FTI UMI 2026 Work Meeting: Strengthening Digital Transformation and Excellent Human Resources Grounded in Islamic Values for Sustainable Innovation

MAKASSAR – The Fa­culty of In­dus­trial Tech­no­logy at Uni­ver­si­tas Muslim In­do­ne­sia (FTI UMI) held its 2026 Work Mee­ting at the Al-Jibra Au­di­to­rium, Uni­ver­si­tas Muslim In­do­ne­sia, Ma­kas­sar, on Wed­nes­day, Oc­to­ber 14, 2026. The event served as a stra­te­gic forum to align policy di­rec­tions, eva­luate the fa­culty’s de­ve­lop­ment needs, and for­mu­late work pro­grams that res­pond to tech­no­lo­gi­cal ad­van­ce­ments and the evol­ving lands­cape of higher edu­ca­tion.

This year’s work mee­ting car­ried the theme, “Trans­for­ming FTI through Di­gi­ta­li­za­tion, Ex­cel­lent Human Re­sour­ces, In­te­grity, and Is­la­mic Values toward Sus­tai­na­ble In­no­va­tion and Global Com­pe­ti­ti­ve­ness.” The theme reaf­firms FTI UMI’s com­mit­ment to es­ta­blis­hing an ex­cel­lent higher edu­ca­tion en­vi­ron­ment through the uti­li­za­tion of di­gi­tal tech­no­logy, the im­pro­ve­ment of human re­source qua­lity, the strengt­he­ning of in­te­grity, and the im­ple­men­ta­tion of Is­la­mic values across all as­pects of edu­ca­tio­nal de­li­very.

In his re­marks, the Rector of UMI, Prof. Dr. H. Ham­bali Thalib, S.H., M.H., emp­ha­si­zed that fa­culty work pro­grams must be orien­ted toward stu­dents’ needs and sup­port the ac­hie­ve­ment of the uni­ver­sity’s stra­te­gic ob­jec­ti­ves. He stres­sed that pro­grams should not merely follow annual rou­ti­nes but must ins­tead be de­ve­lo­ped based on pro­blems that need to be ad­dres­sed, their level of ur­gency, and the be­ne­fits they can de­li­ver in im­pro­ving edu­ca­tio­nal qua­lity.

The Rector also en­cou­ra­ged a shift in the ap­proach to pro­gram plan­ning, en­su­ring that every ini­tia­tive has clearly de­fi­ned ob­jec­ti­ves and mea­su­ra­ble out­co­mes. Through this ap­proach, pro­gram im­ple­men­ta­tion is ex­pec­ted to im­prove the qua­lity of lear­ning, strengt­hen stu­dents’ com­pe­ten­cies, op­ti­mize aca­de­mic ser­vi­ces, and make a ta­ngi­ble con­tri­bu­tion to ins­ti­tu­tio­nal ad­van­ce­ment.

Di­gi­tal Trans­for­ma­tion and Human Re­source Com­pe­tency De­ve­lop­ment as Stra­te­gic Prio­ri­ties

Di­gi­ta­li­za­tion is one of the main prio­ri­ties in FTI UMI’s de­ve­lop­ment agenda. This trans­for­ma­tion ex­tends beyond the use of ap­pli­ca­tions and online ser­vi­ces to inc­lude in­for­ma­tion system in­te­gra­tion, work­flow sim­pli­fi­ca­tion, im­pro­ved data ac­cu­racy, and faster aca­de­mic and ad­mi­nis­tra­tive ser­vi­ces.

This di­rec­tion aligns with Uni­ver­si­tas Muslim In­do­ne­sia’s vision of trans­for­ming into a Smart Is­la­mic AI-Driven Uni­ver­sity through UMI Con­nec­tion. This ini­tia­tive pro­mo­tes the in­te­gra­tion of ser­vi­ces and data based on four prin­ci­ples: One Access, One Data, One Pro­cess, and One Lea­ders­hip Dash­board.

