FTSP UII Holds Family Gathering in Karimunjawa

In order to knit togetherness, the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Planning (FTSP) of Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) held a Family Gathering activity, on July 4-7, 2024 in Karimunjawa, Central Java, which was attended by around 120 participants consisting of lecturers and education staff and their families.

The group departed from Moh. Natsir Building, FTSP UII campus by using 3 buses to Kartini Jepara harbor. Once at the port, the trip continued with a crossing to Karimunjawa island using the Express Bahari ship. The trip took 250 minutes, and went straight to the Java Paradise Resort hotel as a place to stay.

On the first day, participants took a land tour to Bobby beach, Bukit Love and watched the sunset in the iconic Karimunjawa area. Furthermore, the second day’s agenda is a sea tour using 5 boats to shark breeding and snorkeling. Snorkeling is one of the must-do tourist activities when visiting Karimunjawa. This tourist destination is known to have many beautiful underwater spots that can be explored.

The first snorkeling location is Spot Nemo. From the boat, you can see the seabed with its corals and at this place, participants start wearing snorkeling equipment, such as frog shoes, snorkel goggles, and buoys. For those who cannot swim, snorkeling equipment can already be used to witness the beauty of the underwater. For those who can swim, they can remove the buoys to be able to dive occasionally to see the coral reefs more closely.

After snorkeling is complete, the ship continues its journey to one of the islands in Karimunjawa, Cemara Besar Island. Here participants had lunch with a menu of various fish, shrimp, chili sauce, fruit and vegetables. The fish is grilled directly on the island, so it is still warm. After eating, tourists can enjoy the beauty of Cemara Besar Island with white sand beaches and clear sea with not too big waves. One uniqueness of Cemara Besar Island is that there is a stretch of sand in the middle of the water that can be used for taking pictures.

The sea tour concludes at Ujung Gelam beach, also known as Tanjung Gelam beach, which is one of the best beaches in Karimunjawa. The location is filled with amazing beauty, the white sand that meets the clean coast adds to the beauty of the beach. In addition, there is a charm of the beach that has also become its identity, namely the sloping coconut tree which is used as an object to take pictures. Some participants captured important moments on the tree. There were also those who rented canoes to just go around the beach. There were even those who rode banana boats and jetskis.

Furthermore, in the evening there were gathering activities on the beach in the Java Paradise hotel area. On this occasion, the Vice Dean for Resources of FTSP UII, Dr. Ir. Kasam, MT, gave a speech. In his speech, he expressed his gratitude to the participants who participated in enlivening the activity. He also said that the FTSP UII family recreation activity was a series of faculty work programs that had been established. “I hope that from this activity we can strengthen the sense of kinship, be more solid and of course establish a closer relationship,” he said.

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Talkshow of Leadership and Da’wah Training for FTSP UII Students “Transformation of Leadership in Islam in the Gen-Z Era”

The alignment of Islamic leadership values from an early age will help in facing the future to have the capacity, norms and values of goodness. Leadership in Islam is carried out in a balanced manner, namely the upholding of religious values and the balance of the affairs of the world hereafter, emulating the behavior of uswatun hasanah. Islamic leadership must lead to the nature of progress, adaptation for the better, can build networking and sustain.

To support this, students can explore their potential including managing time well, prioritizing to focus on things that help self-development, looking for opportunities to improve skills, accepting input and opinions of others for self-development, controlling emotions and being able to show empathy to others, improving communication skills, expanding networks, and associating with people who can provide inspiration and support, setting specific goals to be achieved to provide direction and motivation to develop. “Student involvement in an organization is very important, because it can affect various positive developments and produce students who are more career-ready,” he said.

This was said by Ir. M. Erry Sugiharto, S.T., M.H., M.T, IPU .., Director of Human Resources of PT Pertamina (Persero) in a Talkshow on Leadership and Da’wah Training for students with the theme “Instilling Leadership Morals in the Digital Age” organized by the Directorate of Education and Islamic Religious Development (DPPAI) and supported by the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Planning (FTSP) of the Islamic University of Indonesia (UII) on 22 Dhulhijah 1445 H / 29 June 2024 at the Moh. Natsir Building Auditorium, FTSP UII Campus.

The event, which was officially opened by the Dean of FTSP UII, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ir. Ilya Fadjar Maharika, MA, IAI, also presented speakers Drs. Imam Mudjiono, M.Ag., lecturer, trainer and motivator. In his material, he revealed that the main principles of Islamic leadership are Amanah, fairness and deliberation. A successful leader is usually supported by two things, namely leader soft skills and leader hard skills. Leader soft skills consist of communication skills, motivation, creativity, adaptation, empathy, integrity, visionary, responsibility, trust and building dreams. “While the leader hard skills include teamwork, internal and external relationships, time management, collaboration, enthusiasm and having initiatives, ideas or ideas,” he said.

