Bulan Bahasa: An Event to Strengthen Indonesian Language

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The 2018 Bulan Bahasa commemoration at Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) coincides with the 37th Anniversary of Indonesian Language Education Study Program (PBSI). The event which was summarized in the 2018 Bulan Bahasa Festival raised the theme of "Indonesian Language and Literature Existence in Maintaining National Identity".

The event was enlivened by a national-level Indonesian Olympic which was attended by high school/vocational high school students. Additionally, there was a national-level essay contest for students and poetry musical for public participants. The Olympics were attended by 60 participants, 5 participants for the essay contest, and 8 participants for the poetry musical.

The 2018 Bulan Bahasa Festival was held in the west hall of UAD campus 4 on Jln. Ringroad Selatan, Tamanan, Bantul, Yogyakarta on Sunday (10/14/2018). On this occasion the Chairman of PBSI Study Program, Dra. Triwati Rahayu, M.Hum., delivered that this event was a part of PBSI Anniversary to contribute to Bulan Bahasa commemoration.

"Indonesian language is growing. In the future, it is possible for it to become an international language, at least in ASEAN. For that, everyone must realize the importance of Indonesian as a national identity," said Triwati.

Meanwhile, the Head of UAD Bureau of Student and Alumni Affairs (Bimawa), Dr. Dedi Pramono, M.Hum., asserted that language is the highest cultural product. "With language we can communicate and express our thoughts. However, it can also lead to a confrontation. Language has a special position that distinguishes humans from other creatures."

Dedi added that he respected PBSI which continued to hold and commemorate Bulan Bahasa. He expressed his hope that in the future there would be collaboration between PBSI and Bimawa so that there would be more participants in order for it to become a regular event at UAD and be a national-level event. (ard)

UAD signs MoU with Indosat Ooredoo

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In the industrial revolution era of 4.0, the world of education cannot be separated from technology that is becoming more advanced and keeps developing. The development of information technology will be needed to facilitate the implementation of education. Therefore, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD), as one of the universities that has nearly 30 thousand students, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PT Indosat Tbk.

The memorandum of understanding between the two parties was signed by the Rector of UAD, Dr. Kasiyarno, M.Hum., and Fuli Humaeroh, Group Head Regional Accounts of Indosat Ooredoo. The signing process took place on Wednesday (10/10/2018) at UAD campus 4 on Jln. Ringroad Selatan, Tamanan, Bantul, Yogyakarta, and was witnessed by all vice rectors, officials and lecturers of UAD, as well as Indosat Ooredoo staff.

On this occasion, Kasiyarno revealed that UAD would be developed into a university with the use of advanced technology. "Information technology is a part of science. Both complement each other. With technological sophistication, all information can be easily accessed, collected, managed and presented. "

With this easy access, the education process will become more attractive. There are many variations of learning methods that can be applied to increase knowledge for the learning process not to be monotonous and conventional.

Kasiyarno shared his expercation that lecturers at UAD were creative and innovative in developing information technology-based learning. "All lecturers must be technology literate, so they can create interesting learning media for students."

UAD has been collaborating with Indosat since 2014. So far, the collaboration between UAD and Indosat has supported the implementation of Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi including education, research, and community service.

On the other hand, Fuli Humaeroh expressed her gratitude for the trust given for Indosat Ooredoo to be able to collaborate with UAD. "We will provide the best telecommunication solutions for UAD. Indosat strongly supports the advancement of Indonesian education. With this cooperation, we hope to prepare young people with technological insights."

The implementation of cooperation between the two parties is not only in the field of information technology development, but there will also be public lectures, seminars, research, and even community service to support education in UAD. (ard)

UAD Showcases Local and Foreign Mosque Photo Collections

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Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) Yogyakarta exhibited 40 photo collections of mosques that were photographed within the country and abroad. The photos were exhibited with the theme "The Beauty of Mosque Photos from UAD", which were displayed during the 2018 Jogja Halal Fest (JHF) event at Jogja Expo Center from Thursday to Sunday (11-14/10/2018).

Dr. Muchlas, M.T., UAD Vice Rector I as well as the photographer of the photos, revealed that the majority of his photographs were taken while carrying out duties from UAD. Although he is working as a lecturer, he still allocates his time to do his hobby.

