RADAR JOGJA - On the third day of Introduction to State Defence Campus Life (PKK-BN) 2020, new students (maba) of Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Yogyakarta (UPNVY) were led to their respective study programs (prodi). They are introduced to the characteristics and campus life in their study program which is done online. The new students of UPNVY 2020 were warmly welcomed by the study program heads.

The Head of Informatics Department, FTI UPNVY, Dr Awang Hendrianto Pratomo ST MT, welcomed his students with great joy. "You are the chosen students from thousands of prospective students who registered in this department. Welcome and keep the spirit to develop your expertise, especially in the field of informatics," he said to the new Informatics Engineering students through Zoom, Wednesday (23/9).

He said that Informatics Engineering is one of the departments with the most enthusiasts from registrants. This department is placed in the first rank in the Faculty of Industrial Engineering and fourth in UPNVY.

It is said, in developing the department, Informatics Engineering will add new study programs. "Currently, we have 32 lecturers, almost all of whom have certification of expertise from the National Standards for Professional Certification. Also,some have certification at the international level," he continued

Awang hopes that the fellow lecturers and students can interact each other, nurture each other to grow their identity and develop their potential. In addition, the new students can use this valuable opportunity to work optimally, both in terms of increasing the potential of the academy and the soft skills.

"Hopefully the new students can immediately adjust to the department, so that we can work by utilizing the existing facilities in this Informatics Engineering," he said.

Apart from the academic development, he advised the students to also engage in non-academic matters, like joining student organizations (ormawa) to develop their maturity and independence. "You must be able to manage time because within the next four years, you will have the opportunity to gain experience, friends, new insights that are important for the future," said Awang.

Then, online PKK-BN was also carried out by the Industrial Engineering Study Program. The department had 152 new students. "I hope that all new students in Industrial Engineering will be able to study well at UPNVY in the future," said the Head of UPNVY FTI Industrial Engineering Department, Dr. Sadi, S.T., M.T.

He mentioned that several visions and missions that must be understood by UPNVY Industrial Engineering students. Its vision is to be a pioneering study program in 2025 in the development of integrated industrial systems engineering based on the spirit of defending the country in the global era.

The mission of the Industrial Engineering Study Program is to provide higher education quality based on the spirit of defending the country in order to educate the nation's life. Also, it produces Industrial Engineering graduates who are globally competitive, have dignity, have a spirit of discipline, struggle, and creativity. "Then, it upgrades human resources by increasing the quality and quantity of research and community service in the field of Industrial Engineering," said Sadi.

Even in the midst of a pandemic, the students still have the enthusiasm to learn and develop continuely. "Hopefully, the Covid-19 will quickly disappear so that we can meet face to face at the campus," he hoped.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Metallurgical Engineering Department, FTM UPNVY, Ir Anton Sudiyanto, M.T., hopes that the Metallurgical Engineering Study Program students can uphold their love for the Republic of Indonesia more. "It is because you are on  UPNVY campus which has a high sense of state defence," said Anton.

It was stated that although the Metallurgical Engineering Study Program is a new study program, it has been accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Higher Education. "Therefore, the students must be enthusiastic in studying in this study program," he said.

Furthermore, the Head of the Department of International Relations (HI) FISIP UPNVY, Erna Kurniawati SIP M.Si., also congratulaed the 164 new students who has joined the HI study program. "The pandemic situation has brought a lot of adjustments, especially in the field of education. I wanted to join but the situation was not yet possible. I hope the pandemic will soon pass so we can meet and lecture face-to-face," she hoped.

According to her, every campus citizen must cooperate with each other to obey the health protocol in an orderly manner. "So that we can immediately conduct conventional lectures. If we are still stubborn, we cannot guarantee that we will immediately do that. It depends on our discipline,” she said.

In Zoom, Erna also conveyed the vision and mission of the HI Science Study Program. The vision is to be a major in HI science that master the fields of diplomacy and defence-security based on the Spirit of State Defence and Multiculturalism in the global era. "Diplomacy and defence-security are what characterize us," continued Erna.

Then, the mission is to develop learning activities with an emphasis on the fields of diplomacy-negotiation and defence-security. Also, it is developing science and solving HI problems through laboratory-based studies, developing community service and policy proposals through laboratory studies, developing collaborative networks to improve the quality of graduates. Then, it is developing the quality of information technology-based administrative services.

Separately, the coordinator of the FP UPNVY Soil Science Study Program, Dr Eko Amiadji SP MP, welcomed 114 students with enthusiasm. "Congratulations to Soil Science new students. Today is the third day that you participate in online PKK-BN. Hopefully, having this PKK-BN, you can get to know the Soil Science Study Program more and be more in love with this study program. Also, we can immediately learn physically face to face," Eko hoped.

The Soil Science Study Program has a goal, namely to produce graduates who master science and technology in the field of soil science. Then, it produces graduates who are able to develop Soil Science for sustainable development and apply soil science in the field, as well as respond to problems that exist in society.

"The target is to have human resources in the field of soil science that are capable of carrying out an inventory of land and water resources, reclamation of mine land, and a geographic information system (GIS)," he said.

As the most popular study program at PMB SM 2020, the Head of the Management Department of FEB UPNVY Dr. R Heru Kristanto HC SE MSi emphasized that the Covid-19 Pandemic should not be a barrier for the new students to actively join organizations on campus, because this can train student managerial skills. He hopes that PKK-BN can guide the new students in choosing the appropriate forum for them to be active in organizations, as well as implementing the management knowledge gained during college.

"The Management Student Association (Humman), the Management Student Community (Komma), the Management Olympiad and Competition Team (MOCT), and Corporation Student Study Group (KSM) of UPNVY are the right places to sharpen student managerial skills in organization. Non-academic activities like this can also sharpen soft skills, interests and talents such as sports, arts, social affairs, and entrepreneurship," he said.

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