Minister of BUMN Erick Thohir Gives a Public Lecture in Front of 4000 UNSOED
[unsoed.ac.id, Tue, 05/07/22] Minister of BUMN H. Erick Thohir, BA, MBA gives a public lecture at the Universitas Jenderal Soedirman (Unsoed), Tuesday (05/7). In front of students and academics, the Minister of SOEs delivered material with the theme"Collaboration of SOEs and Universities in Creating a Digital Generation in the Era of Disruption". The event which took place at the Graha Widyatama Auditorium Prof. Rubijanto Misman Unsoed, was held in collaboration with Unsoed and PT. Pelindo
Prof. Dr. Ir. Akhmad Sodiq, M.Sc. (Unsoed Chancellor) said that currently we live in an era of change, where only those who are quick to respond, willing to adapt and are competitive, will be part of the future. We are required to be open to change itself, namely by not feeling great with the knowledge we have, but how to be able to collaborate with existing knowledge and skills. Not only that, we are also expected to be literate related to humans, data and information technology, so that we can surf in this dynamic and challenging era of disruption and globalization.
In this regard, the campus is very interested in preparing its students to become winners in the future. The Independent Learning Campus Independent Policy or MBKM, which was introduced by Minister Nadim, became a starting point for the process, characterized by being adaptive, transformative, projective and innovative.
“Unsoed, thank God, since the beginning the policy has aligned itself by taking part in various platforms, including one of them is synergizing with SOEs through Certified Internship activities. Hopefully, through this good and happy moment, the opportunity for Unsoed students to take part in the Certified Internship program at BUMN will be bigger and wider in the future," said the Chancellor.
Ending his remarks, the Chancellor hopes that through this public lecture forum, the Minister is pleased to inspire enthusiasm for Unsoed students to excel in facing the future from now on. "Hopefully, through this public lecture, the Minister can inspire Unsoed students to be more capable and responsive in stepping into the era of disruption that has its own dynamics. And through this public lecture agenda, the Minister can share about the spirit of synergy, collaboration and competition as pillars of winning the future”, concluded the Rector.
In this public lecture attended by more than 4000 students, H. Erick Thohir, BA, MBA said that the development of technology and digitalization is a must to prepare for the 2nd and 3rd wave digital disruption that is starting to occur. “We have to think about how to fill independence with food, energy and economic sovereignty. The digital economy is our (Indonesia) future economy with big opportunities and markets," said SOE Minister Erick Thohir. He added that economic growth should not only rely on natural resources (SDA), but also need to be strengthened by a knowledge-based economy. By having a growth mindset, the younger generation can become more agile and adaptive.
He further stated that Indonesia will become a country that dominates the world's economic power in 2045. According to Erick Thohir, to realize Indonesia 2045, Indonesia must be ready to face 5 trends of Global Disruption, namely Geo-Economy, Demographics, Environment, Technology, and Health.
On this occasion, the signing of the MoU between Unsoed and BUMN (PT. Pelabuhan Indonesia (Persero), Perum Bulog, and PT. Permodalan Nasional Madani was also held). It was also continued with the delivery of Social and Environmental Responsibility (TJSL) assistance from SOEs to Universitas Jenderal Sudirman (UNSOED), and Nahdlatul Ulama University (UNU).
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