"It is not easy to allocate and manage time to teach, carry out duties as a vice rector, and do my photography hobby. Many photos were taken in Indonesia, some of which were taken abroad, such as in Turkey, Egypt, Arab and Malaysia," he said at the opening of the exhibition.

Even so, he stressed that he took the photographs as someone who had a hobby in photography, not as a professional. Muchlas also explained that he took those mosque photos as an attempt to document the existence of Islam inside the country, as well as abroad.

Meanwhile, the Rector of UAD, Dr. Kasiyarno, M.Hum., expressed his gratitude to the committe of the 2018 JHF who gave the opportunity to UAD to exhibit the mosque photo collections. This exhibition is also supported by students from UAD Lensa Student Activity Unit (UKM).

"This is the first time for JHF 2018 to have a photo exhibition from UAD. Hopefully, in the future, this collaboration can continue. For UKM Lensa students, this is a valuable experience that they cannot find in class. A hobby in photography must be practiced. No one knows if someday it can become a profession that supports future careers," said Kasiyarno.

On this occasion, Kasiyarno handed over the preamble to the committee as a symbol of the opening. In addition, there is a handover of photo collections of UAD Islamic Center Mosque to one of the JHF 2018 participants. (Ard)

Hari tanpa Bayangan di UAD

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Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) mengadakan pengamatan dan diskusi Hari tanpa Bayangan, Sabtu (13/10/2018), di kampus 4 UAD, Jln. Ringroad Selatan, Tamanan, Bantul, Yogyakarta. Fenomena ini diperingati dua kali dalam setahun, ketika posisi kulminasi matahari tepat di atas Kota Yogyakarta.

Kegiatan ini didukung Pusat Studi Astronomi (Pastron) UAD, Kelompok Studi Antariksa dan Astronomi (Andromeda) UAD, serta Pusat Tarjih Pimpinan Pusat Muhammadiyah. Hadir sebagai pemantik diskusi Yudhiakto Pramudya, Ph.D., Ketua Pastron, dan Dr. Muchlas, M.T. Wakil Rektor 1 UAD.

Pengamatan Hari tanpa Bayangan sengaja dilakukan di gedung kampus 4 UAD. Gedung ini mendukung pengamatan karena memiliki sebuah lubang berdiameter 30 sentimeter yang menembus lantai 1 hingga lantai 10.

Dari penjelasan Muchlas, lubang tersebut sengaja dibuat agar dapat difungsikan untuk menunjang pengamatan maupun penelitian terkait cahaya serta bayangan. “Salah satunya untuk pengamatan Hari tanpa Bayangan. Sebab, fenomena ini langka dan penting dikaji dari sisi ilmiahnya.”

Ia menambahkan, fenomena tersebut bisa diaplikasikan untuk menentukan arah kiblat melalui bayangan. “UAD mempunyai perhatian besar terhadap fenomena-fenomena alam, salah satunya Hari tanpa Bayangan. Kami berharap fenomena langka seperti ini bisa dideskripsikan keilmuannnya, sehingga bisa memberikan wawasan bagi mahasiswa dan dosen.”

Perlu diketahui, ketika matahari mengubah kulminasinya di kota Mekah atau di atas Kakbah, masyarakat Indonesia bisa menentukan arah kiblat dengan melihat bayangan tubuh, bangunan, atau benda lain yang mempunyai bayangan. (ard)

Bulan Bahasa: Ajang Penguatan Bahasa Indonesia

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Peringatan Bulan Bahasa 2018 di Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) bersamaan dengan Milad Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia (PBSI) ke-37. Acara yang terangkum dalam Festival Bulan Bahasa 2018 ini mengangkat tema “Eksistensi Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia dalam Mempertahankan Jati Diri Bangsa”.

Dalam rangkaiannya, acara ini dimeriahkan perlombaan olimpiade bahasa Indonesia tingkat nasional yang diikuti oleh siswa SMA/SMK/MA sederajat. Kemudian ada lomba esai tingkat nasional untuk mahasiswa, dan musikalisasi puisi untuk umum. Olimpiade diikuti 60 peserta, esai 5 peserta, dan musikalisasi puisi 8 peserta.

