Dr. Salamatun Asakdiyah, M.Si., Mumpuni di Bidang Manajemen Pemasaran

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Dekan Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis (FEB) UAD Dra. Salamatun Asakdiyah, M.Si. berhasil meraih gelar doktor ilmu ekonomi dari Program Pascasarjana Fakultas Ekonomi Universitas Islam Indonesia (FE UII), Sabtu (20/1). Bu Diyah—begitu nama sapaan beliau—dinyatakan lulus dengan predikat “Memuaskan” dari Program Doktor Ilmu Ekonomi PPs FE UII. “Alhamdulillah, semoga ilmu yang saya peroleh ini bermanfaat,” ucapnya.

Di bawah bimbingan promotor Prof. Dr. Suyudi Mangunwihardjo dan kopromotor 1 Drs. Asmai Ishak, M.Bus., Ph.D. dan kopromotor 2 Dr. Yuni Istanto, S.E., M.Si., Diyah menulis disertasi berjudul “Membangun Komunikasi Word of Mouth Melalui Akseden dan Konsekuensi Kualitas Pelayanan Perguruan Tinggi”. Saat itu, kata Diyah, hadir Dewan Penguji, antara lain, Nandang Sutrisno, S.H., LLM., M.Hum., Ph.D (Ketua Sidang), Dr. Zainal Mustafa E.Q., M.M. (Penguji 1), Dr. M. Irhas Effendi, S.E., M.Si. (Penguji 2), Drs. Anas Hidayat, M.B.A., Ph.D. (Penguji 3), dan promotor serta kopromotor 1 dan 2.

Diyah menjelaskan, setelah berhasil meraih gelar doktor, dirinya akan menulis buku, melakukan penelitian, dan menulis artikel yang dipublikasikan dalam jurnal ilmiah. “Di samping itu, saya juga akan aktif dalam kegiatan lain yang mendukung peningkatan Tridarma Perguruan Tinggi,” ujar istri dari Drs. Subarjo Suroso dan ibu dari Rizkiya Ayu Maulida, S.IP., M.A. dan Faris Mujaddid Adinugroho, S.E.

Sebelum menjadi Dekan FEB UAD, Diyah pernah diamanahi sebagai Pembantu Dekan FE UAD. Setelah itu, ia fokus untuk menempuh studi S-3 di PPs FE UII Bidang Pemasaran (Marketing). Dari sejumlah penelitian dan publikasinya selama ini, Diyah memang sosok yang mumpuni di bidang manajemen pemasaran. Selamat dan semoga sukses selalu, Bu! (dok/sdy)

UAD Bantu Gaji Guru SD Muhammadiyah Girikerto

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Salah satu hal yang memprihatinkan di Indonesia yakni kesejahteraan guru yang masih jauh dari layak. Idealnya, kesejahteraan guru seperti di Finlandia. Di negara tersebut, jam sekolah pendek, gaji guru besar, dan prestasinya terdepan karena memang sistem pendidikannya terbaik di dunia. Gaji guru hampir setara dengan dokter.

Dokter bisa menyelamatkan jiwa, dan guru tidak kalah hebatnya. Pahlawan tanpa tanda jasa ini dapat mendidik dan mengajar seorang anak hingga menjadi seorang dokter.

Terkait dengan guru, Kamis (7/6/2018) Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) memberikan bantuan gaji sebesar 500 ribu rupiah kepada sepuluh guru di SD Muhammadiyah Girikerto, Turi, Sleman, Yogyakarta. Sebelumnya para guru ini hanya mendapat gaji 500 ribu setiap bulan. Mulai Juli 2018, mereka akan mendapat 1 juta rupiah.

Secara resmi bantuan tersebut diserahkan oleh Rektor UAD Dr. Kasiyarno, M.Hum. didampingi Wakil Rektor I Dr. Muchlas M.T., Kepala CIRNOV Prof. Hariyadi, Ph.D., Kepala LPPM Dr. Widodo, M.Si., Dekan FMIPA Drs. Aris Thobirin, M.Si., dan Ketua PCM Turi Bambang Rahmanto.

