USU PR - Throughout 2021, the Bureau of Research, Community Service and Cooperation under the Coordination of USU's Vice Rector III has signed a cooperation agreement consisting of 92 MoUs and 126 MoA. This was conveyed by the Vice Rector III Prof. Dr. Poppy Anjelisa Zaitun Hasibuan, S.Si., M.Sc., Apt. in the routine morning apple ceremony in the courtyard of the USU Administration Center Building, Monday (12/20/2021).

WR III added, for the achievement of the Independent Learning Cooperation Program for the Merdeka Campus which has been realized until the even semester of 2021/2022 FY, USU has collaborated with 18 partners for certified internship programs including PT Telkom Indonesia, PTPN IV, Peradi, BPJS Ketenagakerjaan, etc.

"This internship program is expected to be able to provide an increase in the quality of skills and new insights to apprentices that will automatically provide added value for USU graduates to align with the needs of the industrial world and other employment sectors," he said.

According to him, the increased absorption of USU graduates in various fields of professional work and the industrial world is expected to help boost the university's reputation and become a leading entity in nation building.

"Cooperation programs directed at developing and strengthening collaboration with government institutions, industry and other professional institutions also continue in various forms, which are tailored to the needs of MBKM," he continued.

WR III explained that the sustainability of this cooperation program is expected to grow and develop based on the principles of mutualism and synergy. According to him, the more study programs partnered with various sectors, the greater the marriage that was established and resulted in a symbiotic mutualism that was beneficial for students, universities and partners.

"The current study program is expected to be not only agile and aggressive in collaborating with local and national partners, but is also expected to increase the quantity and quality of synergies with world-class partners," said Prof. Poppy.

She hopes that, from the various forms of cooperation programs carried out, USU students can experience firsthand the ecosystem of the world of work, so that it will become a provision for their ability to live the real world of work in the future.

"This is the real transformation of the world of education, namely the quality of graduates who are relevant to the world of work and are highly competent," Prof. Poppy said.

On that occasion, Prof. Poppy also said that Research and Community Service activities also continue to be intensified in the service and research sectors that provide space for the birth and growth of new innovations in the corridor of scientific and technological progress.

"This innovation is expected to help the community in easing their economic and social activities, so they can improve their welfare and participate in development," she concluded. (©ULC)

Author: Bambang Riyanto - Humas

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Photographer: Amri Simatupang - Humas