Udayana University Holds Online PEKERTI 2025 Training, Joined by Participants from Mahasaraswati University

Jimbaran – Udayana University (Unud), through its Institute for Learning Development and Quality Assurance (LP3M), held the Instructional Techniques Basic Skills Improvement Training (PEKERTI) on Monday, July 21, 2025. The training is being conducted online until July 26, 2025, and is attended by 174 lecturers 126 from Udayana University and 48 from Mahasaraswati University (Unmas) Denpasar.

The event was officially opened by the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs on behalf of the Rector of Udayana University and was attended by the Rector of Mahasaraswati University Denpasar, Dr. Drs. I Made Sukamerta, M.Pd., the Chair and Secretary of LP3M Unud, Deans and Directors of Graduate Schools, speakers, facilitators, moderators, committee members, and all PEKERTI participants from both Udayana University and Mahasaraswati University. The training aims to improve the professional competence of lecturers, particularly in designing, delivering, and evaluating learning processes effectively in line with the demands of modern higher education.

In his report, the Chair of the Committee, Prof. Dr. Ir. G.P. Ganda Putra, M.P., stated that this year's PEKERTI training combines participants from both Unud and Unmas, as a tangible form of inter-university synergy.

“PEKERTI training is an annual program by LP3M Unud, conducted by the Curriculum Development Center. This year, the training is attended by 174 lecturers 126 from Unud and 48 from Unmas. It will run for six synchronous days and four days of independent tasks, totaling 90 hours of training. Participants are divided into three parallel classes, each further split into three smaller groups,” he explained.

He also emphasized the importance of participant discipline in completing all training phases and closely following the provided guidelines, especially for fulfilling the requirements for lecturer certification.

Rector of Mahasaraswati University Denpasar, Dr. Drs. I Made Sukamerta, M.Pd., in his remarks, expressed appreciation for the jointly organized PEKERTI training with Unud.

“I would like to thank the Chair of LP3M Unud. We had discussed this plan previously, and today it has finally come to fruition. This is a concrete example of the long-standing collaboration between Unmas and Unud, including in the establishment of the Medical Study Program at Unmas, which greatly benefited from Unud’s support,” he said.

He noted that the training represents an important opportunity and should be continued in the future.

“I hope that this kind of cooperation becomes an annual agenda. Every year, there will be Unmas lecturers who need PEKERTI training. We also expect all participants to follow the training with full discipline,” he concluded.

Representing the Rector of Udayana University, the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, Prof. Dr. Ir. I Gede Rai Maya Temaja, M.P., delivered his speech and officially opened the training.

In his address, Prof. Rai Maya Temaja expressed appreciation for the collaboration with Mahasaraswati University and emphasized that the PEKERTI training is a key program to support the enhancement of teaching quality in higher education.

“We welcome this collaboration. Udayana University is always open to other universities wishing to participate in this training program,” he said.

He further emphasized that in facing the challenges of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 era, lecturers play a strategic role in improving education quality. Therefore, every lecturer must master three essential competencies: designing, delivering, and evaluating the learning process effectively.

“This PEKERTI program is highly relevant as part of efforts to strengthen the capacity of lecturers, especially in fulfilling national regulations that define the roles of lecturers as both educators and professional scholars,” he concluded.