Singaraja- The stages of the 2019-2023 Rector Election (Pilrek) for the Ganesha University of Education (Undiksha) continue to roll out. Wednesday (16/1/2019) four prospective candidates, namely Dr. I Gusti Lanang Agung Parwata, S.Pd., Dr. I Gusti Ngurah Pujawan, M.Kes., Dr. I Gede Sudirtha, S.Pd.M.Pd and Dr. I Nyoman Jampel, M.Pd., conveyed the vision and mission in front of the academic community and representatives of the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education. The stage immediately continues with the election of three candidates for chancellor by the Senate. As a result, I Gusti Lanang Agung Parwata had to be eliminated. The Head of the Undiksha Student Career and Entrepreneurship Development Unit (PKKM) received zero votes. I Nyoman Jampel came out on top with 35 votes. Meanwhile, Gede Sudirtha and Gusti Ngurah Pujawan each had one vote.
Regarding these results, I Gusti Lanang Agung Parwata expressed his support. There are no objections. In fact, he firmly stated that he would continue to support the elected chancellor in improving institutional development. “I am ready to accept whatever the outcome is. “Ready to support university development,” he said.
In his presentation before the academic community, he put forward the vision of realizing a superior university in teaching based on the Tri Hita Karana philosophy in ASEAN by 2023. His mission is to carry out institutional governance in an integrated, transparent, accountable, fair, and responsible manner. Organizing education and teaching with dignity and character. Carrying out competitive, collaborative, and innovative research and community service. The programs offered, for the institutional sector, include developing the Diligent, Active, Diligent, Tenacious (RATU) mentality of the entire academic community, encouraging collective participation of the entire academic community to achieve their main tasks, functions, and best performance.
In the education sector, generating a curriculum based on SNPT and KKNI which is based on the Tri Hita Karana philosophy to build human resources with character, developing character education to produce graduates with character, upholding truth, honesty, and obedience, improving quality educational infrastructure to support learning activities
Specifically for the research and PKM fields, a roadmap was created so that it is useful in developing universities, developing research centers, and PKM based on science and human resources. Meanwhile, in the personnel sector, improving quality and professionalism, providing excellent service for all academics and student affairs, improving student development both intracurricular and extracurricular, and optimizing the role of companions in every student activity.
Meanwhile, for the other three candidates, the vision put forward is also to create a superior university. A series of programs have been prepared to make this happen. Chairman of the Undiksha Senate, Prof. Dr. I Nyoman Sudiana, M.Pd., said that the selection of candidates was carried out by 37 senate members. “We have conveyed these three names to the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education to see their track records. “The ministry will also provide 35 percent of the votes during the election,” he said. Regarding the election schedule, it is scheduled for February. We are still waiting for information from the Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education for certainty. “We hope that everything can run conductively and according to expectations,” he concluded. (hms)