Within FTI UMI, the im­ple­men­ta­tion of di­gi­tal systems is ex­pec­ted to im­prove the ef­fec­ti­ve­ness of ma­na­ge­ment across va­rious areas, inc­lu­ding aca­de­mic ac­ti­vi­ties, la­bo­ra­to­ries, re­search, stu­dent af­fairs, fi­nance, and ad­mi­nis­tra­tion. The op­ti­mi­za­tion of tech­no­logy is also ex­pec­ted to fa­ci­li­tate the work of the aca­de­mic com­mu­nity while en­han­cing the qua­lity of ser­vi­ces pro­vi­ded to stu­dents.

Along­side di­gi­tal trans­for­ma­tion, human re­source de­ve­lop­ment re­mains an in­se­pa­ra­ble prio­rity. Lec­tu­rers and edu­ca­tio­nal staff are en­cou­ra­ged to con­ti­nuously im­prove their ex­per­tise, pro­fes­sio­na­lism, in­te­grity, and abi­lity to adapt to tech­no­lo­gi­cal cha­nges and evol­ving work­place de­mands.

Ad­van­ces in ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence, au­to­ma­tion, and in­dus­trial in­no­va­tion re­quire FTI UMI to remain adap­tive and for­ward-loo­king. The­re­fore, strengt­he­ning human re­source ca­pa­city is in­ten­ded to sup­port im­pro­ve­ments in teac­hing and lear­ning, re­search pro­duc­ti­vity, in­no­va­tion de­ve­lop­ment, and gra­duate com­pe­ten­cies.

These ef­forts are ex­pec­ted to remain groun­ded in Is­la­mic values, pro­fes­sio­nal ethics, res­pon­si­bi­lity, and a spirit of col­la­bo­ra­tion, en­su­ring that tech­no­lo­gi­cal pro­gress goes hand in hand with cha­rac­ter de­ve­lop­ment within the aca­de­mic com­mu­nity.

FTI UMI Dean Emp­ha­si­zes Pro­gram Align­ment and Im­pro­ved Fa­culty Per­for­mance

The Dean of FTI UMI, Prof. Dr. Ir. Andi Sur­yanto, S.T., M.T., IPM., ASEAN Eng., po­si­tio­ned the 2026 Work Mee­ting as a con­so­li­da­tion forum to es­ta­blish a shared un­ders­tan­ding of policy di­rec­tions and de­ve­lop­ment prio­ri­ties across all areas of the fa­culty.

The work pro­gram plan­ning pro­cess fo­cu­ses on se­ve­ral key agen­das, inc­lu­ding im­pro­ving aca­de­mic qua­lity, de­ve­lo­ping the com­pe­ten­cies of lec­tu­rers and edu­ca­tio­nal staff, strengt­he­ning re­search and in­no­va­tion, ex­pan­ding part­ners­hips with in­dustry, de­ve­lo­ping di­gi­tal ser­vi­ces, and en­han­cing stu­dent de­ve­lop­ment pro­grams.

Each di­vi­sion is ex­pec­ted to for­mu­late coor­di­na­ted and mu­tually sup­por­tive ini­tia­ti­ves to ac­hieve the fa­culty’s ob­jec­ti­ves. Prio­ri­ties are de­ter­mi­ned by con­si­de­ring ins­ti­tu­tio­nal needs, re­source avai­la­bi­lity, budget ef­fi­ciency, and the direct be­ne­fits that can be de­li­ve­red to stu­dents and the broa­der aca­de­mic com­mu­nity.

Through this ap­proach, work pro­grams are po­si­tio­ned not merely as ad­mi­nis­tra­tive plan­ning do­cu­ments but also as stra­te­gic im­ple­men­ta­tion gui­de­li­nes for con­ti­nuously and sus­tai­nably im­pro­ving the qua­lity of higher edu­ca­tion.

Five UMI Vice Rec­tors Share In­sights in Panel Dis­cus­sions

As part of ef­forts to align fa­culty pro­grams with uni­ver­sity po­li­cies, the 2026 FTI UMI Work Mee­ting fea­tu­red five UMI Vice Rec­tors who par­ti­ci­pa­ted in two panel dis­cus­sion ses­sions.

The first panel fea­tu­red the Vice Rector I of UMI, Prof. Dr. Ir. H. Dir­ga­hayu Lan­tara, M.T., IPM., ASEAN Eng., and the Vice Rector II of UMI, Prof. Dr. Ir. H. Zakir Sabara HW, S.T., M.T., IPM., ASEAN Eng., APEC Eng. The ses­sion was mo­de­ra­ted by the Vice Dean I of FTI UMI, Dr. Ir. Ruslan Kalla, S.T., M.T., IPM., ASEAN Eng.

