Universitas Widyatama (UTama), which was founded on August 2nd, 2001, celebrated its 16th anniversary on Wednesday (2/8). The ceremonial event in the series of UTama’s 16th anniversary celebrations was enlivened by the holding of the Tasyakur Bini’mah event with the theme “Building a Spirit of Work Towards an Excellent Teaching University” at the Widyatama Auditorium (GSG), which was attended by all the leaders of the Foundation, the Rectorate, lecturers, and employees of Universitas Widyatama. The event opened with a recitation of verses from the Holy Quran by Mr. Ganara S.Kom, followed by remarks from the Rector of Widyatama University, Dr. H. Islahuzzaman, S.E., M.Si., Ak., CA, and remarks from the Chair of the Widyatama Foundation Management Board, Sri Lestari Roespinoedji, S.H.
In his speech, the Rector expressed that the enthusiasm of the entire Widyatama community must be in line with the vision of the University that was established at the beginning of its development, namely “To become a university that is able to produce human resources who are noble, professional in their fields, and able to adapt to developments in science, technology, and the arts in a global environment.” “Alhamdulillah, the achievements of the University to date cannot be separated from the participation and support of the entire academic community,” added Islah. In the past month, Universitas Widyatama has achieved three consecutive outstanding achievements, including:
- The Widyatama University Library Web Repository ranked 130th in Asia and 24th in Indonesia for the period of July 2017. Source: (http://repositories.webometrics.info/en/Asia?page=1)
- Widyatama University’s Webometric achieved 29th place in Indonesia for the July 2017 period. Source: (http://www.webometrics.info/en/Asia/indonesia)
- Ranked among the top 20 universities in Indonesia, with Universitas Widyatama occupying the 19th position as released by 4ICU. Source: (http://www.4icu.org/id/)
The Tasyakur Bini’mah event was celebrated with a lecture and spiritual guidance from Ust. Dr. Aam Amirudin. On this occasion, Aam revealed that vision in carrying out life is very important for both institutions and individuals. “Life is defined in two aspects, namely Vision without Action is the same as Imagination, while Vision plus Action will produce Reputation. This is what Universitas Widyataa has done, as proven on its 16th anniversary, where a series of brilliant achievements have been made,” said Aam during his lecture.
“May the achievements attained today continue to motivate the entire academic community of Widyatama University in realizing the university’s vision with determination,” added Aam.
