Unud Holds Kick-Off Event for Tracer Study of Non-Health Professions, Specialist, Master's, and Doctoral Programs

Jimbaran – Udayana University, through the Career Development and Alumni Unit (UPKA), held a Kick-Off Event for the Tracer Study of Non-Health Professions, Specialist, Master's, and Doctoral Programs. The event was conducted online via Zoom Meeting on Friday (August 15, 2025). The kick-off was officially opened by the Rector of Udayana University and attended by the Vice Rector for Student Affairs, the Student Affairs Bureau, Faculty Leaders, USDI, Study Program Coordinators, UPKA, UPIKS, and other invited guests.

In his opening remarks, Udayana University Rector Prof. I Ketut Sudarsana emphasized that the tracer study is a crucial and vital instrument for universities—not only for meeting key performance indicators (KPIs) and accreditation requirements but also as a tool for reflection and self-evaluation of each study program’s performance. Through tracer studies, universities can obtain accurate data on career paths, competency achievements, and alumni contributions in the workforce and society.

Udayana University has successfully conducted centralized tracer studies for diploma (D3) and undergraduate (S1) levels for the past three years with excellent results. This year, the scope is being expanded to include Master's (S2), Doctoral (S3), Non-Health Professions, and Specialist programs. This expansion not only addresses accreditation needs and long-standing requests from various programs but also demonstrates the university’s commitment to developing an adaptive and relevant curriculum aligned with professional demands. It also supports the Ministry of Higher Education’s vision of Impactful Campuses (Kampus Berdampak).

"With the data we collect, we can ensure that Udayana University graduates are truly prepared at both national and international levels and are making a real impact on society," said the Rector.

He further encouraged all faculties, study programs, and alumni to fully support the implementation of the tracer study. Active alumni participation is a meaningful contribution to the progress of Udayana University, as their objective feedback allows the institution to review and evaluate its educational processes.

During the kick-off, presentations were also delivered. Dr. Kade Dwita Apriani, S.Sos., MIP, Chair of UPKA, presented material on the 2025 Tracer Study for Professional, Master’s, Specialist, and Doctoral programs. I Made Widiartha, S.Si., M.Kom, Head of Information Technology Services at USDI, introduced new features of the tracer study platform.

Dr. Kade Dwita Apriani explained that the tracer study is being conducted to track graduates from all study programs—including professional, master's, and doctoral levels—to meet accreditation requirements and curriculum evaluation needs. Udayana’s centralized tracer study system has proven reliable over the past three years at the undergraduate level, making it feasible to scale it up this year to support the needs of graduate programs. This also helps ease the workload for stakeholders who require the data.

The centralized tracer study offers a standardized solution with uniform questionnaires, a consistent response period, and eliminates the need for each program or faculty to run separate tracer studies. Instead, they can focus on maximizing alumni response rates. The resulting data will be provided to each program for their specific use.

The 2025 Postgraduate Tracer Study targets 2024 graduates from S2, S3, and professional programs, covering graduates from the 158th to 165th graduation periods, totaling 1,281 individuals. Data will be collected using the KuesionerNG platform, requiring alumni to log in through the IMISSU system used during their studies. The questionnaire takes approximately 7 to 10 minutes to complete. The target response rate for each program is 65%, with the deadline set for November 30, 2025. Data collection opens on August 16, 2025.