SOLO \u2014 Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta (UMS) reaffirmed its\ncommitment to continued growth based on quality, public benefit and a\ncontribution to civilisation. The commitment was conveyed at an open\nSenate meeting held as part of the university\u2019s 68th anniversary\nceremony at the KH Ahmad Dahlan Edutorium building on Saturday (24\nOctober 2026).<\/p>\n
The event provided an opportunity to reflect on UMS\u2019s journey and\nreaffirm the university\u2019s future direction. This year\u2019s anniversary\ntheme was \u201cStrengthening Synergy, Spreading Benefit and Strengthening\nCivilisation\u201d, with an emphasis on synergy, impact and\nsustainability.<\/p>\n
UMS Rector Prof Harun Joko Prayitno reported that the university\ncontinued to grow, as reflected in its student population. UMS now has\nmore than 31,000 active students from 436 regencies and municipalities.\nOf these, 25.8% come from outside Central Java and 10.4% from outside\nJava.<\/p>\n
Growth was also evident in new student admissions, with an increase\nin the number of students completing registration. Harun said\nregistrations currently amount to about 30% of the total number of\napplicants converted into registered students.<\/p>\n
In his report, Harun also presented UMS\u2019s performance in implementing\nits Strategic Plan (Renstra) for the 2025\/2026 academic year. The plan\ncontains 111 performance indicators. Realisation data are available for\n109 indicators, or 98.2% of the total. Of those, 66 indicators have met\nor exceeded their targets, while a further 15 are close to doing so.<\/p>\n
Overall, the average achievement across all measurable indicators was\n113.3% of target. This, the report said, showed that most UMS\nperformance indicators were progressing in line with the direction set\nout in the strategic plan.<\/p>\n
The highest-performing pillar was the transformation of UMS\u2019s\nplanning and quality systems through data integration, evidence-based\npolicy and continuous quality improvement, which achieved 153.6% of its\ntarget.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the pillar covering the transformation of UMS\u2019s\ninfrastructure and financial governance towards a modern, independent,\naccountable and sustainable university achieved 82.6%. This area will\nrequire greater attention in the university\u2019s future development.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease pray for us; hopefully UMS can grow on the basis of quality,\ngradually and continuously advancing,\u201d Harun said.<\/p>\n
He said UMS\u2019s future development would involve a number of strategic\nsteps, from making the most of opportunities and expanding services to\nstrengthening foundations, resilience and financial independence. The\nuniversity would also continue to develop research, community service,\nimpactful and commercially oriented publications, and its networks.<\/p>\n
Harun stressed that every member of the UMS academic community had an\nimportant role in building a university that was high-quality,\naffordable, grounded in Islamic values and able to deliver tangible\nbenefits.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet us work together to ensure that UMS graduates have strong career\nprospects. They should not only find work, but also have the capacity to\ninnovate and become entrepreneurs, work in line with their expertise and\ncompetencies, and become pioneers of change in their communities,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
He also called for UMS research, community service, innovation and\npublications to have greater impact and potential for downstream\ndevelopment and commercialisation. These efforts form part of the\nuniversity\u2019s goal for 2029: to become more modern, data-driven,\naccountable and excellent, and to serve as a driver of change.<\/p>\n
Prof Aisyah Endah Palupi, head of the Higher Education Service\nInstitute (LLDIKTI) for Region VI, praised UMS\u2019s development. She said\nthe university\u2019s efforts to produce graduates who make an impact were in\nline with the needs of businesses, industry and the wider labour market,\ncollectively known in Indonesia as DUDIKA.<\/p>\n
She said the focus of higher education had moved beyond \u201clink and\nmatch\u201d towards \u201cplug and play\u201d, in which graduates are expected to be\nreadily absorbed into the workforce and contribute immediately.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is no longer just \u2018link and match\u2019, but \u2018plug and play\u2019. We are\nguiding graduates so they can be absorbed into DUDIKA and start working\nstraight away,\u201d Aisyah said.<\/p>\n
She added that UMS had a strong record in programme accreditation,\nwith about 75% of its study programmes rated Excellent. Aisyah\ncongratulated the university on its 68th anniversary and urged it to\ncontinue improving the quality of its human resources and\ninfrastructure.<\/p>\n
UMS alumnus Fajar Riza Ul Haq, Deputy Minister of Primary and\nSecondary Education, also highlighted the strength of the university\u2019s\nintellectual tradition. He said UMS\u2019s development was underpinned by a\nstrong academic culture, inclusive leadership and open governance.<\/p>\n
\u201cUMS\u2019s remarkable development to this day is due in part to its\nstrong intellectual tradition, supported by a robust academic culture,\ninclusive campus leadership and open governance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He said academic freedom was an important foundation for the growth\nof scholarship. Universities needed to make room for differing ideas,\nmanaged constructively so they could generate new knowledge.<\/p>\n
Deputy Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Prof Irwan Meilano\nstressed the importance of universities and Muhammadiyah in building\nIndonesia\u2019s blue civilisation. He said food from the sea was an\nimportant resource for the nation\u2019s continued well-being.<\/p>\n
\u201cA sustainable blue civilisation is a collective undertaking\ninvolving the state, universities, the Muhammadiyah organisation and\ncoastal communities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He called on all parties to work together more closely to revive\nIndonesia\u2019s maritime civilisation, noting that history showed Indonesian\nseafarers had built civilisations across many countries.<\/p>\n
Chairman of Muhammadiyah\u2019s Central Executive Board, Prof KH Haedar\nNashir, urged UMS and Muhammadiyah to continue reflecting on their\nidentity and contribution to national progress.<\/p>\n
\u201cUMS and Muhammadiyah must always ask: \u2018Who are we, and what do we\nwant to do with the character we possess?\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He said Muhammadiyah\u2019s character as a movement was rooted in Islam as\na religion of civilisation and progress. That spirit, he said, must\ncontinue to guide the development of Muhammadiyah, including UMS and all\nMuhammadiyah and \u2019Aisyiyah universities (PTMA).<\/p>\n
\u201cThe spirit of building civilisation, the spirit of advancing\nprogress, the spirit that continually generates an ethos of progress \u2014\nthat is what moves us forward,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He expressed hope that this spirit would be sustained so that\nMuhammadiyah, UMS, all PTMA institutions and Muhammadiyah\u2019s charitable\nenterprises could continue to grow, advance and excel.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ums-marks-68th-anniversary-with-strategic-plan-indicators-113-3-achieved-1792993934", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }