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FIB Unpad has carried out 32 community service projects in various regions in West Java in the context of Humanities studies and science, especially implementing cultures that support sustainable communities. These 32 community service projects involve students in its execution, including in charge of integrating KKN students, data searchers, data processors, translators, and others. Each community service project consists of a team of lecturers of 3 to 6 people, depending on the team’s needs and the process of different community service activities. There is also a list of FIB Unpad Community Service projects attached in the following link: PPM FIB 2023 Writer: FIB Media TeamTranslator: Firda Khoirunnisa

Bandung, West Java – Women’s participation in organizations and decision-making is a wise step to overcome discrimination against women as these efforts are believed to open up opportunities for women to become leaders. On one hand, these efforts also provide a platform for women to express their aspirations, ideas, and ideas more effectively. The Universitas Padjadjaran rector election (Pilrek) is one of the concrete manifestations of realizing women’s non-discrimination efforts. Rina Indiastuti was elected as the rector of Universitas Padjadjaran for the 2019-2024 period in the election on Sunday (6/10). The fact that Rina was elected as the first female rector of Universitas Padjadjaran is a special point. The selection and election process of the rector was carried out carefully with a long process. In this case, Rina was elected through an acclamation process by the Unpad Board of Trustees (MWA) in a plenary session of the MWA on the Unpad Campus, Jl. Dipati Ukur No. 35. The agreement to elect Rina as Rector of Universitas Padjadjaran for the 2019-2024 period was composed of several aspects considered, such as online selection, academic senate, PPATK input, behavior on social media, BNPT assessment, assessment center by Telkom to the discussion process taken on the day of the election. “MWA chose, decided, and determined by acclamation, who became the rector of Unpad for the 2019-2024 period, namely Professor Rina Indiastuti. We can acclamationally elect the rector, whereas in other places we have to vote,” said MWA Chairman Rudiantara to reporters. Rudiantara added that the selection process was also attended by six rector candidates and took place in a harmonious manner. This is demonstrated by the commitment of the six candidates to continue supporting whoever the rector who will be elected later. Rudiantara hopes that the elected rector can leverage the programs promoted by the other candidates. He said that the Board of Trustees would swiftly escort the elected rector and be ready to assist in the preparation of strategic programs. “Of course what we tell them, make strategic programs and quick win – until the end of the year MWA will help,” said Rudiantara who is also the Minister of Communication and Information of the Republic of Indonesia in the 2014-2019 Working Cabinet period. Rector-elect Rina Indiastuti also admitted that she would provide opportunities for other rector candidates to participate in her cabinet. “Surely I will look for talented candidates from their respective positions for the cabinet. It is not impossible for (five) other candidates to also enter the team,” claimed Rina. Before being elected rector of Universitas Padjadjaran, the woman who earned a Doctorate in Industrial Economics at Osaka Prefecture University has been trusted as Acting Rector of Unpad to replace Tri Hanggono Achmad who retired in April 2019. In addition, she also served as Secretary of the Directorate General of Learning and Student Affairs of the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education (Kemenristekdikti) in the 2017-2019 period. Writer: Maria Imanuella Dewi SekartajiTranslator: Dhia Anaulva Putri

Here is the link for the news: https://gemasi.fib.unpad.ac.id/2023/07/08/gemasi-aacm-revitalizing-the-bandung-spirit/

