Audiensi Universitas Terbuka dengan Kementerian Dalam Negeri RI

Dalam rangka memperluas jaringan guna mendukung peningkatan kompetensi Aparatur Sipil Nagara (ASN) dan Angka Partisipasi Kasar (APK) Perguruan Tinggi, Universitas Terbuka (UT) melakukan audiensi dengan Kementerian Dalam Negeri (Kemendagri) Republik Indonesia. Kedatangan Prof. Ojat Darojat, M.Bus., Ph.D. didampingi oleh Dekan Fakultas Hukum, Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik (FHISIP), Muhammad Husni Arifin, S.Ag., M.Si., Ph.D.; Kepala Subdirektorat Humas dan Pemasaran, Dr. Maya Maria, S.E., M.M.; dan Lektor Fakultas Sains dan Teknologi (FST), Dr. Prabawa Eka Soesanta, S.Sos., M.Si. Kunjungan ini disambut dengan hangat oleh Sekretaris Jenderal Kemendagri, Dr. Suhajar Diantoro, M.Si., beserta tim yaitu Kepala Biro Kepegawaian Kemendagri, Dian Andy Permana, M.Si., dan Dr. Ahmad Anshori Wahdy, SE., MBA., Dir. SUPD yang diwakili oleh Kasubdit Pertanahan dan Penataan Ruang.

Dalam audiensi tersebut Bapak Rektor menyampaikan bahwa UT hadir agar masyarakat di seluruh wilayah Indonesia mendapatkan akses untuk melanjutkan ke jenjang pendidikan tinggi. Di samping itu, melalui Rekognisi Pembelajaran Lampau (RPL) memberi kesempatan bagi calon mahasiswa yang telah memiliki pengalaman kerja dapat menempuh waktu pendidikan yang lebih singkat. Hal tersebut sangat mendukung bagi Aparatur Sipil Negera (ASN) di lingkungan Kemendagri untuk meningkatkan kompetensinya tanpa meninggalkan pekerjaan.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Menanggapi baik penjelasan Prof. Ojat, Bapak Sekjen mendukung program yang disediakan oleh UT tersebut untuk meningkatkan kompetensi SDM di lingkungan Kemendagri, misal melalui pendidikan profesi bagi para pamong praja dan camat. Beliau menambahkan bahwa tenaga pengajar dan basis wilayah yang dimiliki oleh UT sangat mendukung ASN di lingkungan Kemendagri yang tersebar di seluruh Indonesia. Menindaklanjuti pertemuan ini, Bapak Sekjen mengarahkan agar BPSDM Kemendagri dengan UT dapat berkoordinasi menyusun Nota Kesepahaman dan Perjanjian Kerja Sama dalam waktu dekat ini.