UNAIR NEWS – Various efforts to improve the quality of public digital services continue to be made by Universitas Airlangga especially related to the UNAIR cyber campus system, UNAIR academic community digital services related to information on education, service, and research.

As an effort to realize World Class University (WCU) goal, this step is very important. It is also an effort to show easiness, swiftness and transparency of UNAIR, about the results of education, to the public, especially related to the scientific publications of research by lecturers.

The database update of cyber campus  was started by UNAIR on Monday, August 27 through collaboration of Information and Public Relations Center (PIH), the Directorate of Information Systems (DSI), and the Planning and Development Board (BPP). These efforts include updating the data of all lecturers. The data consists of academic history especially related to the of research and academic activities of UNAIR lecturers.

The collaboration between PIH, DSI, and BPP coordinated by UNAIR Student Affairs Directorate is very necessary as the three of them are connected closely in fulfilling this database. The involvement from all faculties in UNAIR is also needed.

The availability of data from the researches of lecturers is important for the university because, it is one of the values of Higher Education Tri Dharma.

Alifian Sukma, one of the team members, revealed that the fulfillment of the data was carried out in stages. There are many parties involved in the process. The first stage, carried out updates, refreshes, data on cyber campus especially confirmation and review the previous data.

“Then, focus on the results of research and studies of lecturers,” he said.

“This includes involving students,” he added.

In this regard, the Head of Information and Public Relations Center Dr. Suko Widodo explained that the availability of the data bank was very important, especially for PIH. The data is part of the information that needs to be conveyed to the public, through UNAIR information site, UNAIR NEWS.

“Coordination is needed (DSI, BPP, and PIH, ed). PIH also needs the data on activities in campus, so it becomes public information at UNAIR, ” he said.

“PIH also needs faculties to support data and information,” he added. (*)

Author: Feri Fenoria Rifa’I