The Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS), welcomed a visit from the Program Manager of the Master of Science Study Program and Doctoral Program at Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM). The warm ana amiable welcoming ceremony took place on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, in Assembly Room 1 of Soeharno TS Building, FEB UNS.

The entourage led by the Coordinator of the Master of Science Study Program and Doctoral Program of FEB UGM, Prof. Catur Sugiyanto, M.S., Ph.D., was welcomed by the Dean, Head of Study Program for the Master’s and Doctoral Study Program FEB UNS, Head of UPM (Quality Assurance Unit) and P4M FEB.

In his speech, the Dean of FEB UNS, Prof. Djoko Suhardjanto, M.Com (Hons), Ph.D., Ak., welcomed the Head of the FEB UGM Master of Science and Doctoral Program and staff for their visit to FEB UNS. Prof. Djoko also introduced FEB UNS leaders who were attending the event to welcome the team from UGM. Further he shares a highlight of the FEB UNS Masters and Doctoral program profile.

To this day, FEB UNS has three Master’s Study Programs, namely Master of Accounting, Master of Management, and Master of Economics and Development Studies, and one Doctoral Program in Economics. Prof. Djoko also explained the general stages that must be passed by the Master’s and Doctoral programs students until graduation.

“As a graduation requirement, there is a UNS Rector Regulation that requires Masters’ students to publish in international journal or Sinta 2 national journals, while Doctoral Program student is required to publish in reputable international journals,” he explained.

Meanwhile, Prof. Catur as the leader of the UGM entourage expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to visit FEB UNS. “Our main goal is to learn from the younger ones, usually the young ones are more dynamic. Thus, in order to not be left behind we have to visit others more often. This morning we met with our colleagues at UI to discuss Bachelor (S1), Graduate (S2), and Doctoral (S3) study programs, and now we meet with FEB UNS to discuss Masters and Doctoral programs at UNS,” he said.

He further reveals that the program manager for the Master of Science and Doctoral Program at UGM would like to know more about scientific publications that have been carried out by FEB UNS intensively. The discussion lasted for about two hours and went seamlessly. Hopefully, the discussion will bring benefits for FEB UGM and also UNS.