Universitas Gadjah Mada recently held the Opening of Online International Accreditation by the Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA) from Aug. 7 to 9.
This event marked the initial meeting to accredit three UGM programs: the Bachelor of French Language and Literature, Bachelor of Philosophy, and Master’s in Linguistics.
UGM Rector Professor Ova Emilia stated that UGM is applying for FIBAA accreditation for these three programs.
“These programs have diligently applied FIBAA standards to meet the required quality benchmarks,” said the rector on Friday (Aug. 9).
FIBAA is an international accreditation agency established to ensure quality and promote the development of higher education. The agency aims to promote, update, and reform systems and institutions in higher education by certifying the quality of educational programs and institutions.
The accreditation process began with presentations from the three programs, followed by in-depth discussions on various aspects of university strategy, including rankings, research support, and internationalization. During the discussion, UGM panelists responded to questions guided by FIBAA moderators.
The discussion started with questions from Hans-Georg, an assessor, about the importance of university rankings in university strategy and the concrete steps to support research and publication.
Professor Indra Wijaya Kusuma, Head of UGM’s Quality Assurance and Reputation Unit (SPMRU), added that ranking has two goals: to gain recognition as mandated by the government and to ensure UGM becomes a benchmark among the world’s best universities.
“In terms of the learning process, we want to know if we have the same standards as the world’s top universities,” Professor Kusuma explained.
He emphasized that good rankings allow universities to receive more support for study mobility and opportunities to improve research and publication quality.
The accreditation proposal process included Professor Wening Udasmoro, Vice-Rector for Education and Teaching; Professor Setiadi, Dean of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences; Dr. Siti Murtiningsih, Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy; and Dr. Suhandono, Head of the Linguistics Program.
Author: Lintang
Editor: Gusti Grehenson
Post-editor: Afif