MAKASSAR – The Academic Senate of Hasanuddin University (Unhas) has designated Prof. dr. Muhammad Akbar, Ph.D., Sp.S., Subs.NIIOO (K), DFM., as Chair of the Unhas Academic Senate and Prof. Dr. Ir. Musrizal Muin, M.Sc., as Secretary of the Unhas Academic Senate for the 2026–2030 term. The decision was reached by acclamation through deliberation to reach consensus at the Academic Senate Plenary Meeting, held in the Senate Room on the 2nd floor of the Rectorate Building at the Unhas Tamalanrea Campus on Wednesday (30 September 2026).
The plenary meeting was scheduled for the handover from the 2022–2026 Academic Senate members to the 2026–2030 members, as well as the succession of institutional leadership. The session began with the reading of the Board of Trustees (MWA) Decree on the dismissal of the 2022–2026 Academic Senate members and the appointment of the 2026–2030 members.
The Chair of the Unhas Academic Senate for 2022–2026, Prof. Dr. Bahruddin Thalib, drg., M.Kes., Sp.Pros (K)., opened the session before handing over leadership of the session on an interim basis to Prof. Dr. Fathu Rahman, M.Hum., assisted by Dr. Erfina, S.Kep., Ns., M.Kep., as interim session secretary.
Under the interim session leadership, the forum read out the rules of procedure, opened the nomination of candidates, heard presentations of visions and views on the Senate, and went on to lead the reading of the oath of office and the handover of the session gavel.
In the first remarks after receiving the leadership mandate, the newly elected Chair of the Unhas Academic Senate, Prof. dr. Muhammad Akbar, expressed deep appreciation to all Senate members for the great trust placed in Prof. Akbar.
“This mandate is a moral and institutional responsibility to continue safeguarding the scholarly dignity of Unhas. The Academic Senate is committed to overseeing policies that are solid and adaptive, and to ensuring that every direction of our academic quality remains relevant in responding to the dynamics and scholarly challenges at the global level,” said Prof. Akbar.
As a further step in institutional consolidation, the forum agreed to continue the plenary meeting on Friday, 2 October 2026, with an agenda to elect the Chair of the Council of Professors and to fill the positions of chair and secretary of the commissions within the Unhas Academic Senate for 2026–2030 (*/san)
Editor : Ishaq Rahman
This article is an English translation of the original Indonesian report.