Rector of Universitas Muhammadiyah Sorong (UNIMUDA), Dr. Rustamadji, M.Si., affirmed his institution’s commitment to contributing to the construction of the new auditorium at UMSU’s Integrated Campus, which will host the 49th Muhammadiyah and Aisyiyah Congress in North Sumatra in 2027.
The commitment was conveyed during his visit to the construction site of the auditorium and sport hall at UMSU’s Integrated Campus in Sentis Village, Deli Serdang, on Wednesday (Aug 27). He was accompanied by UMSU Rector Prof. Dr. Agussani, MAP, who also serves as Regional Committee Chair of the 49th Muhammadiyah and Aisyiyah Congress.
“If each of these concrete pillars were supported collectively by more than 100 Muhammadiyah universities (PTMA), the project would surely be completed. This spirit of collaboration across PTMA institutions will help ease UMSU’s burden in accelerating the construction process,” Rustamadji emphasized.
The facilities—an auditorium with a 6,500-seat capacity and a sport hall accommodating 2,500 people—are estimated to cost around IDR 350 billion. Currently, construction progress on the auditorium has reached 21 percent, while the sport hall is still at the land-preparation stage.
The construction is expected to proceed smoothly with strong support from all Muhammadiyah institutions across Indonesia. This was Rustamadji’s third visit to the site, where he expressed delight at seeing the rising concrete pillars and the circular structure of the progressive auditorium taking shape. Walking alongside Prof. Agussani, he remarked:
“This is an extraordinary step, which will certainly be followed by extraordinary processes, and I am confident it will produce extraordinary results,” he said, praising UMSU’s bold initiative to build facilities that will later become part of its Integrated Campus—the university of the future.
Rustamadji added that the project reflects a forward-looking vision rather than a background mindset. “With a forward vision, there will be achievements, excellence, and greatness,” he explained. He further emphasized that Muhammadiyah university rectors must be bolder than their state university counterparts: “PTMA leaders must dare to do what public universities cannot. And importantly, they are never alone—they have hundreds of Muhammadiyah campuses ready to collaborate.”
Rustamadji himself represents the spirit of PTMA leadership, having pioneered UNIMUDA’s growth in a minority region with challenging geopolitical conditions. Today, UNIMUDA stands as a beacon of light for Papua.
His visit was also marked by the symbolic planting of a black thorn durian tree—part of 100 premium durian trees being planted across the 25-hectare complex to create a green campus environment.
Following the site visit, Dr. Rustamadji continued his trip to UMSU’s main campus on Jalan Mukhtar Basri for a collegial meeting, reinforcing calls for wider support from Muhammadiyah universities in completing the facilities ahead of the 49th Congress scheduled for November 2027.
UMSU Rector Prof. Dr. Agussani, MAP, expressed his gratitude for the visit:
“The collaboration and support of all Muhammadiyah and Aisyiyah universities will be a driving force, boosting our spirit to complete the construction of these congress facilities,” he said.
Currently, the project has reached 21 percent completion, with more than 100 workers on-site working diligently to meet the construction timeline.
