The Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) welcomed a visit from the FEB Universitas Nusa Cendana (UNDANA) Kupang on Thursday, August 8, 2024. The delegation, led by Dr. Apriana H.J. Fanggidae, SE., M.Si., Dean of FEB UNDANA, was welcomed by the Dean’s Office, Heads of Programs, and Development Economics Study Program (DESP) lecturers at FEB UNS.

In his welcome remarks, Tastaftiyan Risfandy, S.E., M.Sc., Ph.D., Vice Dean for Planning, Business Partnership, and Information, extended his greetings and thanks to Dr. Apriana and her team for their visit to FEB UNS.

Tastaftiyan highlighted that UNS has transitioned from a Public Service Agency (PTN-BLU) to a Legal Entity State University (PTN-BH), based on Government Regulation No. 56 of 2020 concerning UNS Surakarta PTN-BH.

He further explained that the faculty-level transformation involves achieving international accreditation. “Achieving international accreditation is not just about obtaining the accreditation itself, but also about the process to attain it, which helps in creating a better culture and governance within the faculty,” he noted.

At the end of his speech, Tastaftiyan invited the FEB UNDANA delegation to engage in direct discussions with Bhimo Rizky Samudro, Ph.D., Head of the DESP Program, and other DESP lecturers present, hoping that the visit would be beneficial for both FEB UNDANA and FEB UNS.

Meanwhile, Dr. Apriana explained that the purpose of her visit was to benchmark the program to the Development Economics Study Program at FEB UNS, as her faculty is currently preparing for reaccreditation. She highlighted that one crucial aspect of the accreditation document is related to benchmarking quality management practices in program development.

Consequently, FEB UNDANA chose FEB UNS as their benchmark. Dr. Apriana also introduced the members of her delegation, including the Vice Dean 1, Program Coordinators, Quality Control Team, and lecturers from the S1 Development Economics Program at UNDANA.

The discussion proceeded smoothly and was concluded with a gift exchange between FEB UNS and FEB UNDANA, followed by a group photo.