The Accounting Department in the Economics and Business Faculty at Universitas Dian Nuswantoro (Udinus) menggelar seminar internasional dengan tema “Accounting Research for Sustainability Performance of Company in Era Digital”. Seminar mengajak mahasiswa agar mampu berpikir kritis tentang peran akuntansi dalam mendukung kinerja keberlanjutan perusahaan di tengah peluang dan tantangan era digital.
Kegiatan itu diikuti 519 mahasiswa, praktisi akuntansi dan institusi umum dari tiga negara, yaitu Inggris, Malaysia, dan Indonesia Acara yang dilaksanakan secara daring melalui Zoom Meeting ini dihadiri oleh mahasiswa dari Essex University, Inggris, Multimedia University (MMU), Malaysia, serta mahasiswa Udinus sendiri.
During her opening speech, Dr. Retno Indah Herawati, S.E., M.Si., the Dean of the Economics and Business Faculty, expressed her appreciation to students for participating in the seminar. “I hereby thank the speakers for sparing their time to speak in this webinar. The learning materials will be a valuable lesson for these students from three different countries,” she uttered. Dr. Retno also hoped for students to learn from this webinar to face economic challenges, which have become complex over the past several years.
The seminar featured three speakers, including Fitra Rohman Cahaya, S.E., M.Kom., Ph.D from Essex University, Enny Susilowati Mardjono, Ph.D., from the Economics and Business Faculty at Udinus, and Dr. Siti Zakiah Bt Melatu Samsi, the Dean of the Business Faculty at MMU, Malaysia. In addition, Prof. Abdul Halim, MBA, Akt., the Head of the APSAAI of Indonesia, also made an appearance.
The Vice Chancellor IV of Research and Partnership Affairs at Udinus, Prof. Dr. Pulung Nurtantio Andono, S.T., M.Kom., was also present and advised students to actively engage in a discussion session with the speakers. He emphasized the importance of their activeness to develop their understanding in a scientific discussion.
“I hope students can explore the lesson taught by the speakers and actively participate in the discussion,” Prof. Pulung uttered.
Dengan terselenggaranya seminar ini, diharapkan para peserta semakin memahami tantangan akuntansi dalam mendukung kinerja keberlanjutan perusahaan, khususnya di era digital yang terus berkembang. Kegiatan tersebut juga merupakan kerja sama antara Udinus dengan Assosiasi Program Studi S2 Akuntansi Indonesia (APSSAI) dan Ikantan Akuntan Pendidik (IAI KApd). (Humas Udinus/Alex. Foto: Humas Udinus)
