The addition of modern educational facilities at the Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia (FTUI) has increased rapidly with the inauguration of the seven newest smart classes which were donated by FTUI partners and were held on Monday (06/06). It is hoped that in the future the addition of these modern educational facilities will become a new foundation to enhance interactive, collaborative, and up-to-date technology learning experiences for FTUI students.
The handover of the seven smart classrooms was held on Monday (06/06) by Prof. Dr Heri Hermansyah, ST., M.Eng., IPU., Dean of the UI Faculty of Engineering and donor partners, namely Sehat Maulana, Chair of Golfers Alumni FT UI (GIFT) and Vincent, Indonesia Enterprise, Government and Public Utility Development Department Director of PT Huawei Tech Investment (2 classrooms); Mulyanto SVP Corporate Secretary PT. Dayamitra Telecommunications Tbk. (1 classroom); Heri Fahmi, President Director of PT Total Tanjung Indah (1 classroom); Prof. Dr. err. nat. Abdul Haris, UI Deputy Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs (1 classroom) and representatives of parents of students who donated 2 classrooms. All of these smart classrooms are placed in the FTUI S Joint Lecture Building.
”Modernizing educational facilities is something that must be done by educational institutions to maintain the quality of education and ensure the competitiveness of our graduates so that they can compete globally in the field of engineering. FTUI began to revitalize our classrooms from traditional classrooms to smart classrooms in 2019. With this inauguration, FTUI now has 15 smart classrooms that are used for learning activities. Our target is to modernize 50 FTUI lecture halls into smart classrooms to be completed before 2025,” said Prof. Heri.
The FTUI Smart Classroom is not only a study room equipped with modern hardware but also an interactive space where students and lecturers can collaborate in the learning process. Through technology integration, students will have the opportunity to access digital resources, participate in active interactive discussions, and develop their critical and creative abilities.
FTUI’s smart classrooms can accommodate 40-60 students. The table and chair formations in the room can be changed according to the required lecture model. These smart classrooms are equipped with interactive smart boards, smart TVs, poly studio facilities, and smart projectors that have various advanced features to support various offline and hybrid learning models.
Prof. Heri revealed that FTUI’s Smart Classroom is a form of FTUI’s commitment to providing a learning environment that is modern, interactive, and involves technology and the embodiment of the Modernization of Engineering Education strategy. “FTUI’s Smart Classroom will be a place where knowledge and technology meet, allowing students to develop skills that are relevant to the demands of the world of work. By combining technology and education, smart classrooms provide a more interactive, engaging, collaborative and adaptive learning experience. The modernization of educational facilities at FTUI will enrich the learning and teaching process and prepare students to face the demands of the ever-evolving digital world.”
The existence of smart classrooms is expected to support students and lecturers in terms of learning activities. The existence of a smart classroom is also a form of physical realization of one of the 11 flagship programs of the Dean of FTUI 2022-2026, namely the development of educational facilities that can accommodate the needs of engineering students.
The handover event was also attended by the President Commissioner of PT Telkom Indonesia, Prof. Bambang Permadi Soemantri Brodjonegoro, S.E., M.U.P., Ph.D .; Mrs. Corina DS Riantoputra, M.Com., PhD., Psychologist, Secretary of the UI Board of Trustees; Mr. Bakhtiyar Efendi, Senior Vice President Corporate Secretary of PT PP Persero Tbk.; Mr. Dian Adi Cahyono, Operations Director of PT PP Urban; Mr. Hery Gunardi, Main Director of Bank BSI; Mr. Cindar Hari Prabowo, Director of the Kamata Foundation; Nanang Sugianto, Head of Iluni FTUI; and the leadership of the Universitas Indonesia.
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Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia