Faculty of Medicine (FK) of UAD to Implement Disaster Medicine Curriculum

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"Medical Education Study Program of Faculty of Medicine (FK), Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) attempts to produce health workers or doctors who have quick response to disasters without disregarding Islamic values." This statement was delivered by the Dean of FK UAD, Prof. Dr. dr. Rusdi Lamsudin, Sp.S (K)., M.Ed.Sc., during a press conference on Wednesday (18/04/2018).

This is what distinguishes FK UAD from the other faculties of medicine at other universities. FK UAD focuses on disaster management, considering that Indonesia, especially Yogyakarta, is a disaster prone area.

"Not all health workers are responsive and understand disaster management. This is another plus point for FK UAD. Learning materials about disasters are included in the curriculum and taught early," explained Rusdi who was accompanied by dr. Junaidy Heriyanto, Sp.B., Finacs., the Head of Medical Education Study Program and Dr. Wahyu Widyaningsih, M.Si., Apt., the Head of Academic and Admission Bureau (BAA) UAD.

Meanwhile, the Rector of UAD, Dr. Kasiyarno, M.Hum., who was accompanied by Vice Rectors I and II explained that UAD had been struggling since 2015 to establish FK. The Decision Letter (SK) from the Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education (Kemenristekdikti) was only issued after 3 years through 2 submissions and 2 visitations.

"Faculty of Medicine is becoming a benchmark indicating that the university is getting bigger. Although UAD has already had many study programs and students, it is not considered big if it does not have a medical faculty," said Kasiyarno.

Therefore, UAD continued to seek SK in order to establish a faculty of medicine.

"UAD is considered a good university, but our first try failed since the submission was not given SK. However, another university that is considered not good enough could get SK just fine. This is what made us continue our effort by being istiqomah until the SK was officially given in 2018," he said.

Currently, UAD continues constructing the lecture and laboratory buildings that will be used to conduct activities for FK in campus 4 on Jln. Ringroad Selatan, Tamanan, Bantul. Furthermore, the facilities which are being built, designed and prepared are intended to get an A accreditation. Therefore, UAD strives to get an accreditation of at least B at first for the study program. In the academic year of 2018/2019, UAD FK will only accept 50 students. (ard)

An UAD Student is Trusted to be Google’s DSC Leader

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Niken Wulandari, a student of Information System study program of Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA), Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) gained trust from Google as a part of Lead for Developer Student Clubs (DSC) in UAD.

This success is thanks to her hard work in the field of information system technology. From her explanation, DSC is a Google developer program for university students designed to help them learn about mobile and web apps development skills. The DSC program is open to all students, from beginner to advanced developers looking to improve their skills.

Because of her achievement, Niken, a student from Magelang, Central Java who is currently in her sixth semester, got the opportunity to participate in DSC Leader Summit 2018 which was held in Denpasar, Bali, in March 2018.

"DSC is meant to be a means for students to learn and collaborate to solve mobile and web development issues," Niken said when interviewed on Friday (20/4/2018).

For her, the activities done in DSC are very exciting because it is a gathering event for Google employees and developers from various countries to discuss and exchange ideas. The focus of DSC activities includes seminars and workshops on web apps development, android apps development, machine learning, Google Cloud platform advanced skills, and leadership.

Currently, Niken's main task as a DSC Leader is to form a core-team and to organize activities that support the development of student skills in web development and mobile applications.

"The core-team of DSC UAD is open to any UAD students who are interested in managing sharing events to improve their application development capabilities," she said. (ard)

UAD Robotic Team Wins 2 Trophies in KRI 2018 Regional 3

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Robotic Development Community (RDC) of Ahmad Dahlan University (UAD) managed win 2 trophies in Indonesian Robot Contest (KRI) 2018 regional 3. Al-Jazari team managed to become the 3rd winner in legged KRPAI division, while Lanange Jagad managed to become the 1st winner in KRSTI division.

KRI is organized by Directorate of Student Affairs, Directorate General of Learning and Student Affairs, and Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education (Kemenristekdikti). This event was held as an engineering competition in the field of robotics.

KRI 2018 Regional 3 was held at PGRI University Semarang on April 16-18, 2018 which was participated by teams from public and private universities in Central Java and Eastern and Southern Kalimantan.

KRI 2018 consisted of five divisions, ABU Indonesia Robot Contest (KRAI), Indonesian Fire Brigade Robot Contest (KRPAI), Indonesian Dance Robot Contest (KRSTI), Indonesian Humanoid Football Robot Contest (KRSBI) and Indonesian Wheeled Football Robot Contest (KRSBI).

As many as four RDC UAD teams participated in regional 3 in the divisions of Wheeled KRSBI, KRSTI, KRAI, and Legged KRPAI. Meanwhile, another team participates in regional 4 in the division of KRSBI Humanoid and will compete on May 1-3, 2018 in Malang.

Ibnu Atma Kusnaidi, the Chairman of RDC UAD said, the team prepared a robot with "bat" model. They attended classes from morning until noon and develop the robot from the evening until morning. It took them 7 months to prepare for KRI 2018 which was from September to April.

"The initial goal is to get all of the five teams to be the winners, but the current result is also to be thankful for. This is all thanks to the support and prayers of various parties, especially the university. In the future, we will focus on the National KRI which will be held in Yogyakarta. "

Meanwhile, RDC supervisor, Nuryono Satya Widodo S.T., M.Eng., revealed that the success of the teams in winning the competition was because of the regeneration and continuous research.

"There is a regular recruitment and training for new members, as well as an internal RDC competition. As for research, the team is encouraged to always perfect the robot by trying new algorithms and designs. To support this, students who are members of RDC are also encouraged to work on their final assignment (TA) that is in accordance with the robot they developed for KRI," he said. (ard)

Lanange Jagad (KRSTI): Anggit Pamungkas, Ahmad Sopi Samosir, Irmawan Anang Maulana, Achmad Imam Bardani, Ponco Sukaswanto, Ibnu Rifajar.

 Al-Jazari (Legged KRPAI): M. Dhia Dzulfiqar, Yusuf Suwandono, Yoga Prakasa, Zahra Salsabila.

 Sagotra (KRAI): Anggit Febriawan, Muhammad Kamaludin, Dody Kurniawan, Rifqi Nur Falah, Rochmat Diantoro, Andi Septian, Despa Engla Saputra, M. Hamam Iqbal, Inna Abroro Lafinangim.

 Lafinangim. Fire-X (Wheeled KRSBI): Arief Nugroho, Yogo Paranto Aji, Sigit Rahmat Sasongko, Ahmad Yogaswara, Mey Rendra, Revi Agitasani.

UAD Signs MoU with BSN

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Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) officially cooperated with National Standardization Agency of Indonesia (BSN) after both parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The signing was held on Tuesday (17/4/2018) in the west hall of UAD campus 4 building on Jln. Ringroad Selatan, Tamanan, Bantul, Yogyakarta.

In addition to the signing of the MoU, there were a socialization related to standardization education which was delivered by the Head of BSN Standardization Education and Socialization Center, Ir. Nasrudin Irawan, M.Env.Stud., and SNI Award which was presented by Dr. Ir. Fat Suprayitno, M.M., IPU.

On the occasion, UAD Rector, Dr. Kasiyarno, M.Hum., conveyed that this cooperation was to encourage development and quality improvement of every element in UAD.

"We hope this cooperation can be implemented in various activities with the assistance of BSN, especially for quality assurance and our business units. In the future, we may also participate in SNI Award," explained Kasiyarno.

Meanwhile, the Head of BSN, Prof. Dr. Ir. Bambang Prasetya, M.Sc., when giving speech admitted that his side was very grateful and surprised to be able to cooperate with UAD.

"We did not expect to be able to cooperate with UAD this fast. Initially, we explored Kopertis V, but then directly got engaged with UAD," he joked.

Bambang suggested that UAD should immediately have an inspection body. In addition, they will be very open if there are lecturers from UAD who desire to become an assessor in the inspection body. (ard)

SINTA as an Effort by Kemenristekdikti to Strengthen Research Publication

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"We want the number of scientific publications in Indonesia to increase and have good quality. Later, the participants of Indexing and Citation System (SINTA) verification training are expected to help lecturers in their own university to register to SINTA. In addition, we hope that there is input for the improvement of the system," said Ir. Ira Nurhayati Djarot, M.Sc, Ph.D., the Director of Research and Development System of the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education (Kemenristekdikti) while giving a speech at SINTA verification training event.

