The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Indonesia (FMIPA UI) participated in UI Open Days 2022, an annual education exhibition organized by the Public Relations Bureau and the UI Information and Communications Office (KIP UI). This year’s UI Open Days series of activities took place from June 16–17, 2022, and June 21–22, 2022.
Rika Tri Yunarti, Ph.D., Education Manager, was present as a speaker. She delivered a presentation on the undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral study programs, as well as lecture activities. She also outlined various collaborations with domestic and international partners. She also included information on the accreditation of each study program.
“In the context of quality assurance, FMIPA UI continues to improve the quality of its accreditation for both national and international accreditation. Currently, FMIPA UI has obtained BANPT accreditation for 5 undergraduate programs and 1 postgraduate program with Excellent status, and A status for 4 postgraduate programs and 2 doctoral programs. FMIPA UI has also obtained international accreditation from the Asean University Network for 4 undergraduate programs, the Royal Society of Chemisty for the Chemistry undergraduate program, and is in the process of ASIIN accreditation for 4 undergraduate programs,” said Rika.
Before closing the presentation session, the lecturer with expertise in Materials Chemistry provided an overview of career opportunities for FMIPA UI graduates, especially in the era of industry 4.0. He said that as graduates from a scientific field that is the forerunner to the birth of technological progress, FMIPA UI graduates have broad job prospects and even an important role in the development of technology itself.
According to a UI release, this year, UI is accepting students through several channels, including the National Selection for State Universities (SNMPTN), the Joint Selection for State Universities (SBMPTN), the UI Entrance Selection (SIMAK), Talent Scouting, Achievement and Equal Learning Opportunities (PPKB), and the Achievement Pathway. Several selections have been conducted, and UI has accepted new students who will be active in the 2022/2023 academic year. The announcement of the SBMPTN selection results is scheduled for June 23, while the Achievement pathway will be announced on June 24, 2022.
To provide information regarding the new student admission process, UI held a series of online UI Open Days events. This was a collaborative effort between the Bureau of Public Relations and Public Information Disclosure (Humas dan KIP) and all public relations officers in faculties, vocational schools, and postgraduate schools at UI. Different from previous years, UI Open Days began with a quiz competition, this time held for the first time and participated by representatives of high school students from several regions in Indonesia. The quiz competition, which tested students’ knowledge about UI, was won by representatives from SMAN 46 Jakarta.
UI Secretary, Dr. Agustin Kusumayati, M.Sc., Ph.D., in her remarks at the UI Open Days Peak Event, stated that UI Open Days aims to provide prospective new students with information about the new student admissions system and the lecture system at UI. “The UI Open Days are motivated by the desire to open communication between those who want to join the UI academic community so they can obtain direct information from their dream faculty,” Agustin said.
Currently, the SIMAK UI registration process is ongoing until June 27, 2022. The SIMAK exam for the International Class S1 program will be held on June 30, while for the Vocational, Regular, and Parallel programs it will be held on July 2–4. The SIMAK UI selection results will be announced on July 14, 2022, with a total acceptance quota of 45%. The quotas for each educational program are: D3 Vocational (9 study programs/270 students), D4 Vocational (6 study programs/180 students), Regular S1 (64 study programs/2,786 students), Parallel S1 (44 study programs/815 students), and International Class S1 (26 study programs/421 students).