Jakarta – In formulating a policy, the government should take into account the opinions of the community. One part of the community is the academicians as they are able to provide insights from a scientific perspective. In line with this, a number of lecturers of the Library and Information Science study program of the Faculty of Communication Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran were invited to become speakers in a Public Hearing Meeting with the Working Committee on Increasing Literacy and Library Personnel of Commission X of the House of Representatives (DPR). This activity was held in the Meeting Room of Commission X DPR RI in Jakarta on Tuesday (20/6/2023). Before proceeding to the main session, the Chairman of the meeting, Dr. H. Abdul Fikri Faqih, MM delivered his opening remarks. The meeting was then followed by the presentation of speakers invited from various institutions, both government and universities. The invited speakers come from Universitas Indonesia, Universitas Padjadjaran, Universitas Yarsi, and Universitas Diponegoro’s Library Science study program, as well as the Roadmap Preparation to Strengthen Literacy of the Coordinating Ministry for PMK  Task Force. In this occasion, the speakers from the Library and Information Science study program at Universitas Padjadjaran were represented by Dr. Ute Lies Siti Khadijah, Dr. Elnovani Lusiana, Asep Saeful Rohman, and Andri Yanto. Some of the main issues discussed in the meeting were the opportunities and challenges of literacy and library staff in Indonesia, university support for increasing awareness on the importance of literacy, a survey of the needs and competence of Library Science study program graduates, as well as input and policy suggestions in order to improve literacy quality and library staff. Responding to these issues, lecturers of the Library and Information Science study program at Fikom Unpad provided some input. Unpad lecturers argue that it is important for the government to play an active role as the party in charge of literacy and libraries by optimizing the implementation of existing policies as a form of an attempt to enhance literacy and resources of library personnel, especially librarians. On the other hand, Unpad lecturers also suggested that the government should consider a policy revision in the library and education sectors or other sectors that play an important role in increasing public awareness on literacy. This is considered vital as there are no regulations that directly regulate issues and aspects on literacy and efforts to improve it. It is also expected that there will be adjustments to the technical regulations contained in Law Act 43/2007 on library personnel. This is decided as the library personnels have important duties, functions and roles in improving the literacy of the community, parallel with the educators. There will also likely be a revision of Permendiknas 25/2008 on the standard of school library personnel that needs to be adjusted to Permendikbud 6/2019 related to the recognition of the Functional Librarian nomenclature in schools. On the one hand, both the Central and Local Governments must commit to accepting library and information science graduates, as well as library vocational education with the aim of meeting the needs of library management professionals in accordance with national standards. This is necessary so that libraries can function properly and contribute to improving community literacy. Asep Saeful Rohman highlighted the urgency of school libraries as a form of effort to improve literacy in educational areas as the indicator of literacy value is based on the students’ mastery of literacy and their ability to read. Responding all the inputs and suggestions presented in the meeting, the Working Committee on Literacy Improvement and Library Workers (PLTP) of Commission X of the House of Representatives believes that coordination and collaboration between the government, educational institutions, and industry, as well as the community, urgently need to be maximized so that there is alignment towards literacy program policies and librarians. Character strengthening, assessment methods tailored to Indonesian contexts, and the procurement of the Literacy Bill are also needed. Furthermore, an additional budget for the National Library of Indonesia is also required to support literacy rates and library staff. It is also crucial for the government to ensure the welfare of librarians by providing PPPK formations, career paths, and scholarship support for librarians. Through this RDPU, both the government and higher education institutions expressed their hope that the literacy rate of Indonesian society can increase, which is also supported by various library institutions and the strengthening of library personnel. Writer: Maria Imanuella Dewi SekartajiTranslator: Dhia Anaulva Putri