Verification training on SINTA was conducted with cooperation between Directorate General of Strengthening for Research and Development of Kemenristekdikti with Ahmad Dahlan University (UAD). The event took place on April 17-18, 2018 at Hotel Grand Dafam Rohan Jogja on Jl. Janti-Gedong Kuning, Banguntapan, Bantul, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta (DIY).

From Ira's explanation, SINTA is a form of effort made by Kemenristekdikti to strengthen the publication of researchers and lecturers. SINTA is dedicated for the advancement of science and higher education technology in Indonesia

Meanwhile, the Rector of UAD, Dr. Kasiyarno, M.Hum., expressed his expectation for SINTA to be independent. He made a suggestion on SINTA to be indexed in the future, so there would be no need for it to depend on other databases. This is a challenge for SINTA managers.

"After participating in the training, the verifier should be professional and able to facilitate lecturers who have an account at SINTA. This cooperation is expected to be beneficial for universities, lecturers, and Kemenristekdikti. Thank you for trusting UAD to host the event. Hopefully, we can strengthen our cooperation to improve scientific publications in Indonesia," explained Kasiyarno.

The purpose of this training was to compare perceptions on the features and facilities that will be provided by the trainer to the verifiers, as well as to provide assistance, technical guidance, and problem solving methods in the process of verifying data of lecturers and institutions in each university. Finally, it was also intended as guidance for the verifiers in the university, so that the quality of the existing data in SINTA will be well preserved. (ard)

 

UAD Gelar Macapatan

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Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) bekerja sama dengan Balai Bahasa Yogyakarta (BBY) menyelenggarakan macapatan di hall kampus 4 UAD, Jln. Ringroad Selatan, Tamanan, Bantul, Yogyakarta, Kamis (10/5/2018). Kegiatan ini merupakan agenda rutin pemasyarakatan sastra lama yang diadakan BBY menggandeng perguruan tinggi dan komunitas macapatan di Yogyakarta.

Dari keterangan Drs. Hendro Setyono, S.E.,M.Sc., ketua panitia, UAD sudah bergabung dengan grup macapatan sejak 10 tahun lalu. Di tahun 2018 ini, UAD berkesempatan menjadi penyelenggara untuk yang kelima kalinya.

“Kegiatan ini untuk mengenalkan UAD kepada masyarakat. Bahwa perguruan tinggi Muhammadiyah ini peduli terhadap seni dan budaya Indonesia. UAD nguri-uri kebudayaan,” ujarnya.

Selain itu, pada kesempatan ini panitia menggandeng unit kegiatan mahasiswa (UKM) Gending Bahana sebagai pengiring menggunakan alat musik gamelan. Hendro menambahkan, penggandengan ini dalam rangka memberi kesempatan mahasiswa untuk meningkatkan kemamampuan dan pengalaman.

“Dulu ada latihan macapatan dosen dan karyawan, sekarang tidak ada. Yang ada hanya Gending Bahana. Kami berharap, sastra lama, khususnya macapatan yang merupakan bagian kebudayaan Indonesia tetap terjaga supaya tidak kehilangan jati diri. UAD siap mendukung, meskipun sistemnya arisan.”

Sementara Dr. Dedi Pramono, M.Hum. Kepala Biro Mahasiswa dan Alumni (Bimawa) menyampaikan, UAD sangat terbuka dengan seni dan budaya.

“Kami siap bekerja sama terkait dengan seni dan kebudayaan. Ke depan, Bimawa akan berkunjung ke BBY dan memungkinkan ada kerja sama. Mudah-mudahan silaturahmi ini bermanfaat untuk semua pihak.” (ard)

Pembukaan Program Pengembangan Kewirausahaan Universitas Ahmad Dahlan

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The Service of Training for Applied Technology and Enterpreneurship (STATE) merupakan lembaga yang bergerak dalam bidang kewirausahaan dengan salah satu programnya yaitu Program Pengembangan Kewirausahaan (PPK). Inkubasi menjadi bagian dari PPK yang ditujukan kepada mahasiswa ataupun alumni dengan kompetisi yang bertajuk kewirausahaan.

 

Pengumpulan proposal menjadi tahapan utama sebelum terpilihnya 30 tenon atau 30 tim. Kemudian, dilanjutkan dengan tahapan wawancara dan diseleksi kembali menjadi 20 tenon. Ini merupakan pengumaman terakhir yang akan mengikuti proses berikutnya seperti magang, workshop, pelatihan, dan yang lainnya dengan total waktu kurang lebih enam bulan.

 

Acara pembukaan PPK yang berlangsung di ruang sidang kampus 2 pada Sabtu (12/5/2018) dihadiri oleh Dr. Kasiyarno, M.Hum. selaku Rektor dari Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD), Direktur Utama Bank BPD DIY, Lembaga Pusat Muhammadiyah (LPM), serta Direktur Utama beserta wakil dari STATE yaitu Drs. Hendro Setyono, S.E.,M.Sc., dan Hari Hariyadi, S.P.,M.Sc.

 

Kasiyarno menyampaikan, “Sekarang zaman era digital sehingga harus bisnis dengan digital.”

“Kalau kita diam maka akan kalah dengan orang yang menggunakan digital. Zaman sekarang semuanya hampir menggunakan sistem digital, termasuk sistem pada bank. Setiap usaha harus memikirkan ke depannya, jangan stuck di sana karena harus ada inovasi setiap waktu,” sambung Direktur Utama Bank BPD DIY.

 

Syukran Anas menjadi salah satu mahasiswa yang lolos dalam seleksi inkubasi program kewirausahaan, “Alhamdulillah, bisa mendapatkan kesempatan untuk berbisnis dengan bimbingan formal dibarengi trainer dari para ahli sehingga dapat berwirausaha dengan baik.” (sch).

MU UAD Clinic is Officially Introduced to Society

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Muhammadiyah Clinic of Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (MU UAD) Metro, Lampung, held a pre-launch by organizing a blood donation event on Saturday (14/4/2018). On this occasion, MU UAD Clinic cooperated with the Indonesian Red Cross Society (PMI) Metro. The event was held in the front yard of the building and was attended by the people near the area.

"This activity is a form of promotion, informing the community that there have been many activities done in MU UAD Clinic, as well as notifying the people that there is already a clinic that has been operating in Metro. It's still a pre-launch, and we will officially start operating from April 22nd," said dr. Nil Rahmayeni, the clinic manager.

Meanwhile, the Chairman of Metro PMI, Yahya Wilis, said that PMI really appreciated this blood donation event. Moreover, up until now, PMI could only get 800 bags of blood out of the 1,200 bags targeted to meet the needs of blood in Metro city.

"In addition to permanent blood donors, to meet our target, we try to collaborate with some communities to hold voluntary blood donations," he said.

On the other hand, Linda, a community member who participated in the blood donation event expressed her expectation for this activity to be held on a regular basis. According to her, who had already taken her blood four times, blood donation would nourish her body, in addition to being able to help those in need. (ard)

UAD Badminton Team Won 2nd Place in Student League

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Both Men’s and Women’s Badminton teams of Ahmad Dahlan University (UAD) won 2nd place in Badminton Student League (Lima): Kaskus Central Java and Special Region of Yogyakarta Conference (CJYC). The event was held on 11-16 April 2018 at Grha Instiper.

This achievement is an improvement, after winning the 3rd place in the previous year. Although UAD does not have any faculty or study program specializing in sports, the students' achievement in badminton shows that UAD has great athletes.

From the explanation delivered by Amri Rais, the Chairman of Student Activity Unit (UKM) of Badminton UAD, preparation has been done so far to improve the quality of the team is by extending the practice hour and communicating more intensely.

"Our initial goal is to be able to play in the semi-final, but alhamdulillah we managed to become the 2nd place winner. This exceeds our target. We hope that the Badminton of UAD can have achievements on regional, national, and international levels. With this victory, we also ensure the men's team is entitled to participate on the national level of Lima," said Amri.

Meanwhile, behind the victory, he expressed that there were obstacles that still had to be addressed. For example, in relation to transportation, the team departed individually by using their own vehicle (motorcycle) during the competition. He hopes the university can provide transportation facilities in the form of a vehicle to reduce the risks for the players to get injured on the way.

In addition, to bring out the potential of the team, he wanted the university to improve the quality of their basecamp. All this time, they could not access internet in their basecamp. Moreover, it was often flooded due to its location, which was on the basement floor. According to him, the Internet network could be utilized to improve the performance of the team since they could look at international athletes’ badminton game videos on the internet.

On the other hand, the Badminton coach of UAD, M. Haqqiy Ady Saputra said that the performance of the team was extraordinary and beyond expectations. The results obtained were thanks to their togetherness, mental state, communication, as well as support from the supporters. (ard)

Men’s Team: Joko Rianto, Lalu Dwi K, Tomi Irawan, M. Wian Arifana, Bayu Astriyanto, Hafidh Mustofa, Fachriansyah, Ragat Subagia, Moh Rifqi F, Agung Septia H, Rauh Akbar, Yoja Wikes S.

 Women’s Team: Eksa Malvin M P, Ria Bakti Yuanasari, Utari Esi Faatihah, Vetty Nirmalasari.

Melalui GLS, Dosen PBSI UAD Tingkatkan Literasi Siswa

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Penguatan literasi siswa dan masyarakat terus menjadi perhatian banyak pihak. Seperti yang dilakukan dosen Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia (PBSI) Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) Dra. Sudarmini, M.Pd. dan Prof. Drs. Soeparno.

Keduanya melakukan pengabdian masyarakat melalui Gerakan Literasi Sekolah (GLS) untuk meningkatkan literasi siswa di SMP Muhammadiyah 9 Yogyakarta. Dari keterangan Sudarmini, kegiatan yang berlangsung (23-24/4/2018) ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan literasi siswa.

“Program GLS yang dicanangkan pemerintah belum tersosialisasikan dengan baik ke sekolah, termasuk di SMP Muhammadiyah 9 Yogyakarta. Kegiatan literasi di sekolah ini masih sangat rendah. Hal ini dapat dilihat dari rata-rata jam kunjung perpustakaan harian hanya mencapai lima persen dari jumlah siswa,” papar Sudarmini.

Ia menambahkan, kendala utama implementasi GLS di antaranya padatnya kegiatan dengan program lima hari sekolah, terbatasnya sumber daya manusia pelaksana karena harus dilaksanakan di luar jam belajar, dan terbatasnya sarana serta prasarana penunjang. Oleh karenanya, diperlukan mitra untuk mendampingi dan memberikan arahan yang dalam hal ini diperankan oleh perguruan tinggi melalui pengabdian kepada masyarakat.

GLS merupakan salah satu wujud kepedulian masyarakat terutama perguruan tinggi. Program ini menjadi salah satu program literasi secara nasional. Tujuannya untuk meningkatkan kemampuan literasi secara nasional maupun internasional. Literasi merupakan hal dasar yang wajib dikuasai setiap anak.

Di Indonesia, berdasarkan data dari Programme for International Student Assesment (PISA), lebih dari 50 persen anak Indonesia berusia 15 tahun tidak memiliki kemampuan dasar yang baik dalam membaca. Sumber tersebut menyebutkan bahwa tingkat literasi Indonesia masih pada peringkat 10 terbawah.

Sumber lain dari Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) terhadap orang dewasa usia 16-65 tahun di Jakarta, pada tahun 2015 menunjukkan lebih dari 70 persen individu berada di bawah level 1 (terendah) dalam hal literasi.

Berkaca dari fakta tersebut, Sudarmini dan tim merancang kegiatan penyuluhan dan kampanye GLS khusus untuk siswa. Di antaranya pelatihan membaca efektif (membaca sastra dan membaca SQ3R), pelatihan menulis (puisi, sinopsis, dan resensi), serta lomba menulis puisi dan resensi.

“Kegiatan ini tidak hanya dikhususkan kepada siswa saja. Semua unsur di sekolah termasuk kepala sekolah dan jajaran pimpinan, guru, staf tata usaha, perpustakaan, bahkan satpam turut terlibat. Program ini menjadi tanggung jawab bersama. Akan ada tindak lanjut kontrak kesepakatan hasilnya maksimal.”

Salah satu implementasi GLS yang memiliki andil besar meningkatkan literasi siswa dengan menghidupkan perpustakaan sekolah. Perpustakaan menjadi salah satu pusat aktivitas yang menyenangkan dalam rangka membangun literasi sekolah.

Pada kegiatan ini, Sudarmini melibatkan alumni dan mahasiswa PBSI sebagai mentor belajar siswa. Ia berharap, program GLS di SMP Muhammadiyah 9 Yogyakarta dapat meningkatkan kemampuan literasi siswa dan membudayakan kegiatan baca dan tulis. (ard)