Unika Atma Jaya Awarded the Teaching Assistance Appreciation in the Merdeka Belajar Month

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Jakarta, May 30 2023 – In the commemoration of the National Education Day on May 2 2023, the Minister of Education and Culture (Mendikbud) Nadiem Makarim designated May as the Merdeka Belajar Month, which is celebrated with various milestones towards better changes and intended to accelerate the transformation and advancement of education through the Merdeka Belajar movement.

 

Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, together with the Vice Rector of Academic Affairs, Dr. Magdalena Surjaningsih Halim, Psikolog, attended the event ‘Appreciation of Performance and Collaboration in Merdeka Belajar Program in the Higher Education Service Institution Region III’ in the celebration of the Merdeka Belajar Month. This event is intended to extend appreciation towards higher education institutions who contribute to envisioning the goals of Merdeka Belajar.

 

In this event, Unika Atma Jaya was awarded the appreciation towards the report of its academic activity “Teaching Assistance in the educational units to support Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka in the areas supervised by the Higher Education Service Institution Region III.” The award was received directly by Vice Rector of Academic Affairs of Unika Atma Jaya, Dr. Magdalena Surjaningsih Halim, Psikolog. The Teaching Assistance program in educational units are basically collaborative learning activities held by the Atma Jaya students.

 

In the same event, Dr. Ir. Paristiyanti Nurwardani as the Head of LLDikti Region III Period January 2022 - May 2023 expressed her appreciation and gratitude towards the leaders of higher education institutions and simultaneously welcomed Dr. Lukman, S.T., M. Hum, the Director of Institutional Affairs of the Directorate General of  Diktiristek, as the Acting Head of  LLDikti Region III who will begin his duty as of May 29 2023.

 

Lukman stated, “In the next few years, we will keep encouraging the higher education institutions in the area under LLDikti Region III to become “The Excellent and World-Class University.” So, to the leaders of these universities, keep up the good work to improve the quality of human resources as well as the infrastructures that facilitate the implementation of the Higher Education Tri Dharma values. My appreciation also goes to Ibu Paris as the Head of LLDikti Region III, who in the past one year has demonstrated profound dedication to the improvement of the quality of higher education institutions as evident in the achievement of the Main Performance Indicators (IKU), the improving performance in the organization, work culture and resources, as well as the improvement in the accreditation of both study programs and institutions.”

 

In her opening remarks, Paristiyanti also said, “With this opportunity, I thank all the university counterparts in the area under LLDikti Region III for the synergy and partnerships. Keep up the creativity and innovation to consistently contribute to the good of higher education in Indonesia.”

 

The event ‘Appreciation of Performance and Collaboration in Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka Program’ is aimed to give appreciation towards institutions who have contributed well to realizing the visions of Merdeka Belajar. These awards are hoped to propel all counterparts to keep collaborating and producing excellent work in providing quality education to all.