Festival Bulan Bahasa 2018 diselenggarakan di aula barat kampus 4 UAD, Jln. Ringroad Selatan, Tamanan, Bantul, Yogyakarta, Minggu (14/10/2018). Pada kesempatan ini, Ketua Program Studi PBSI, Dra. Triwati Rahayu, M.Hum. menyampaikan acara ini bagian dari Milad PBSI untuk menyemarakkan peringatan Bulan Bahasa.

“Bahasa Indonesia semakin berkembang, ke depan memungkinkan menjadi bahasa internasional, minimal ASEAN. Untuk itu, setiap orang harus menyadari pentingya bahasa Indonesia sebagai jati diri bangsa,” ungkap Triwati.

Sementara Kepala Biro Mahasiswa dan Alumni (Bimawa) UAD, Dr. Dedi Pramono, M.Hum. menegaskan bahasa merupakan produk budaya tertinggi. “Dengan bahasa kita bisa berkomunikasi, berekspresi. Tetapi, juga bisa menimbulkan konfrontasi. Bahasa memiliki kedudukan yang istimewa yang membedakan manusia dengan makhluk lainnya.”

Dedi menambahkan, salut kepada PBSI yang terus menyelenggarakan dan memperingati Bulan Bahasa. Ia berharap ke depan ada kolaborasi dengan Bimawa supaya lebih banyak pesertanya. Agar bisa menjadi event rutin di UAD yang bertaraf nasional. (ard)

UAD Holds Basic and Advanced Ethics Training

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Research Ethics Committee of Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) Yogyakarta, in collaboration with the National Health Research and Development Ethics Commission of Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia held basic and advanced ethics training. The event that was held at Tjokro Style Hotel (3-5/10/2018) presented Dr. Triono Soendoro, Ph.D as a speaker.

On this occasion, the Rector of UAD, Dr. Kasiyarno, M.Hum., expressed his gratitude to UAD Research Ethics Committee that had carried out regular training in the past few years.

"In this era, We have to pay respect to others well, especially in the field of research that uses human subjects. The duty of the ethics commission is to educate the people so that there are no human rights violations," he explained when giving a speech.

He added that humans needed to be dignified. According to him, in the realm of research we had to be used to the attitude of protecting and treating humans as human beings themselves. "There are ethos and empathy, not exploitation. The essence of this training is to respect and elevate human dignity," he said.

The training, which has been running since 2013, aims to increase understanding of ethical principles, moral responsibility and integrity. From the ethical side, each research and its results must be accountable.

On the other hand, Dr. Akrom, M.Kes. , the Head of UAD Ethics Committee, said that the training, which was intended for scholars and practitioners, had been held for the past five years. "Initially it was only for UAD, but until now many participants came from UAD. We give turn to UAD lecturers to take basic and advanced ethics training," explained Akrom.

According to him, the basic and advanced ethical training was usually only in the form of material. However it is now coupled with the latest information system (Sim) practices. It aims to improve the quality of research. "Ethics training becomes trustworthy, especially for health and psychology study programs because their research has a lot of contact with humans." (Ard)

Aliansi Peduli Umat Holds a Fundraising for Recent Disasters

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Alhamdulillah, fundraising has been carried out to help our brothers and sisters affected by earthquake and tsunami in Palu, Donggala and surrounding areas. The event, which was initiated by Aliansi Peduli Umat, lasted two days, from Sunday (07/10/2018) to Monday (8/10/2018). Five location points were used as places to raise funds, namely Giwangan Intersection, Kotagede Intersection, Jejeran Intersection, Block O Intersection and Janti Intersection. The event started at 15.30 and finished at 19.30 WIB.

The parties who participated in the fundraising action were PC IMM Djazman Al Kindi Yogyakarta, IMM UCY, Tapak Suci UAD, Hizbul Wathan UAD, IMM UAD, BEM UAD, Faculty BEM of UAD, HMPS UAD, Sahabat Dakwah of BEM UAD, Students of UAD, and UCY.

In the first day of the fundraising, Rp.22,000,000.00 was collected. Meanwhile, on the second day, there was a total of Rp.22,021,000.00 collected. The total amount of money from the fundraising will be distributed to disaster victims through LazizMu Regional Board of Muhammadiyah (PDM) of Yogyakarta.

 

UAD Teken MoU dengan Indosat Ooredoo

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Pada era revolusi industri 4.0, dunia pendidikan tidak dapat terlepas dari teknologi yang semakin maju dan berkembang. Pengembangan teknologi informasi akan sangat dibutuhkan untuk mempermudah penyelenggaraan pendidikan. Oleh karenanya, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) sebagai salah satu perguruan tinggi yang memiliki mahasiswa hampir 30 ribuan meneken Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dengan PT Indosat Tbk.

Nota kesepahaman antarkedua pihak ditandatangani Rektor UAD, Dr. Kasiyarno, M.Hum. dan Fuli Humaeroh, Group Head Regional Accounts Indosat Ooredoo. Proses penandatanganan berlangsung Rabu (10/10/2018) di kampus 4 UAD, Jln. Ringroad Selatan, Tamanan, Bantul, Yogyakarta, disaksikan seluruh wakil rektor, pejabat, dan dosen di lingkungan UAD, serta staf Indosat Ooredoo.

Dalam kesempatan ini, Kasiyarno mengungkapkan, akan mengembangkan UAD menjadi perguruan tinggi dengan pendayagunaan teknologi yang maju. “Teknologi informasi merupakan bagian dari ilmu pengetahuan. Keduanya saling melengkapi. Dengan kecanggihan teknologi, semua informasi bisa dengan mudah diakses, dikumpulkan, dikelola, dan disajikan.”

Dengan kemudahan tersebut, proses pendidikan akan menjadi lebih menarik. Ada banyak variasi pembelajaran yang dapat diterapkan unuk menunjuang peningkatan pengetahuan. Sehingga pembelajaran tidak terkesan monoton dan konvensional.

Kasiyarno berharap, dosen di UAD kreatif dan inovatif dalam mengembangkan pembelajaran berbasis pada teknologi informasi. “Semua dosen harus melek teknologi, sehingga dapat menciptakan media pembelajaran yang menarik bagi mahasiswa.”

UAD sudah bekerja sama sejak tahun 2014 dengan Indosat. Selama ini ada kolaborasi dari UAD maupun Indosat yang mendukung terselenggaranya Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi meliputi pendidikan, penelitian, dan pengabdian kepada masyarakat.

Sementara Fuli Kumaeroh menyampaikan terima kasihnya atas kepercayaan UAD bekerja sama dengan Indosat Ooredoo. “Kami aka memberi solusi telekomunikasi yang terbaik bagi UAD. Indosat sangat mendukung kemajuan pendidikan Indonesia. Dengan kerja sama ini kami berharap dapat mempersiapkan tenaga muda yang memiliki wawasan teknologi.”

Implementasi kerja sama kedua pihak tidak hanya dalam bidang pengembangan teknologi informasi. Tetapi akan ada kuliah umum, seminar, penelitian, bahkan pengabdian kepada masyarakat untuk mendukung pendidikan di UAD. (ard)

UAD Selenggarakan Pelatihan Etik Dasar dan Lanjut

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Komite Etik Penelitian Universitas Ahmad Dahlan UAD) Yogyakarta bekerja sama dengan Komisi Etik Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kesehatan Nasional Kementerian Kesehatan Republik Indonesia menyelenggarakan pelatihan etik dasar dan lanjut. Acara yang diselenggarakan di Tjokro Style Hotel (3-5/10/2018) menghadirkan Dr. Triono Soendoro, Ph.D.

Pada kesempatan ini, Rektor UAD, Dr. Kasiyarno, M.Hum. menyampaikan rasa terima kasihnya kepada Komite Etik Penelitian UAD yang telah melaksanakan pelatihan secara rutin dalam beberapa tahun terakhir.

“Di era ini, penghargaan terhadap orang lain harus baik. Apalagi di ranah penelitian yang menggunakan subjek manusia. Tugas komisi etik harus mengedukasi supaya tidak terjadi pelanggaran hak asasi manusia,” terangnya ketika memberi sambutan.

Ia menambahkan, manusia harus bermartabat. Menurutnya, dalam ranah penelitian harus ada sikap melindungi dan memperlakukan manusia sebagai manusia itu sendiri. “Ada etos dan empati, bukan eksploitasi. Esensi pelatihan ini untuk menghargai serta mengangkat harkat martabat manusia.”

Pelatihan yang sudah berjalan sejak 2013 ini bertujuan meningkatkan pemahaman terhadap prinsip–prinsip etik, tanggung jawab moral dan integritas. Dari sisi etik setiap penelitian maupun hasilnya harus bisa dipertanggungjawabkan.

Sementara Dr. Akrom, M.Kes. Ketua Komite Etik UAD, mengungkapkan, pelatihan yang diperuntukkan bagi akademisi dan praktisi ini sudah diselenggarakan sejak lima tahun lalu.

“Awalnya hanya untuk kalangan UAD, tetapi hingga sekarang banyak peserta yang berasal dari UAD. Kami memberi giliran kepada dosen-dosen UAD untuk mengikuti pelatihan etik dasar dan lanjut,” jelas Akrom.

Dari keterangannya, pelatihan etik dasar dan lanjutan biasanya hanya materi. Tetapi, sekarang ditambah dengan praktik sistem informasi (Sim) terbaru. Tujuannya untuk meningkatkan kualitas penelitian. “Pelatihan etik jadi keniscayaan, utamanya untuk program studi bidang kesehatan dan psikologi. Sebab penelitiannya banyak bersinggungan dengan manusia.” (ard)

UAD Pamerkan Koleksi Foto Masjid Luar dan Dalam Negeri

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Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) Yogyakarta  memamerkan 40 koleksi foto masjid yang dipotret di luar dan dalam negeri. Foto-foto tersebut dipamerkan dengan tema “Keindahan Foto Masjid dari UAD” yang dipajang selama gelaran Jogja Halal Fest (JHF) 2018 di Jogja Expo Center, Kamis-Minggu (11-14/10/2018).

Dr. Muchlas, M.T. Wakil Rektor I UAD sekaligus fotografer dari foto-foto tersebut mengungkapkan, hasil potretannya mayoritas diambil saat menjalankan tugas dari UAD. Meskipun berprofesi sebagi seorang dosen, ia tetap mengalokasikan waktu untuk menyalurkan hobi tersebut.

“Tidak gampang mengalokasikan dan membagi waktu untuk mengajar, menjalankan tugas sebagai wakil rektor, serta menyalurkan hobi fotografi. Banyak foto yang diambil di Indonesia, beberapa di antaranya diambil di luar negeri seperti Turki, Mesir, Arab, dan Malaysia,” ungkapnya saat pembukaan pameran.

Meski demikian, ia menegaskan, bahwa foto-fotonya diambil sebagi seorang penghobi fotografi, bukan sebagai profesional. Muchlas juga menjelaskan jika koleksi foto masjid tersebut sebagai usaha pendokumentasian eksistensi Islam di luar dan dalam negeri.

Sementara Rektor UAD, Dr. Kasiyarno, M.Hum. berterima kasih atas kepercayaan panitia JHF 2018 yang memberi kesempatan kepada UAD untuk memamerkan koleksi foto-foto masjid tersebut. Pameran ini juga didukung oleh mahasiswa dari Unit Kegiatan Mahasiswa (UKM) Lensa UAD.

“Ini pertama kalinya JHF 2018 dan pameran foto dari UAD. Semoga ke depan kerja sama ini bisa berlanjut. Bagi mahasiswa UKM Lensa, ini adalah pengalaman berharga yang tidak didapatkan di perkuliahan. Hobi fotografi harus terus diasah, siapa tahu kelak bisa menjadi profesi yang menunjang karier masa depan,” tandas Kasiyarno.

Dalam kesempatan ini, Kasiyarno menyerahkan mukadimah pameran koleksi foto-foto masjid kepada panitia sebagai simbolis pembukaan. Selain itu, ada pemberian satu koleksi foto Masjid Islamic Center UAD kepada salah satu peserta JHF 2018. (ard)