Hasanuddin University (Unhas) held a limited Plenary Meeting of the Academic Senate for the inauguration and acceptance of four professors into the Council of Professors. The meeting began at 08:30 WITA (Central Indonesia Time) in the Academic Senate Room of Unhas, 2nd Floor of the Rectorate Building, Unhas Tamalanrea Campus, Makassar, and was broadcast live on the Unhas Academic Senate YouTube channel on Monday (11 May).
The inauguration was attended by Unhas Rector Prof. Dr. Ir. Jamaluddin Jompa, M.Sc., the Chair, Secretary, and members of the Board of Trustees, the Academic Senate, the Council of Professors, invited guests, and the families of the professors being inaugurated.
The four professors inaugurated are:
- Prof. Dr. Samsu Arif, M.Si., professor of Geospatial Modeling, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
- Prof. Dr. A. Masniawati, S.Si., M.Si., professor of Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
- Prof. drg. Nurhayaty Natsir, Ph.D., Sp.KG-KR., professor of Restorative Dental Conservation, Faculty of Dentistry
- Prof. drg. Marhamah, M.Kes., Sp.KGA., professor of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry
Unhas Rector Prof JJ expressed appreciation to all Unhas professors for their dedication, scholarly contributions, and continued service to the advancement of higher education and national development. The presence of professors is not only a symbol of the highest academic achievement but also a representation of intellectual leadership that carries great responsibility for delivering solutions to the many challenges facing society.
“Unhas has very great academic resources. It is time for us to appear not only to solve local problems, but also national and global ones,” said Prof JJ.
Prof. JJ further encouraged the professors not to hesitate to take on broader roles in policymaking, research development, innovation, and community service that have a direct impact on the public. According to Prof. JJ, universities today are required to be more adaptive and to serve as centers of solutions to the nation’s increasingly complex problems.
Closing the remarks, Prof. JJ expressed great hope that Unhas professors will continue to take strategic roles as drivers of campus transformation that benefits society in real terms. According to Prof. JJ, professors are expected not only to advance scientific knowledge and academic innovation, but also to be role models who uphold academic ethics and strengthen scientific integrity within the university. (*/mir)
Editor: Ishaq Rahman
This article is an English translation of the original Indonesian report.