UNS — The Interim Director General of Higher Education, Research and Technology (Dikti Ristek), Prof. Ir. Nizam, M.Sc., DIC., Ph.D., ASEAN Eng. expressed his appreciation for the implementation of the Computer-Based Writing Examination (UTBK) Test-Based National Selection (SNBT) at Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta. This was conveyed by Prof. Nizam while conducting Monitoring and Evaluation (Monev) of the UTBK SNBT implementation at UNS on Monday (22/5/2023). In the Monev, Prof. Nizam was accompanied by the Deputy Chairperson 2 of the National Selection Team for New Student Admissions (SNPMB), Dr. Ir. Eduart S.T., M.T., IPM. and welcomed by the Rector of UNS, Prof. Dr. Jamal Wiwoho, S.H., M.Hum., the Interim Vice Rector for Academic and Student Affairs UNS, Prof. Dr. Ir. Ahmad Yunus, M.S. and the Head of UPT SPMB UNS, Prof. Dr. Ir. Hadiwiyono, M.Sc.

Prof. Nizam and his team visited three UTBK SNBT test locations at UNS. The three places include the Faculty of Engineering (FT), UPT Information and Communication Technology (TIK) and the Faculty of Medicine (FK) UNS.

“Participants taking part in the UTBK SNBT at UNS have increased compared to last year. Alhamdulillah, this shows that high school graduates have increased and the level of public trust in higher education has increased. Then the attendance rate for test participants is also high, this shows the seriousness of the participants to take part in UTBK,” Prof. Nizam said.

Then for the implementation of UTBK SNBT at UNS, Prof. Nizam said that everything was good. “Thank you to the committee that has prepared everything. From a maintenance standpoint, it’s been good, according to procedures. The atmosphere is good and the location of the test room is quiet,” Prof. Nizam added.

Meanwhile the Rector of UNS, Prof. Dr. Jamal Wiwoho, S.H., M.Hum. thanked the Interim Director General of Higher Education, Research and Technology, Prof. Ir. Nizam, M.Sc., DIC., Ph.D. and the Deputy Chairperson 2 of the SNPMB Responsible Team, Dr. Ir. Eduart S.T., M.T., IPM. who is also the Rector of Universitas Negeri Gorontalo for their visit to UNS.

“Alhamdulillah, the implementation of the first batch of UTBK SNBT at UNS went smoothly. Hopefully the second batch that started today (Monday, 22/5/2023) can run smoothly until it’s finished,” Prof. Jamal said. Humas UNS