Six representatives from the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) of the State University of Semarang (Unnes) visited FEB UNY on Wednesday (1/11). Led by the laboratory coordinator, Dr. Bestari Dwi Handayani, the group visited the Administrative Education Department of FEB UNY. The group was welcomed by the Head of Department, Dr. Rosidah, M.Pd. and lecturers in the Administrative Education Department. The visit was intended as a comparative study of laboratory development and management.

As Handayani said, FEB Unnes is still trying to do various things so that the laboratories available at FEB Unnes can be utilized as learning facilities not only for FEB Unnes students but also for the general public. "Therefore, we visited FEB UNY to see and learn about the management at UNY," she explained.

Administrative Education Laboratory Coordinator Yuliansah, M.Pd., said that the laboratory in Administrative Education has been working since 2010, when FEB was still a part of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics (FISE). "In 2012, the laboratory was launched for the public. Apart from students, our market share is vocational school students and teachers," he said.

Yuliansah continued, FEB UNY has laboratories at the faculty level, department level, and study program level. "The Office Simulation Laboratory, for example, is used for office simulation practice and office administration competency testing. Meanwhile, the Office Technology Laboratory is often used as a practice site for vocational schools, in addition to being used by other universities and the public," he added. (tian-fdhl)