The second panel fea­tu­red the Vice Rector III of UMI, Prof. Dr. H. M. Kamal Hijaz, S.H., M.H.; the Vice Rector IV of UMI, Dr. KH. M. Ishaq Shamad, M.A.; and the Vice Rector V of UMI, Ir. Hj. Set­ya­wati Yani, S.T., M.T., Ph.D., IPM., ASEAN Eng. The ses­sion was mo­de­ra­ted by the Vice Dean III of FTI UMI, Ir. Fir­ma­nul­lah Yusuf, S.T., M.T., IPM.

The forum pro­vi­ded an op­por­tu­nity to strengt­hen com­mu­ni­ca­tion bet­ween uni­ver­sity and fa­culty lea­ders­hip while alig­ning de­ve­lop­ment prio­ri­ties in aca­de­mic af­fairs, fi­nan­cial and re­source ma­na­ge­ment, stu­dent af­fairs, cha­rac­ter de­ve­lop­ment, and ins­ti­tu­tio­nal de­ve­lop­ment.

Fol­lo­wing the panel dis­cus­sions, the mee­ting con­ti­nued with a ple­nary ses­sion to dis­cuss pro­po­sed work pro­grams co­ve­ring the areas of vision and mis­sion, aca­de­mic af­fairs, fi­nance, stu­dent af­fairs, and cha­rac­ter de­ve­lop­ment.

Mea­su­ra­ble Pro­grams to Build a Glo­bally Com­pe­ti­tive Fa­culty

The 2026 FTI UMI Work Mee­ting is ex­pec­ted to pro­duce well-plan­ned, rea­lis­tic work pro­grams sup­por­ted by clear eva­lua­tion mec­ha­nisms. Each pro­gram should inc­lude ac­hie­ve­ment tar­gets, de­sig­na­ted per­sons in charge, budget al­lo­ca­tions, per­for­mance in­di­ca­tors, and mea­su­ra­ble be­ne­fits to ensure that im­ple­men­ta­tion can be mo­ni­to­red and eva­lua­ted ob­jec­ti­vely.

De­ve­lop­ment prio­ri­ties are di­rec­ted toward va­rious areas that con­tri­bute to im­pro­ving teac­hing and lear­ning qua­lity, strengt­he­ning stu­dent com­pe­ten­cies, en­han­cing acc­re­di­ta­tion qua­lity, ad­van­cing re­search, pro­mo­ting tech­no­lo­gi­cal in­no­va­tion, and alig­ning gra­duate com­pe­ten­cies with in­dustry needs.

This agenda also refers to the Catur Dharma of UMI, as sti­pu­la­ted in the 2024 UMI Sta­tute, which en­com­pas­ses Edu­ca­tion and Teac­hing, Re­search, Com­mu­nity Ser­vice, and Com­mit­ment to UMI and Cha­rac­ter Edu­ca­tion.

Through the 2026 Work Mee­ting, FTI UMI reaf­firms its com­mit­ment to strengt­he­ning col­la­bo­ra­tion across all fa­culty units to es­ta­blish ef­fec­tive go­ver­nance, foster a cul­ture of in­te­grity, and de­ve­lop an in­no­va­tive aca­de­mic en­vi­ron­ment groun­ded in Is­la­mic values.

Ul­ti­ma­tely, the suc­cess of the work mee­ting will not be mea­su­red solely by the com­ple­tion of pro­gram do­cu­ments but also by the con­sis­tency of im­ple­men­ta­tion and the ta­ngi­ble impact ac­hie­ved. Through plan­ning that prio­ri­ti­zes stu­dents’ needs, human re­source de­ve­lop­ment, di­gi­tal tech­no­logy op­ti­mi­za­tion, and ef­fi­cient budget ma­na­ge­ment, FTI UMI is ex­pec­ted to con­ti­nue gro­wing, ad­dress the chal­le­nges of higher edu­ca­tion, and strengt­hen its po­si­tion in an inc­rea­singly com­pe­ti­tive global en­vi­ron­ment.