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SOLOPOS.COM - Prof. Dr. Lar. Ismail Bin Said (standing 8th from the left) after attending the event as Adjunct Professor in the Architecture Study Program, Faculty of Engineering, UNS. (UNS Doc)
Solopos.com, SOLO — Some lecturers from several foreign universities attended as Adjunct Professors and Doctor Fellows at the Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Sebelas Maret (FT UNS) Solo.
A number of teaching staff from several foreign universities attended as Adjunct Professors and Doctor Fellows at the Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Sebelas Maret (FT UNS) Solo.
Their presence is to strengthen human resources (HR) in the Faculty of Engineering which is wrapped through the Strengthening Creative, Innovative, and Productive Human Resources program to support the achievement of superior UNS in 500 world-class universities.
Firstly, Prof. Dr. Lar. Ismail Bin Said who is an Adjunct Professor in the Architecture Study Program, Faculty of Engineering, UNS. He is from the Landscape Architecture Program Faculty of Build Environment and Surveying, University Technology Malaysia. Then, Prof. Dr. ing. Hendro Wicaksono with Adjunct Professor status in the Industrial Engineering Study Program, Faculty of Engineering, UNS. He comes from Jacob University Bremen, Germany.
“While Doctor Fellows in the Faculty of Engineering is Dr. Lee Yoke Lai. He is a Post Doctoral Fellow in the Architecture Study Program, Faculty of Engineering, UNS, and comes from the Landscape Architecture Program, Faculty of Build Environment and Surveying, University Technology Malaysia. Then there’s Dr. Ariva Sugandi Permana, M.Sc., Ph.D. He is a Post Doctoral Fellow in the Civil Engineering Study Program, Faculty of Engineering, UNS who comes from King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Landrabang (KMITL) Thailand,” explained the person in charge of the program, Prof. Dr. Wahyudi Sutopo, S.T., M.Si, when met by Solopos at his office recently.
Wahyudi Sutopo, who is also Deputy Dean of Human Resources, Finance and Logistics, FT UNS, explained that the benefits of the program include increasing international cooperation networks between FT UNS and other universities abroad; improving the competence of lecturers and students at FT UNS through the transfer of knowledge and information from outsiders; as well as supporting the achievement of Main Performance Indicators (IKU) of State Universities and Higher Education Service Institutions within the Ministry of Education and Culture in accordance with the Decree of the Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia Number 754/P/2020 (IKU 6: Higher Education cooperates with other tertiary institutions abroad).
“This activity is funded by the 2021/2022 UNS Creative Leap Fund and is covered by a Contract Agreement between the person concerned and the leadership of the Faculty of Engineering,” he explained.
While participating in industrial internships, Adjunct Professor/Post Doctoral Fellow participants are obliged, among other things, to teach at a designated Study Program at FT UNS with a minimum of 6 credits for a Post Doctoral Fellow and a minimum of 4 credits for an Adjunct Professor.
They must also conduct joint research with lecturers in the designated Study Program at least one publication in a reputable international journal. Then support the strengthening of management in the designated program through various supporting activities such as workshops or other activities for the preparation and implementation of international accreditation, development of the Capstone Design teaching and learning system, internships, final project/thesis, and development of international journals.
“Last but not least is facilitating or inviting lecturers from the FT UNS to be involved in activities at the higher education institutions from which the Adjunct Professor/Post Doctoral Fellow participants originate, such as studium general, team teaching, knowledge sharing, joint Supervision and so on,” added Wahyudi.