Udayana University Released 1,559 Graduates Online

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• Sabtu, 29 Agustus 2020
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Jimbaran - Udayana University (Unud) held its 137th Graduation Ceremony online for 1,559 graduates, Saturday (29/8/2020). This online graduation is the second time held by Udayana University during this pandemic. In this graduation procession, the number of participants allowed to attend in person was greater than before, namely 15 graduates and their families. The graduates who attended were the best graduates from each Faculty and Postgraduate Program.

In the 137th in8 graduation, the Rector of Udayana University released 1,559 graduates consisting of 203 Diplomas, 936 Bachelor's, 144 Professions, 48 ??Specialists, 192 Masters and 36 Doctorates, so that the number of Udayana University alumni to date is 98,551 people.

Graduates who take part in the online procession are required to wear a toga for those who have been distributed or wear a full dress for those outside Bali.

The graduates are given digital copies of diplomas, digital copies of value transcripts and digital copies of alumni cards. This digital copy will be uploaded and can be downloaded through the IMISSU account of each graduate. Meanwhile, the original documents will be submitted at a later date through a notification with due regard to the situation and conditions.

Vice Rector for Academic Affairs Prof. Dr. Ir. I Nyoman Gde Antara, M.Eng, in his report said that today's graduates were dominated by 917 female graduates, while 642 male graduates. In terms of academic achievement, the average GPA of female graduates is 3.67, while the average GPA for men is only 3.61. In terms of study period, the average study period for female graduates is 7.14 semesters, while male graduates have a study period of 7.70 semesters.

In this graduation ceremony, there are 556 graduates who received the Cum Laude predicate and 256 graduates who received educational scholarships. The Vice Chancellor hopes that through the education that graduates take, they will not only master science but also have an intelligent life with polite and useful karma for society.

Meanwhile, Unud Chancellor Prof. Dr. dr. A.A Raka Sudewi, Sp.S (K) in his speech gave an appreciation to the graduates because in the middle of the pandemic period they were able to complete their education well, indicating that Udayana University students are capable and resilient in facing all situations in their education.

The Chancellor said that Udayana University had issued various strategic policies, one of which was related to online learning so that the Tridharma implementation process would continue and other policies to ease the burden on affected students.

In terms of infrastructure, the University has built several buildings and other infrastructure to support the learning process. On the other hand, a policy has also been issued in the application of health protocols to protect the entire academic community from exposure to the corona virus, and to provide a sense of security and comfort in studying. The Chancellor also said that some time ago the Directorate General of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education and Culture had announced the clustering of Indonesian Universities 2020 and Udayana University in Cluster Two, ranking 23 out of 34 with a score of 2,349.

The purpose of this clustering is to build a foundation for the Ministry of Education and Culture and universities to make continuous improvements in order to improve organizational performance and health. In this clustering, Udayana University is also included in the 10 Higher Education Institutions. The highest score for input indicators consists of the percentage of lecturers with doctoral education, the percentage of lecturers in the position of Lecturers and Professors, the ratio of the number of students to lecturers, the number of foreign students, and the number of lecturers working as practitioners in industry.

In the midst of facing this pandemic period, it also does not dampen the enthusiasm of students to achieve achievements. This is evidenced by several achievements that have been achieved by students, including in the National Mathematics and Natural Sciences Competition (KN MIPA) 2020, the National University Debate Championship, the 2020 Indonesian Student Debate Competition, the Indonesian Robot Contest, passing the national selection as outstanding students. , as well as several other achievements.

As a graduate of Udayana University, the Chancellor hopes that today's graduates will continue to excel and use the knowledge they have obtained to make an innovation that is useful for the welfare of society, nation and state.