree program at the Faculty of Computer and Information Technology. In addition, UMSU’s Faculty of Computing has attracted foreign students from Yemen, Thailand, and Cambodia, further emphasizing UMSU’s position as an international university.
‘Welcome to Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara; we apologize for all shortcomings. What we have achieved is certainly inseparable from the guidance of Prof Saiful Anwar Matondang as head of LLDikti Region 1. Hopefully, UMSU and all study programs under Infokom will also achieve the same success, achieve superior accreditation, and be more successful in the future.’ Said WR III UMSU.
The event was also attended by the Head of LLDikti Region 13 Aceh, Dr. Ir. Rizal Munadi, MM, MT, Chair of the Lam Infokom Executive Board, Prof. Dra. Sri Hartati, M.Sc., Ph.D, and a number of other important figures in the field of Infokom higher education. Collaborate to ensure that Infocom Study Programmes under the auspices of LLDikti 1 North Sumatra and 13 Aceh can achieve superior accreditation, even international accreditation.
