The Master of Communication Science Study Program (Mikom) of the Department of Communication Science, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Diponegoro has two concentrations of scientific fields, namely Media, Culture and Society Studies and Strategic Communication Studies. Mikom Study Program has been accredited A, based on BAN-PT Decree Number 3863/SK/BAN-PT/Akred/M/X/2017 which is valid from October 17, 2017 – October 17, 2022.

“Efforts made by the Master of Communication Science Study Program in facing the challenges of learning in the digital era and the 4.0 industrial revolution in terms of curriculum, we, as the administrators, require lecturers to always carry out developments in communication science and technology. The updated thing is more on the material, such as providing case samples to students related to the latest developments,” said Dr. Yanuar Luqman, Head of the Master of  Communication Science, FISIP Undip, as well as Vice Chairman of the Central Management of the Indonesian Public Relations Association.

“This year we have planned to invite several foreign guest lecturers with doctorate degrees to be the speakers in our webinars and we also plan to hold a summer course which is the target of the internationalization IKU (Key Performance Indicator). In addition, we are also assigned to take the FIBAA international accreditation, while several international collaborations or international research are also being initiated,” he continued.

Dr. Yanuar said that Mikom got several international students, including those from the Netherlands, Russia, Libya, Suriname, Timor Leste, Bangladesh, Palestine, and Egypt. The promotion of study program is carried out through the website and social media and is helped by the Diponegoro International Students Scholarship (DISS) program, which is an Undip scholarship program given to international students who want to continue their studies at Undip, one of which is for the master’s program.

“This scholarship is an attraction for international students who want to study at Undip, especially at Mikom. Mikom does not require linearity, which is applied both to international and non-international classes, this is a challenge for us,” he said.

“We will focus on international accreditation as full support for Undip’s progress towards World Class University. Talking about WCU, internationally it is a form of world recognition for the quality of the implementation of the Tri Dharma of Higher Education. The impact of international recognition is an increase in the reputation and role of universities in the development of science and technology. One of the strategies is to strengthen networks and partnerships at the international and national levels and encourage the academic community to produce scientific works that have an international reputation. In addition, the facilities currently owned by Undip have greatly improved and developed, including the SSO facility as part of the academic system which is expected to have two languages, Indonesian and English, making it easier for international students to access registration to fill out study plans.” he concluded (Lin-Humas)

Source: undip.ac.id