HumasUPNVJ - The Rector of the Jakarta Veterans National Development University (UPNVJ) Prof. Dr. Erna Hernawati Ak, CPMA, CA encourages faculty leaders to collaborate with similar faculties in other universities, especially with UPN Veterans Yogyakarta and UPN Veterans East Java.

“We have to take advantage of the collaboration of the three UPNs. Only UPN has historical closeness and is able to compete with other state universities. It's a shame if this potential is not utilized," said the Rector during the Visit and Signing of the Cooperation Between FISIP Three Veterans UPN held at the Unity in Diversity Auditorium, UPNVJ Campus Pondok Labu, South Jakarta, Thursday (4/8/2022).

The Rector said that cooperation between the three UPNs needed to be developed to meet the Key Performance Indicators (KPI). Previously, three UPNs worked together to hold the Wimaya National Student Sports and Arts Week (PORSIMNAS) which could be used for the achievement of IKU 2, where students gain off-campus experience including student achievement at the national level.

Fulfillment of the KPI, for UPNVJ, which has just been designated as a Public Service Agency (PTN-BLU) State Universities, is quite difficult because it has to re-adjust the achievements of the previous IKU PTN Work Units.

“The BLU IKU targets are quite difficult and become a challenge. Therefore, there needs to be a strategy that must be designed from the beginning and carried out intelligently. What was initiated by FISIP these three UPNs needs to be done by other faculties. The Cooperation Agreement will be concreted first, then it will be drawn into a memorandum of understanding or MoU," she said.

The Dean of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UPNVJ Dr Dudy Heryadi said the event brought together deans, vice deans, heads of departments, and heads of study programs from FISIP three UPNs to sit together to discuss patterns of cooperation that could be done.

“Previously we have met virtually and this activity started from the idea that there needs to be a physical meeting. We deliberately designed the dean to sit at the same table as the dean and the head of study program to sit at the same table as the head of study program. It is not exclusive, but it is hoped that an intensive discussion will occur,” she said.

The Dean of FISIP UPN East Java, Dr. Gendut Sukarno, hopes that this activity can develop the cooperation that has been established between the previous three FISIP UPNs, namely the exchange of lecturers who teach virtually.

Meanwhile, the Dean of FISIP UPN Yogyakarta, Dr. Machya Astuti, said that cooperation could be developed towards research and community service between lecturers from FISIP and three UPNs to fulfill the KPI set by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology.