FEB UNS Faculty Members Join the In-House Training in Export, Import, Logistics and Freight Forwarder
The Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Sebelas Maret (FEB UNS) collaborates with the Indonesia Association of Logistics and Forwarder (ALFI) Institute to organize an In-house Training in Export, Import, Logistics, and Freight Forwarder, on Monday to Thursday, 10-13 February 2020 in Student Lounge room, 4th Building FEB UNS.
The training was attended by 16 FEB UNS Faculty members and is opened directly by the Dean of FEB UNS, Prof. Drs. Djoko Suhardjanto, M.Com.(Hons)., Ph.D., Ak.
the Dean of FEB UNS (middle) deliver the opening remarks
In his opening remarks, Prof. Djoko conveys that this training is a response to the idea initiated by the Minister of Education and Culture (Mendikbud) of the Republic of Indonesia, Nadiem Anwar Makarim regarding “Kampus Merdeka”.
One of the Mendikbud ideas that need a quick response is the 5-3 learning formula, where the students follow lectures in the campus for 5 semesters and the following 3 semesters the students can join the lectures outside the faculty (to the other faculty), other universities, or taking an internship in the industries.
“For the outside the campus lecture, I would agree that the students take courses in the industry,” he stressed. This training is also an effort to bring the campus closer to the real world. The students are expected to stay grounded and starting to understand the issues that are happening in their environment.
Moreover, the new accreditation standard, requires that 80% of the graduates are absorbed by the industry or are capable to establish employment; otherwise, the accreditation score would be lower. The idea initiated by the Mendikbud should be responded to in order for FEB UNS to survive at the national and international levels.
Two trainers from ALFI Institute on the first training day
It is expected that after following this training, the Faculty members can share the knowledge to the students. At the end of his remarks, the Dean mentioned that the collaboration with industry sector needs to be improved. The laboratory in FEB UNS can be used as a training spot by inviting participants from various institutions and other higher education.
The training that was held for 4 days was led by 6 trainers from ALFI Institute. The material delivered were Freight Forwarding Services and Multimode Transport, Packaging and Document for Export-Import, Sales Contract and Documentary Credit, Other International Payment, Customs in Export and Import, and Trade Facilitation and SKA International Goods Classification.