After the presentation of the two speakers, it was continued with discussion and questions and answers guided by moderator Dr. Herman Felani, S.S., M.A.

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Coffee Morning Lecture #6 “Quo Vadis Petani” Challenges Facing the Crisis

The Faculty of Civil Engineering and Planning (FTSP), Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) once again organized the 6th Coffee Morning Lecture series of scientific discussions. The activity is expected to make public opinion more open to issues developing in Indonesia, so that people are not apathetic and skeptical of media coverage.

This Coffee Morning Lecture raised the theme “Quo Vadis Petani”, which discusses the challenges faced by farmers in facing the climate crisis, land crisis, and human resources crisis. By presenting experts and practitioners across sectors, this event aims to find innovative solutions and strategies to support the sustainability of the agricultural sector in Indonesia amidst various crises.

The event, which was held in the IRC Room of Moh. Natsir Building, FTSP UII Campus on 21 Dhulhijjah 1445 H / 28 June 2024, was officially opened by the Dean of FTSP UII, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ir. Ilya Fadjar Maharika, MA, IAI, who in his remarks said that the activity aims to share experiences, vulnerabilities, and good practices of communities in food security. In addition, it also strengthens collaboration and knowledge sharing between stakeholders to encourage innovation, capacity building, and technology transfer in agriculture in the face of climate crisis, land crisis, and human resource crisis (HR) of farmers. “The resulting output is expected to be able to document good practices that encourage collaboration plans of the parties in improving food security in Indonesia,” he said.

Also Read : https://fcep.uii.ac.id/blog/coffee-morning-lecture-5-kolaborasi-antardisiplin-dalam-pelestarian-bangunan-cagar-budaya/

The event presented speakers Ir. Sigit Harjono, S.P., M.P., Head of Horticulture Division, DIY Agriculture and Food Security Office, Prof. Dr. Jamhari, S.P., M.P., Professor of Faculty of Agriculture UGM, Khaerul Anam Widya Purnama, S. Fil, Permaculture Practitioner.

The panelists were Dr. Ir. Ruzardi, M.S. APU SDA and BB, Center for Flood and Drought Studies (Pusbanker) UII, Ir. Hastuti Saptorini, M.A., Center for Socius Design (CSD) UII and Dewi Wulandari, S.Hut., M.Agr., Ph.D., Center for Climate Change and Disaster Studies (PUSPIK) UII.

Prof. Dr. Jamhari, S.P., M.P., on the occasion said that Indonesia is facing climate change, human resource crisis, related to agriculture. In general, Indonesia can be said to be facing food and agricultural challenges. According to him, the supply capacity of agriculture is getting smaller because the land is shrinking and being converted. Then climate change, or water shortage. “Water is not only used for agriculture. Even water from its source has been taken for drinking water, and also for crops and livestock. So it is increasingly limited. That is the challenge we must face,” he said.

He also added that Indonesia will reach the peak of demand in 2062, of course the need for clothing, food and shelter has reached its peak and that must be prepared from now on.

Meanwhile, Head of the Horticulture Division of the DIY Agriculture and Food Security Office, Sigit Hardjono, said that agriculture has a very crucial role in the economy, both in terms of providing food, employment, industrial raw materials, foreign exchange, environmental sustainability, strengthening the rural economy, and preserving culture and traditions. According to Sigit, it is important to continue to support and develop the agricultural sector so that it can continue to provide benefits to the community and the nation. “The current condition of agriculture is faced with various challenges, but also has opportunities to develop,” he said.

Sigit also emphasized that other challenges include a land crisis where land conversion for development, land degradation, and limited land access for small farmers are major obstacles, and a crisis in farmers’ human resources. Lack of interest from the younger generation, aging farmer population, decreasing number of farmers from year to year and limited skills and knowledge are major obstacles.

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The challenges faced by the agricultural sector include the climate crisis, climate change has a significant impact on the agricultural sector, such as drought, flooding, plant pests, and sea level rise,” Sigit said.

“Various efforts have been made in facing challenges in the agricultural sector, especially in facing the climate crisis, namely by developing pest-, disease-, and drought-resistant plant varieties,” he concluded.

In the event that was attended by representatives of government or institutions, representatives of private institutions and practitioners, representatives of universities, representatives of alumni associations within UII, representatives of study centers, representatives of the community or community and mass media, the Hydroponic Landscape plan was also presented by Ir. Hanif Budiman, M.T., Ph.D..

The activity which lasted until midday was also covered by several print and online media including:

  1. https://beritabernas.com/keterbatasan-lahan-dan-sdm-jadi-ancaman-bidang-pertanian-yang-memicu-krisis-pangan/

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