Acara tersebut bersamaan dengan pelepasan 20 siswa kelas VI SD Girikerto dan pemberian hadiah kepada pemenang lomba tamanisasi yang diselenggarakan oleh FMIPA UAD. Saat ini, jumlah siswa di sekolah yang dikepalai Nurul Muslichatin, S.Pd. itu sekitar 110 orang. Sementara guru dan staf berjumlah 13, 3 di antaranya sudah berstatus pegawai negeri.

Dalam sambutannya, Kasiyarno mengungkapkan baru sekali mengunjungi Girikerto. Ia mengapresiasi FMIPA yang menjadikan SD di lereng Merapi ini sebagai pilot project untuk penelitian dan pengabdian masyarakat.

“UAD sebagai perguruan tinggi berkomitmen untuk turut memajukan pendidikan di Indonesia. Semoga bantuan yang kami berikan bisa memacu guru-guru tekun mendidik siswa agar berprestasi dan lebih berkualitas,” ujarnya.

Ia juga berpesan kepada para siswa agar belajar dengan tekun supaya bisa menjadi manusia yang berilmu dan sukses. Selain itu, Kasiyarno menginginkan orangtua di lereng Merapi dapat menyekolahkan putra-putrinya sampai jenjang pendidikan yang tertinggi.

“Ilmu akan bermanfaat untuk berbagai kepentingan manusia. Maka, jadilah orang sukses dan punya banyak ilmu,” paparnya di depan para siswa dan orangtua wali siswa.

Sementara Nurul Muslichatin mengungkapkan kebahagiannya atas bantuan dari UAD. “Berkat kerja sama dengan UAD, kami yakin bisa maju dan bersaing dengan sekolah lain. UAD memberikan kami banyak pengalaman pembelajaran yang bisa menjadi modal untuk meningkatkan keilmuan,” tandasnya.

Perlu diketahui, UAD melalui FMIPA sudah menjalin kerja sama dengan SD Muhammadiyah Girikerto selama beberapa tahun belakangan. Di antaranya dengan melakukan pembelajaran luar kelas dan memberikan ilmu sains. Siswa juga dikenalkan dengan alat peraga seperti roket dan sistem kerja kapal. (ard)

UAD Helps SD Girikerto with the Provision of Teacher Salary

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One of the things that are concerning in Indonesia is the welfare of teachers that is still far from being decent. Ideally, the welfare of teachers is like that in Finland. In Finland, the school hour is short, the teacher salary is great, and their achievements are outstanding because they have the best education system in the world. Teacher salary is almost equivalent to that of doctors.

Doctors can save lives, and teachers are no less great. This unsung hero can educate and teach a student to become a doctor.

Related to the issue, on Thursday (7/6/2018), Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) provided a salary of 500 thousand rupiah to ten teachers in Girikerto Elementary School, Turi, Sleman, Yogyakarta. Previously, these teachers only got a salary of 500 thousand every month. Starting from July 2018, they will get 1 million rupiah salary.

Officially, the money was handed over by the Rector of UAD, Dr. Kasiyarno, M.Hum., accompanied by Vice Rector I, Dr. Muchlas M.T., the Head of CIRNOV, Prof. Hariyadi, Ph.D., the Head of LPPM, Dr. Widodo, M.Si., the Dean of FMIPA, Drs. Aris Thobirin, M.Si., and PCM Chairman, Turi Bambang Rahmanto.

The event coincided with the release of 20 graduates of SD Girikerto and the distribution of prizes to the garden decorating competition participants organized by FMIPA UAD. Currently, the number of students in that school, with Nurul Muslichatin, S.Pd. as the principal, is about 110 students. Meanwhile, the number of teachers and staff amounted to 13. Three of them are civil servants.

In his speech, Kasiyarno revealed that he only visited Girikerto once. He appreciated the efforts made by FMIPA to make the school, which was located on the slope of Merapi Mountain, as a pilot project for their research and community service.

"UAD is a university which is committed to help advance the education in Indonesia. Hopefully the help we provide can motivate the teachers to diligently educate students to achieve more," he said.

He also advised students to study diligently in order to become a knowledgeable and successful man. In addition, Kasiyarno expressed his expectation that the students’ parents could send their sons and daughters to universities or higher level of education.

"Knowledge will be beneficial for humans. So, be successful and gain a lot of knowledge," he explained in front of the students and their parents.

Meanwhile, Nurul Muslichatin expressed her happiness over the help given by UAD. "Thanks to the cooperation with UAD, we believe we can move forward and compete with other schools. UAD provides us with many learning experiences that can be used to improve our teaching and learning quality," she said.

It has to be noted that UAD, through FMIPA, has been cooperating with SD Girikerto for several years. The cooperation is in various forms, including learning outdoors and the provision of science learning activities. Students are also introduced with various teaching media, such as those to explain rocket and ship working systems. (ard)

UAD as Indonesia’s Best Private University of 2018

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Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) became Indonesia’s best private university (PTS) of 2018 according to the rank of Science and Technology Index (Sinta) of Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education (Kemenristekdikti). Sinta is a web-based system owned by Kemenristekdikti to rank universities and non-universities, map expertise of researchers/ lecturers, and rank the performance of national and international journals in Indonesia.

On the rank, UAD scored 11.306 and surpassed several major state universities (PTN) in Indonesia. Nationally, UAD is ranked 10th of all state universities and private universities, as well as the 11th if non-universities are included.

In response to this, the Rector of UAD, Dr. Kasiyarno, M.Hum., expressed his appreciation to the lecturers and managers of UAD journals and scientific publications who had worked hard over the past two years.

"This achievement is a hard work and a form of commitment to advance UAD. We will continue to encourage the improvement of the quality of UAD and Indonesian universities to advance internationally. We also hope that more UAD lecturers will receive research grants and scientific publications," he said.

Meanwhile, the Head of Institute of Scientific Publication (LPPI) of UAD, Dr. Tole Sutikno, S.T., M.T., Ph.D., MIET., revealed that this achievement was the greatest achievement in history.

"UAD's policy has a tremendous impact on the scientific publications and research conducted by lecturers. This achievement certainly also has some impact nationally. "

From the description delivered by Tole Sutikno, the current scientific publications and research conducted by Indonesian lecturers had been able to compete with the ASEAN countries, while last year Indonesia was still left behind.

It has to be noted that UAD is included in the top 10 universities based on the number of citations according to Google Scholar. On the other hand, in the top 50 best lecturers/ researchers in Indonesia, one UAD lecturer’s name is listed on the 26th, namely Tole Sutikno. Telkomnika Telecommunication Computing Electronics and Control of UAD is also recorded as Indonesia's best journal of 2018 among all journals managed by PTN/ PTS. (ard)

Empowering the Elderly through Taro-Based Products

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Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY), especially Sleman Regency, is a real example of the region that has a major contribution to the increase of the elderly population. The average life expectancy (UHH) in this region reaches 75.1 years, the highest in Indonesia. Meanwhile UHH in DIY Province is 73.2 years.

The increasing of UHH in Indonesia is a reflection of the increasing health of its citizens. However, if not managed properly, it will cause various social problems that will hinder its development.

In society, the elderly is always associated with someone who needs assistance and a burden to the family and the people around. One effort to overcome the problem of the high number of elderly is by empowering them.

Based on the problem, three lecturers of Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) initiated a thematic workshop entitled "The Training of Elderly Families Economic Empowerment". Those lecturers were Ratu Matahari, S.K.M., M.A., M.Kes., a lecturer of Faculty of Public Health (FKM), Fitriana Putri Utami, S.K.M., M.Kes.. a lecturer of FKM, and Azis Ikhsanudin, S.Si., M.Sc. from the Faculty of Psychology.

The elderly economic empowerment event was held on Friday (1/6/2018) at the food business lecture hall in Unit B of campus 2 UAD. About 27 students from Faculty of Psychology, Economics and Business, Engineering, and Pharmacy also contributed to this activity.

The training covered the practice of making steamed taro brownies, taro cookies, taro semprong (crispy roll snack), taro chips, uwuh (traditional herbal drink) syrup, and instant uwuh drink. The selection of taro and family medicinal plants as the main ingredients aimed to improve the utilization of abundant local food sources in the area of ​​Sendangsari village, Sleman. The goal is to improve the economy of the elderly.

The event is a series of Community Service (PPM) of Student Study Service (KKN) funded by Kemenristekdikti 2018.

The empowerment of the elderly will be implemented in three villages, namely Parakan Wetan, Parakan Kulon, and Plembon, Sendangsari, Sleman regency. The next events of KKN PPM include product marketing training, family medicinal planting (toga), and elderly gymnastic training. (doc)

UAD PTS Terbaik Indonesia 2018

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Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) menjadi perguruan tinggi swasta (PTS) terbaik Indonesia 2018 dari pemeringkatan Science and Technology Index (Sinta) Kementerian Riset, Teknologi, dan Pendidikan Tinggi (Kemenristekdikti). Sinta merupakan sistem berbasis web yang dimiliki Kemenristekdikti untuk meranking perguruan tinggi dan nonperguruan tinggi, memetakan kepakaran dosen/peneliti, dan meranking kinerja jurnal nasional serta internasional yang ada di Indonesia.

Pada pemeringkatan Kemenristekdikti, UAD memperoleh skor 11,306 dan melampaui beberapa perguruan tinggi negeri (PTN) besar di Indonesia. Secara nasional, UAD di peringkat 10 pada pemeringkatan seluruh PTN dan PTS, serta peringkat 11 jika ditambah nonperguruan tinggi.

Menanggapi hal ini, Rektor UAD, Dr. Kasiyarno, M.Hum. mengapresiasi dosen serta pengelola jurnal dan publikasi ilmiah UAD yang telah bekerja keras selama dua tahun belakangan.

“Prestasi ini merupakan kerja keras dan komitmen untuk memajukan UAD. Kami akan terus mendorong peningkatan kualitas UAD dan perguruan tinggi Indonesia agar masuk ke ranking dunia. Kami juga berharap semakin banyak dosen UAD yang memperoleh dana hibah penelitian dan publikasi ilmiah,” tandasnya.

Sementara Kepala Lembaga Penerbitan dan Publikasi Ilmiah (LPPI) UAD, Dr. Tole Sutikno, S.T.,M.T.,Ph.D.,MIET. mengungkapkan, pencapaian ini merupakan yang terbaik sepanjang sejarah.

“Kebijakan UAD berdampak luar biasa bagi publikasi ilmiah dan penelitian dosen. Pencapaian ini tentu juga berdampak secara nasional.”

Dari keterangan Tole Sutikno, saat ini publikasi ilmiah dan penelitian dosen Indonesia sudah dapat bersaing dengan negara-negara ASEAN. Sementara tahun lalu masih tertinggal sangat jauh.

Perlu diketahui, UAD masuk 10 besar perguruan tinggi berdasarkan jumlah sitasi menurut Google Scholar. Sedangkan pada 50 besar dosen/peneliti terbaik di Indonesia, UAD mencatatkan satu nama dosennya pada urutan ke-26, yakni Tole Sutikno. UAD juga mencatatkan Telkomnika Telecommunication Computing Electronics and Control sebagai jurnal terbaik Indonesia 2018 di antara seluruh jurnal yang dikelola PTN/PTS. (ard)

UAD Scholarships for Al-Qur’an Hafiz

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As an Islamic university, in Ramadan of 1439 H, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) organized the annual Ramadan event, entitled Ramadan di Kampus (RDK) or Ramadan at Campus. One of the events that drew a lot of attention from civitas academica and and the general public was Haflah Nuzulul Quran which took place on Saturday (2/6/2018).

On this occasion, there are seven qari and qariah (a person who recites the Quran with the proper rules of recitation or tajwid) of national and international level that present Qur'an verses recitation at the Mosque of UAD Islamic Center on Jln. Ringroad Selatan, Tamanan, Bantul, Yogyakarta. On the same day, from morning till noon, there was a Qur’an reading of 30 juz by 20 student hafiz and hafizah.

Dr. Kasiyarno, M.Hum., UAD Rector in his speech said, the hafiz would get special attention from UAD, including full scholarships to complete their undergraduate studies.

"Lately, a lot of hafiz and hafizah start to appear. At UAD, we will provide scholarships for Qur'an hafiz and hafizah of at least 10 juz. Last year, there were about 15 people who got scholarships. Hopefully, the number will increase this year. The awarding of the scholarship is a form of the attention given by UAD to the students," he said.

In line with Kasiyarno, the Chairman of Mosque Takmir of IC UAD, H. Nurkholis M.Ag., said that 20 hafiz and hafizah got scholarships from Margaria Group.

"The scholarship is a form of appreciation. We expect the number of hafiz and hafizah at UAD will increase. "

Meanwhile, the qari who recited the Qur’an verses included Ustaz Dr. H. M. Nur, M. Ag. (National qari), Ustaz H. Hervan Said, S. Ag. (International qari), Ustazah Dra. Hj. Rita Maesaroh (National qariah), Ustaz Ahmad Nabil Mubarak (First place winner of National Student MTQ in 2017), Ustazah Hj. Siti Muthmainah (National qariah), Anas Bijaksana (Little qari, First place winner of MTQ DIY), and Yusuf Ramadhan, Indonesian representative for ASEAN MTQ. (ard)

UAD Signs MoU with a University in Russia

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Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with People Friendship University of Russia (RUDN). RUDN is one of the 10 best Russian universities located in Moscow. The signing was done by the Rector of UAD, Dr. Kasiyarno, M.Hum., accompanied by the Head of UAD International Program, Dr. Dwi Santoso, Ph.D., and several staff of the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (KBRI) in Russia.

The cooperation includes a variety of academic activities such as student exchanges, joint research, joint seminars, visiting professors, and joint publication. The targeted study programs also vary, from Pharmacy, Engineering, Public Health, Medical Education, to Social Studies.

"However, for a start, the cooperation will be focused on Pharmacy, Public Health, and Medical Education study programs. Those are the excellent study programs of RUDN," said Dwi Santoso on Sunday (27/05/2018).

On the occasion, the Director of the Medical Institute of RUDN, Prof. Aleksei Abramov, the Vice Rector for Foreign Cooperation, and several professors from the Medical Institute spoke and inquired directly through a video call with the Dean of UAD Faculty of Pharmacy, Dr. Dyah Aryani Perwitasari, M.Si., Ph.D., Apt., about the academic excellence of the faculty.

The topics they discussed included accredited scientific publications, both nationally and internationally, the types of research that had been undertaken, the number of students, partner universities, the lecturers, and other excellence of the Faculty of Pharmacy.

As a follow up to the MoU, in the near future RUDN delegates will be invited to UAD to provide guest lectures at several faculties and to discuss further and more details on the cooperation to be undertaken. This cooperation is also strongly supported by the Indonesian Embassy for Russia.

On the previous occasion, Indonesian Ambassador for Russia, M. Wahid Supriyadi, said that Russia was an advanced country in various fields, especially modern technology. Therefore, he strongly encouraged universities in Indonesia to cooperate with universities in Russia.

The embassy will provide full support related to academic activities to improve the quality of education in Indonesia. In addition to the MoU, UAD delegates also had the opportunity to attend an international conference hosted by QS Worldwide located at RUDN in Moscow, Russia.

On this occasion, UAD delegates met with more than 300 delegates from all over the world in order to improve the quality of education and the university rank, so that it could compete on the international level. With UAD being recognized internationally, it is expected that there is an increase in the number of foreign students studying at UAD. (doc / ard)

Pemberdayaan Lansia melalui Produk Berbahan Talas

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Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta (DIY), khususnya Kabupaten Sleman, merupakan contoh riil daerah yang memiliki kontribusi besar terhadap peningkatan populasi lansia. Rata-rata umur harapan hidup (UHH) di kabupaten ini mencapai 75,1 tahun, sekaligus tertinggi di Indonesia. Sementara UHH di tingkat Provinsi DIY 73,2 tahun.

Meningkatnya UHH di Indonesia adalah cerminan dari meningkatnya derajat kesehatan warganya. Namun, jika tidak dikelola dengan baik akan menimbulkan berbagai masalah sosial yang akan menghambat laju pembangunan.

Dalam masyarakat, lansia selalu identik sebagai seseorang yang tidak berdaya dan menjadi beban bagi keluarga dan orang lain. Salah satu upaya untuk mengatasi masalah tingginya jumlah lansia adalah dengan pemberdayaan.

Berdasarkan permasalahan tersebut, tiga dosen Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) menginisiasi kegiatan pembekalan tematik “Pelatihan Pemberdayaan Perekonomian Keluarga Lansia”. Dosen tersebut di antaranya Ratu Matahari, S.K.M.,M.A.,M.Kes. dosen Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat (FKM), Fitriana Putri Utami, S.K.M.,M.Kes. dosen FKM, dan Azis Ikhsanudin, S.Si.,M.Sc. dari Fakultas Farmasi.

Kegiatan pemberdayaan ekonomi lansia dilaksanakan Jumat (1/6/2018) di ruang kuliah bisnis makanan, kampus 2 UAD Unit B. Sekitar 27 mahasiswa dari Fakultas Psikologi, Ekonomi dan Bisnis, Fakultas Teknik, serta Fakultas Farmasi turut berkontribusi pada kegiatan ini.

Pembekalan diisi dengan praktik membuat brownies talas kukus, cookies talas, semprong talas, keripik talas, sirup uwuh, dan minuman uwuh instan. Pemilihan bahan dasar talas dan tanaman obat keluarga bertujuan untuk meningkatkan pemanfaatan sumber bahan pangan lokal yang melimpah di wilayah Desa Sendangsari, Sleman. Tujuannya tak lain untuk meningkatkan perekonomian keluarga lansia.

Kegiatan tersebut merupakan rangkaian Kuliah Kerja Nyata (KKN) Pengabdian pada Masyarakat (PPM) yang didanai oleh Kemenristekdikti tahun 2018.

Pemberdayaan lansia akan dilaksanakan di tiga dukuh, yaitu Dukuh Parakan Wetan, Parakan Kulon, dan Plembon Desa Sendangsari Kabupaten Sleman. Rangkaian kegiatan KKN PPM selanjutnya adalah pelatihan pemasaran produk, penanaman tanaman obat keluarga (toga), serta pelatihan senam sehat lansia. (doc)

UAD Hosts PWM DIY Ramadan Al-Qur’an Study of 1439 H

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Universitas Ahmad Dahlan University (UAD) was trusted to be the host of Muhammadiyah Regional Leadership (PWM) DIY Ramadan Al-Qur’an Study of 1439 H on June 1-3, 2018. The study, entitled "Da’wah for Developing Islam" was held in the west hall of UAD campus 4 building on Jln. Ringroad Selatan, Tamanan, Bantul, Yogyakarta.

According to Arum Priadi, M. Pd., BI., the chairman of the committee, the selection of the theme was because Muhammadiyah just entered the second century being strongly committed to the enlightenment movement as a continuation of the renewal movement that was carried out in the first century.

"The Enlightenment Movement is the actualization of da’wah and tajdid mission that is transformative, which is dynamic change strategy that emphasizes the process of liberating, empowering, and advancing people's life," explained Arum.

The enlightenment is realized in all fields, including business fields of Muhammadiyah. It does not stop as a mere thought, so it is realized in a movement that enlightens the lives of the people, nation, and universal humanity. In the development of da'wah, the enlightenment movement is actualized through a community-based enlightenment da’wah model aimed for heterogeneous social groups and the rapid growth of Indonesian society today.

The study was attended by all elements of leadership from the provincial level (provinces), regional level (districts/ cities), branch level (sub-district), to the sub-section level (urban village).

Meanwhile, UAD Rector, Kasiyarno, M.Hum., in his speech expressed his gratitude since UAD was given the trust to organize the annual Ramadan event of PWM. Related to the theme of the study, Kasiyarno highlighted that Muhammadiyah should utilize technology for da’wah, especially in the community.

"The community is already varied. Muhammadiyah must be able to keep in touch with those communities. There should be technology utilization. The challenge that Muhammadiyah currently faces is the virtual community," he said.

On the other hand, Drs. Gita Dhanu Pranata, M.M. the Chairman of PWM DIY conveyed that the presenters of the study for this year were da'wah performers. "The current trend is da'wah through information technology. Muhammadiyah must formulate strategies and methods to adjust with the current condition," he said. (ard)