The village is one of the smallest government units that has direct contact with the community. Therefore, the role of villages in helping to realize community prosperity and welfare is very significant. Through the Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration (Kemendes), village governments can play a role in improving the welfare of their citizens. Currently, Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDes) have been established in many regions in Indonesia, but they are still not optimal. Harlina Sulistyorini, Director General of Economic Development and Investment in Villages, Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration delivered her speech in a practitioner lecture at the Faculty of Economics and Business UNY, on Wednesday (1/11).

The Dean of FEB Prof. Dr. Siswanto in his welcome speech said that FEB UNY has its focus on developing UKM (Small and Medium Enterprises). "The core of FEB UNY is the development of MSMEs and of course, most of them are in villages. There are not as many national and international companies as there are MSMEs. "The topic of SME development is also one of the focuses at the AFEBI meeting at FEB UNY this year," he explained.

The Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs of UNY, Prof. Dr. Siswantoyo, M. Kes., AIFO. officially opened the event. “UNY and the Ministry of Village are like brothers because the minister is also a UNY graduate. Many village people have gone to the city, but in the city, there are already many great people. Why don't we build villages? UNY has the “Kampung Emas” (Golden Village) or “UNY Bangun Desa" (UNY Build Villages) program which this year is taking place in Seyegan. "We help develop village income generation," he explained.

Harlina invited students to identify potentials in their villages that could be developed and become a source of welfare for their residents. Dwi, one of the students from Wonogiri said that the business in his village that has been handed down for generations is traditional herbal medicine, but now its glory is disappearing even before they were born. Innovation is certainly needed to revive and rebuild the reputation of traditional herbal medicine. Speech by the Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs

“There must be product empowerment through BUMDes. If necessary, villages should not only create their BUMDes but also establish BUMDes between villages," explained Harlina.

Harlina emphasized that BUMDes can engage in various types of businesses, including natural resource management, cultural management and preservation, processing and increasing added value based on local resources, microfinance services, internet management, acting as an intermediary for goods, services, and agencies, and more. However, it is important for BUMDes not to compete with community businesses, especially those at the individual and household scale, in order to avoid harming them. "BUMDes must be able to trigger the growth of community economic businesses," continued Harlina. (fdhl)

Education is life-long, this expression is always relevant, and this is what Dr. Seloamoney Palaniandy, an educator who visited FEB UNY this month. The educator who is active at the University of Goroka, Papua New Guinea, gave a short lecture to undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral students at FEB UNY. More than 300 students attended the event held in the Auditorium of FEB UNY. The event was moderated by lecturer Nindya Nuriswati Laili, M.Sc. in the session with undergraduate students and by Arum Darmawati, M.M. in the session with master and doctoral students.

In his lecture, Selva invited undergraduate students to improve themselves. The current challenge is Artificial Intelligence (AI) which threatens some professions. “Based on data from the Indonesian Ministry of Manpower, 673,485 out of 8.42 million unemployed people come from college graduates. The issue that now arises is the inability of graduates to get opportunities that match their field of knowledge,” he explained. 

Selva throws around the term, ‘Graduate Marketability’ which he refers to as compatibility to enter the job market. “It can also mean how we make our skills more attractive before recruiters. Meanwhile, ‘Graduate Employability’ is the ability of graduates to get a job after graduation. In other words, the ability of graduates to use their skills and knowledge to get a job,” Selva added.

As for the master and doctoral students, Selva encouraged them to write more and produce quality research. "Good research is an accepted standard that is bound or built upon quality norms widely accepted by members of the academic community," he explained.

According to Selva, several things make a thesis or dissertation flawed. "To mention a few, unclear direction/topic/theme, weak background problems, irrelevant or out-of-date literature, unsuitable methodology and measurement tools, biased statements or mixed personal opinions, citing unknown journals or authors, and chapter arrangements that are not balanced/organized/well intertwined," he continued. (tian/fdhl)

Dalam rangka membantu dan memfasilitasi siswa dalam bidang akuntansi, SMKN 2 Cirebon mengadakan kunjungan industri dan pelatihan Spreadsheet Akuntansi di Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis (FEB) UNY, Selasa (7/5) lalu di Auditorium FEB UNY. Sambutan pembukaan acara disampaikan oleh Wakil Dekan Bidang Riset, Kerja Sama, Sistem Informasi, dan Usaha (WD RKSIU) FEB UNY, Ani Widayati, M.Pd., Ed.D, serta Koordinator Program Studi (Koorprodi) S1 Pendidikan Akuntansi, Endra Murti Sagoro, S.Pd., S.E., M.Sc., dan perwakilan dari SMKN 2 Cirebon. Kemudian, dilanjutkan dengan pelatihan Spreadsheet Akuntansi di Laboratorium Komputer FEB UNY. Acara ini terselenggara atas kerja sama dengan program dari Laboratorium Komputer Akuntansi.