Jatinangor, West Java — The Undergraduate Program of Agricultural Industrial Technology from the Faculty of Agroindustrial Technology​ held an “Agroindustrial Product Design and Planning Exhibition” at Agroindustrial Technology Unpad Campus, Jatinangor, on Thursday (23/6). This exhibition is an external activity from two project-based courses, Project and Business Design and Agroindustrial Process Design, each with 3 credits. Dr. Efri Mardawati asserted this statement as an Agroindustrial Process Design course coordinator. Dr. Efri also stated that designing a comprehensive agroindustrial business is a primary goal to be achieved by the graduate of this study program. Therefore, through this event, the study program hoped that students would continue to innovate and develop new products that enhance the value of agricultural products for industry. Agricultural Industrial Technology students are divided into several teams and have done product designing, process designing, business feasibility analysis, business layout and systems, and business management. They make it so the ability to work in a team, a soft skill important in professional life, is trained earlier.  The coordinator of the Project and Business Design course, Ir. Totok Pujianto, M.T. added, “This exhibition is a part of a series of lecture activities to apply the science of agroindustrial design, train entrepreneurial skills, and strengthen one team’s coordination.” This event exhibited ten kinds of innovative products designed and made by students. Among the innovative commodities, the ones that are used the most are potatoes and bananas, with 3 products each made out of those commodities. The agroindustrial products made by potatoes are “DE POTA Keripik Kentang Asli”, “Eattos”, and “Frozen French Fries”, meanwhile the bananas are “Aur Banana”, “Ba-Na Crunch”, and “Crunchly”.  Commodities such as pineapples, sweet potato, and essential oils are also used here. “Eppines” and “HappyJam” are products made of known and potential pineapple from Subang, West Java. Honey sweet potato, known in Indonesia as Ubi Cilembu, from local farms, is also utilized for making a packaged noodle product named “I-POMIE”. Lastly, there is also “Selensia Essential Oil” as the only non-food product there.  The products exhibited in this activity are expected to become prototypes of agro-industry businesses that can continue to be developed by students. A specific development must be done to become superior products fostered by the Agricultural Industrial Technology Unpad Study Program, such as Equine Black Garlic, Naroma Indonesia, Manner Perfume, Mango Day, and other products. On the other hand, the Faculty of Cultural Sciences (FIB) Unpad is also expected to take a role in developing these products, especially in packaging and marketing that emphasizes cultural aspects. The agroindustry product exhibition activities that the Agricultural Industrial Technology Unpad students have carried out will be assessed and equipped by external assessors who are practitioners in the field of agroindustry. The assessment and briefing are exclusively given to final-year students and will soon be held in the Assessment course.  Writer: Yohanes William IvakdalamTranslator: Firda Khoirunnisa

Jatinangor, West Java—To support sustainability, the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran (FIB Unpad), devotes special focus to programs related to sustainability. For example, FIB Unpad supports the SDGs Center of Universitas Padjadjaran.  An indicator of whether or not sustainability education activities are going well is the “Assessment of Sustainability Literacy (ASK).” Assessment of Sustainability Knowledge (ASK) is a tool developed by Zwickle and Jones (2018) that measures insights related to three aspects of sustainability: environmental, economic, and social.  Therefore, through this form, it is expected that all academicians of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran can participate by filling out the form and monitoring the achievement of sustainability literacy at Universitas Padjadjaran. We invite you to participate in filling out the form, by accessing the link below:  https://sdgs.unpad.ac.id/assessment-of-sustainability-knowledge Writer: Yohanes William IvakdalamTranslator: Firda Khoirunnisa

Bandung, West Java – Landing a job is everyone’s dream, especially students. In achieving this, universities generally organize skills training or job fairs as a way for students and the public to access information in the work fields of their interests.  One of them is the Job Fair with the theme ‘Embrace Adversity Build Your Winning Career’. This Job Fair agenda is organized by Universitas Padjadjaran and is open to the public. In this case, the Faculty of Humanities Unpad and all other faculties in Unpad participated in supporting this program.  The Job Fair is held on June 14-15, 2023 from 08.00 to 16.00 WIB at Graha Sanusi Hardjadinata Unpad, Jalan Dipati Ukur, Bandung City. This event is free and open to the public.  Head of Unpad Career Development Center, Rosaria Mita Amalia confirms that at this event, 34 companies will provide job vacancies.  “There are 34 companies that have committed to participate in various industries, such as banking, health, mining, finance, retail, and others. This activity is open to the public and free of charge,” she explains.  In addition to providing information related to employment, Unpad Job Fair also provides information related to internships, scholarships, company presentations, study opportunities, career talks, potential mapping, and consultations with lecturers of Unpad’s Faculty of Psychology.  To support all the facilities provided, participants are expected to bring their latest CV and register via bit.ly/UnpadJobFair2023 or they can also register directly.  “There will be many events with a number of attractive door prizes for visitors,” says Rosiana.  Activities such as this Job Fair are hoped to become a field for students and the public in scavenging information and knowledge related to the field of work, scholarships, or career development by asking directly to the parties concerned. Thus, both prospective scholars and the wider community are able to prepare the things needed to apply for jobs or to continue their studies, as well as get an overview of relevant institutions.  Writer: Maria Imanuella Dewi SekartajiTranslator: Jauza Maryam Mumtazah