Singaraja- Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences or Fakultas Matematika dan Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam (FMIPA) Undiksha held a Public Lecture with the theme “Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics in the Education for Sustainable Development Approach,” Wednesday (19/10/2022). This activity is one of the media to strengthen understanding in applying learning methods, especially for students.
The public lecture conducted by hybrid presented Universitas Lampung academics, Prof. Dr. Abdurrahman, M.Si., as a speaker. The participants consisted of lecturers and students in FMIPA.
Dean of FMIPA Undiksha, Prof. Dr. I Nengah Suparta, M.Si., said that this public lecture was one of the spaces to improve and extend students’ insights in applying learning approaches or methods, especially those related to science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics. “Every student is expected to have knowledge in the five fields in order to deliver learning material. So the insights of students will become more, we hope, “he explained.
Apart from going through this public lecture, continued Suparta, FMIPA also has many scientific meeting programs. One of them that each department routinely carries out is an academic seminar which is one of the venues for students to get additional information outside of lectures.
This activity was opened by the Vice Rector for Academic Affairs and Cooperation of Undiksha, Dr. Gede Rasben Dantes, S.T., M.T.I. He hopes that this public lecture will increase students’ ability to innovate the application of learning methods. Likewise, with critical thinking and other creativity, students can become a generation ready to face the challenges ahead. “There (learning media-ed) I’m sure there will be collaboration and communication,” he said.
Through this public lecture, according to Rasben Dantes, students will also get a different perspective from the speakers regarding learning methods. So that in the future, students who will become teachers or professionals can also share their knowledge, both in the school environment and in other places. “So I hope this will provide very important benefits for students,” he said. (hms)