Master of Business Administration Study Program, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Gadjah Mada (MBA FEB UGM), which AACSB has internationally accredited, continues to strive and improve quality. Both from the inner side, the curriculum and teaching, and learning process, and externally, in community relations, to support achieving the goal of producing strategic business leaders with integrity, creativity, and competence. One of these efforts is manifested in MBA FEB UGM Alumni Gathering activities in 6 regions, North Sumatra, Lampung, South Sulawesi, Bali, and East Java. The gathering will be held offline on 5, 12, and 26 March 2022 while still prioritizing participants’ health by enforcing strict health protocols.
As a leading business school, MBA FEB UGM has produced more than 13 thousand graduates spread across domestic and abroad for nearly thirty-four years. The graduates who have become leaders in government offices, business leaders of private companies to those engaged in MSMEs, MBA FEB UGM, hope to continue to synergize with alumni to make the best contribution to Indonesia.
In front of the alumni, on behalf of the Board of Director of MBA FEB UGM Study Program Eduardus Tandelilin, Ph.D. and representing FEB UGM, conveyed the latest updates on FEB, and MBA FEB UGM. Tandelilin said that this activity was intended to establish a relationship between alumni, get input for improving the quality of the continuous learning process, increase alumni linkages and engagement, and prepare for participation in the Global MBA Ranking 2023. “We must maintain this relationship with alumni, because we believe – Without alumni, this campus will not be big, and alumni will be great because of the campus, so let’s build cooperation, so that we are more useful for the community, in line with the Gadjah Mada Alumni Family jargon “Guyub Rukun Migunani”.
Tandelilin also invites alumni. Alumni are welcome to refresh their knowledge with specific topics, enter classes and join lecture classes. “And if alumni need speaker for alumni gatherings, for example, please invite us,” continued Tandelilin. MBA FEB UGM itself always holds various activities to invite alumni to return to campus and share experiences with fellow alumni and students through Executive Series and MBA SA Club Sharing Sessions, especially about how the learning process at MBA FEB UGM can support their careers to become CEOs.
In this activity, in addition to the main alumni gathering, MBA FEB UGM also held a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) with the theme “Business Resilience after the Pandemic”, with several alumni speakers delivering their material, including Dharma Syahputra, MM, Dr. R. Mahelan Prabantarikso, and Hendri Saparini, Ph.D. (Source: Public Relations Team & Photographer MBA FEB UGM).