FK UII Motivates Lecturers to Further Study the Doctoral Program

Group photo of workshop participants with speakers Prof. dr. Tri Wibawa, Ph.D, Sp.MK.

Kaliurang (01/12)- Study and promotion of functional positions for a lecturer are two things that are always synonymous in the context of career advancement and to support institutional performance.

As an effort to motivate lecturers to further study the doctoral program and improve their functional positions, the Faculty of Medicine Universitas Islam Indonesia (FK UII), held a "Workshop on Mapping Further Studies and Improvement of Lecturer Functional Positions" on 30 November 2022 at the Auditorium of FK UII.

The presenters in this workshop are Prof. dr. Tri Wibawa, Ph.D, Sp.MK. who is a Professor at the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, with the topic: "Motivation for further studies and taking care of promotion to functional positions of lecturers at the Faculty of Medicine, UII".

dr. Zainuri Sabta Nugraha, M.Sc giving a speech

Deputy Dean for Religion, Student and Alumni Affairs (KKA) FK UII, dr. Zainuri Sabta Nugraha, M.Sc, in his remarks said that advanced studies and functional positions of lecturers are the realm of the Department in its arrangement, this workshop activity was held to respond to the results of accreditation that needed to be improved, namely doctoral lecturers and functional positions of lecturers, be it Assistant Expert, Lector, Head Lector, and Professor (Professor).

Meanwhile, starting his presentation of the material, Prof. dr. Tri Wibawa, Ph.D, Sp.MK. asking a question: Why do lecturers need to pursue doctoral education? There are two reasons explained by Prof. Tri Authority, namely the reasons from the individual perspective of the lecturer and the reasons from the institution. As an individual, pursuing a doctoral education is passion to research, get brilliant ideas to change the world, put your own research results into practice, and improve your career.

Submission of material by Prof. dr. Tri Wibawa, Ph.D, Sp.MK.

"If we want to go to school, if we want to become doctors, the professor is an institutional orchestra. To motivate yourself then, plant the appropriate reason. I want to go to school because I like research, research is passion me, I want to be the first professor of FK UII,” said Prof. Tri Authority.

While the reasons from the institutional side are to improve institutional performance, the quality of higher education tri dharma activities, and improve income. “One day there was a stipulation from the institution that the number of professors must be 10%, the Associate Professor must be 30% of the lecturers, things like that can be a motivator. So far, we have been "opened" by institutions, so it is time to contribute to UII," said Prof. Tri Authority added. (Jo)