Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara, Universitas Muhammadiyah Tanggerang, and Universitas Pancasila, in collaboration with the Indonesian People’s Consultative Assembly, in conducting a National Symposium and Call For Papers.
The National Symposium entitled “Pancasila as the Soul of the Nation (Volkgeist) and Call for Papers to Strengthen the 4 Pillars for the Young Generation” at the Aloft South Hotel, Jakarta, 27 October.
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Arifin Gultom, SH., M.Hum (Professor of Law at Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara, Prof. Adji Samekto (Deputy for Research and Materials BPIP for the 2018-2022 period), Prof. Dr. Agus Surono, SH., MH (Professor of the Faculty of Law at Universitas Pancasila) and Dr. Rieke Diah Pitaloka (Member of the MPR-RI Review Board).
In his statement, the Dean of the Faculty of Law UMSU, Dr. Faisal SH MHum, thanked the MPR, Univ. Pancasila and UM Tangerang.
Dr. Faisal said that this unusual activity could be held with good cooperation. He also added that 6 UMSU Faculty of Law lecturers were panel speakers and simultaneously became judges in this activity, namely Dr. Faisal, SH., M. Hum. Dr. Zainuddin, SH., MH. Dr. Eka NAM Sihombing, SH., M.Hum. Andryan, SH., MH. Benito Asdhie Kodiyat MS, SH., MH. and Cynthia Hadita, SH., MH., he said.
Meanwhile, Professor of Law at Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara, Prof. Arifin Gultom, in his presentation, said that now it is necessary to understand Pancasila for millennials.
Many Indonesian people today need help to understand the essence of Pancasila and practice it. They are even based on surveys. Many people need to memorize the text of Pancasila. This is a challenge to understanding Pancasila and our duties as universities when they play a role in this said Prof. M Arifin.
He also said that there needs to be a joint movement to build awareness of Pancasila because this Pancasila is a crystallization of the noble values of the Indonesian people whose existence has been confirmed and creates enthusiasm to manifest in action, how to build awareness of Pancasila, of course, starting from knowing and understanding Pancasila, Living the values of Pancasila, Internalizing the values of Pancasila, embodying in patterns of attitudes and behavior in life according to Pancasila culture, Contextualization with the development of the Age.
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