Universitas Dian Nuswantoro (Udinus) gave several tips to improve the quality of a university as Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Yogyakarta (UPN Veteran Yogyakarta) conducted a visitation at Udinus. The event was packed with ‘Best Practice’ as its theme, and it was hosted in the conference room located on the first floor of the G building on Thursday, November, 30th, 2023.

The representatives from UPN Veteran were warmly welcomed by the Quality Assurance Institution at Udinus, represented by Dr. Drs. Agus Prayitno, M.M. (the Head of the Accreditation and Certification Center), Dr. Ir. Dian Retno Sawitru, M.T. (the Head of the Quality Service Center), Ifan Rizqa, M.Kom. (the Head of the Monitoring and Evaluation Center), and Dr. Ir. Dwi Eko Waluyo, M.M. (the Head of Partnership and International Affairs).

At the visitation, Dr. Drs. Agus Prayitno, M.M., shared several tips conducted by the campus in improving the accreditation into Superior, including preparing campus governance and development plans for the next 15 years.

“Development plans are common for the 25 years to come, but it did not seem to work for our campus as it would not be able to adapt to the current era of advancements. Therefore, we use the 15-year development plans to enhance our academic development to be more significant,” he uttered.

At the visitation, Heru Agus Santoso, S.Kom., M.Kom., Ph.D., the Dean of the Engineering Faculty at Udinus, was also present to give several tips on being internationally accredited, namely ‘Provisionally Accredited’ by the Indonesian Accreditation Board for Engineering Education (IABEE). This type of accreditation judges how well an institution implements the Outcome-Based Education OBE) curriculum.

Meanwhile, the UPN Veteran also sent several representatives, including Partoyo, S.P., M.P., Ph.D. (the Head of LP3M at UPN Veteran), Dr. Ir. Mofit Eko Poerwanto, M.P. (the Secretary of LP3M), Oliver Samuel Simanjuntak, S.Kom., M.Eng. (the Head of the Learning Development Center), and Dr. Avido Yulistyan, S.T., M.Sc. ( the Head of the International Accreditation Center).

All representatives from the UPN Veteran expressed their gratitude for being warmly welcomed by the Quality Assurance Institution and the Partnership and International Affairs Institution. Udinus was chosen as their university to visit for its Superior accreditation and great management.

“As a college institution transitioning into a university, we would like to understand how Udinus managed to become a superior university. Hopefully, there will be many to gather and implement upon listening to the explanation,” he concluded. (Humas Udinus/Haris. Foto: Humas Udinus)