Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) was appointed as the coordinator for the public servants and government employees with contract agreements written tests by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology in Yogyakarta.
In addition to UGM, the committee consortium also involves four universities in the province: Yogyakarta State Yogyakarta, UPN Veteran Yogyakarta, ISI Yogyakarta, and State Academy of Arts and Culture Community Yogyakarta.
“In a situation like this, details become very important, and we hope everything runs smoothly in the coming days,” said the Rector of UGM, Professor Ova Emilia, MD, while monitoring the implementation at the UGM Faculty of Engineering, on Thursday (November 16).
The public servant tests took place over six days, from November 12-17, 2023, while the tests for contract government employees occurred on November 18-19, 2023. The total number of participants was 5,893, consisting of 4,696 prospective public servants, 770 prospective technical government employees, and 427 prospective government employees in health.
UGM Vice-Rector for Human Resources and Finance, Professor Supriyadi, explained that UGM had prepared facilities to support the entire selection process, from registration to the conduct of exams in four available rooms.
In addition to providing examination venues, UGM also offered ambulances, fire extinguishers, and electric generators ready for use when needed.
On this occasion, the vice-rector also appreciated the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering for providing the best facilities in the faculty’s recently inaugurated building and the leaders of the consortium member universities participating in this process.
“As organizers, we have tasks to coordinate the exam. Hopefully, the coordination continues to run well and smoothly,” he said.
During the eight days of tests, there were four sessions each day, with approximately 220 participants per session. Participants could immediately view the test results on the provided monitor screens.
Author: Gloria
Photographer: Donnie