Penyampaian materi Spreadsheet Akuntansi disampaikan oleh dosen Pendidikan Akuntansi FEB UNY, yaitu Arief Nurrahman, M.Pd. dan Rizqi Ilyasa Aghni, M.Pd. Selain mendapat materi, siswa-siswi juga diberi kesempatan untuk mempraktikkan secara langsung di komputer yang tersedia dan melakukan tanya-jawab dengan para narasumber/instruktur.

Berdasarkan wawancara yang dilakukan setelah berlangsungnya pelatihan, siswa memberi feedback dengan hasil memuaskan. "Ruangannya nyaman, pelatihannya luar biasa, pematerinya menyampaikan dengan bahasa yang mudah dipahami, dan materinya menarik." kata salah satu siswa.

Siswa SMK dinilai memerlukan keterampilan yang kuat untuk menghadapi persaingan kerja. Salah satunya yaitu dengan memiliki keterampilan dalam praktik akuntansi menggunakan program Spreadsheet. Kunjungan industri dan pelatihan Spreadsheet Akuntansi ini diharapkan dapat menjadi bekal bagi para siswa untuk meningkatan keterampilan yang bermanfaat di masa yang akan datang. (meitadc-fdhl)

Dosen Departemen Pendidikan Akuntansi Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis (FEB) UNY, Abdullah Taman berhasil mempertahankan disertasinya dalam program doktoral program studi Manajemen Pendidikan di Fakultas Ilmu Pendidikan dan Psikologi (FIPP) UNY, Senin (6/5) lalu.

Dalam sidang ujian terbuka yang dipimpin Ketua Penguji Prof. Dr. Sumaryanto, M.Kes., AIFO, turut menjadi dewan penguji yaitu Dr. Bambang Saptono, M.Si. (Sekretaris Penguji), Prof. Dr. Lantip Diat Prasojo, M.Pd. (Promotor 1), Prof. Dr. Lia Yuliana, M.Pd. (Promotor 2), Prof. Dr. Nurtanio Agus Purwanto, M.Pd. (Penguji 2), dan Prof. Dr. Tri Joko Raharjo, M.Pd. (Penguji 1 dari Universitas Negeri Semarang).

Abdullah Taman yang juga merupakan Ketua Senat FEB UNY ini mempertahankan disertasinya yang berjudul "Pengembangan Model Manajemen Perguruan Tinggi Negeri Berbadan Hukum (MOMEN-PTNBH) di Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta".

PTN-BH merupakan lembaga pendidikan tinggi yang didirikan oleh pemerintah dengan status badan hukum publik yang otonom. Melalui Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 35 Tahun 2022, UNY bersama sejumlah perguruan tinggi negeri lainnya berubah status dari Perguruan Tinggi Negeri Badan Layanan Umum (PTN BLU) menjadi PTN-BH. Model Manajemen (MOMEN) PTN-BH yang dikembangkan Abdullah Taman di UNY diyakini dapat menjadi acuan dalam meningkatkan kualitas dan efisiensi pengelolaan perguruan tinggi yang serupa.

Terdapat tiga karakteristik dari MOMEN-PTNBH. Pertama, MOMEN-PTNBH yang dikembangkan berdasarkan pada prinsip objektif, efektif, dan akuntabel sehingga dapat menggali data manajemen PTNBH secara komprehensif. Kedua, MOMEN-PTNBH melibatkan berbagai pemangku kepentingan yaitu Perguruan Tinggi Negeri Berbadan Hukum, Kementerian Pendidikan, Kebudayaan, Riset, dan Teknologi, dll. Ketiga, MOMEN-PTNBH memiliki nilai-nilai inovatif yakni kepraktisan dalam penerapan manajemen pada perguruan tinggi.

Dalam penilaian terhadap disertasinya, MOMEN PTNBH mendapatkan skor kelayakan dan kepraktisan yang tinggi. Dari penilaian para ahli, MOMEN PTNBH meraih skor kelayakan 4.26 atau sangat layak, sementara dari penilaian pengguna, model tersebut mendapat skor kelayakan sebesar 4.28 atau sangat layak. Sementara itu, skor kepraktisan mendapatkan 3,98 dari para ahli, dan 4,20 dari para pengguna yang kesemuanya termasuk kategori praktis. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa model manajemen yang dikembangkan Abdullah Taman memiliki potensi untuk diadopsi dan diterapkan secara luas dalam konteks PTNBH di berbagai institusi pendidikan tinggi. (fdhl)