30Jun/25

Gita Swara MIPA participated in the Choir Competition of Pancasila Month of Jember University 2025

The Gita Swara MIPA Choir Team participated in the Inter-Work Unit Choir Competition throughout the University of Jember at the Soejarwo Building, 5th Floor (29/6). Receiving lottery number 11, the FMIPA padsu team went up to the competition stage accompanied by the Dean of FMIPA UNEJ Prof. Drs. Dafik, M.Sc., Ph.D. Together with 18 other work units, padsu performed two songs, one compulsory song Tanah Airku by Ibu Sud and the Padang Bulan regional song medley Cublak-cublak Suweng arranged by Barkah WP. Gita Swara MIPA is a choir consisting of FMIPA lecturers and educators. The choir competition is a routine agenda of the University of Jember to commemorate the Birth of Pancasila in 2025 in the series of Pancasila months which began with the flag ceremony on June 1.

Wearing black and white uniforms wrapped in simple and elegant batik cloth, they presented their best performance. Conducted by the Vice Dean II, the Padsu FMIPA Dr. Esti Utarti, S.P., M.Si. sang two songs in unison in front of the Rector, Vice Rectors and all heads of institutions at UNEJ. This performance was achieved after almost a full month of routine practice in between activities at the faculty. Accompanied by the trainer, in the afternoon the Padsu FMIPA team was trained in vocal training according to the score and movement to support the stage appearance. The day before the competition, the Padsu team conducted a stage trial or dress rehearsal to try out the stage and team positions. The committee also gave the Padsu the opportunity to practice singing two songs that would be presented the next day. Continue reading

20Jun/25

Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Jember Becomes the Location of the 2025 SEMMABA UTBK Exam

Like several years before, the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Jember is again the location of the Seleksi Mandiri Mahasiswa Baru (SEMMABA) UTBK exam. FMIPA provides two exam rooms, namely Mathematics Laboratory 1 and Mathematics Laboratory 2. “For the SEMMABA UTBK, we have prepared 20 exam computers and 4 backup computers per exam room,” said Dr. Esti Utarti, S.P., M.Si. Vice Dean II of FMIPA UNEJ and also the Penanggung Jawab Lokasi of the FMIPA Location. It was also said that for the transit room for exam participants, an international classroom for the FMIPA Mathematics Department was provided. Supporting facilities for the UTBK have also been prepared such as generators, directions to the location and a rest area for exam participants. According to the schedule, the 2025 SEMMABA UTBK was held on June 17-19, 2025 yesterday.

FMIPA UNEJ is one of the locations along with 16 other exam locations with 25 exam rooms and 855 computer devices spread across the Tegalboto Campus to serve UTBK SEMMABA participants. Before the implementation, the IT Room from the Mathematics Laboratory installed the UTBK application accompanied by a team from UPA TIK. Furthermore, a network connection assessment was carried out guided by the UTBK SEMMABA UNEJ server admin. “After the installation and assessment, our IT Room together with UPA TIK conducted a UTBK trial involving UNEJ students, working on each question and reporting any obstacles before the implementation day,” said Deputy Dean II of FMIPA UNEJ. Continue reading

17Jun/25

Field Assessment of LAMSAMA Accreditation of Undergraduate Mathematics Study Program, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Jember

The Lembaga Akreditasi Mandiri Sains Alam dan Ilmu Formal (LAMSAMA) Team held a field assessment of the accreditation of the Undergraduate Mathematics Study Program, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Jember. Rector of University of Jember Dr. Ir. Iwan Taruna, M.Eng., IPM., ASEAN Eng. and Vice Rector of UNEJ for Academic Affairs Prof. Drs. Slamin, M.Comp.Sc., Ph.D. together with the Dean of FMIPA UNEJ Prof. Drs. Dafik, M.Sc., Ph.D. accompanied the assessor team in the opening ceremony of the field assessment (16-17/6). The assessor team consisted of Prof. Dr. Sri Wahyuni, S.U. from Gadjah Mada University and Prof. Alhadi Bustamam, M.Kom., Ph.D. from the Universitas Indonesia.

In his opening remarks, Iwan Taruna hoped that the Undergraduate Mathematics Study Program would be able to achieve UNGGUL accreditation. “With good cooperation from the taskforce team, I hope that the Mathematics study program will achieve the UNGGUL predicate in order to improve UNEJ’s IKU,” he said. The Chancellor said that the field visitation is a process of verifying the accreditation files that the study program has submitted. “The visitation is a process of verifying accreditation documents, as a place to convince assessors with the accreditation taskforce,” he continued. The Chancellor officially opened the field assessment of the Bachelor of Mathematics Study Program. Present at the opening of the visitation were leaders and representatives from supporting institutions at the University of Jember such as LPMPP, LP2M, UPA UPA TIK, Postgraduate, UPA Library and UPA Language. Continue reading

08Jun/25

Slaughter of Sacrificial Animals 1446 H by the Takmir of Baitul Ilmi Mosque, FMIPA UNEJ

The caretaker of Baitul Ilmi Mosque, FMIPA, University of Jember held the slaughtering of sacrificial animals on Eid al-Adha 1446 H (8/6). Together with the academic community of FMIPA, this year the caretaker slaughtered one cow and five goats. Dean of FMIPA UNEJ Prof. Drs. Dafik, M.Sc., Ph.D. expressed his gratitude because this year they could again carry out the slaughtering of sacrificial animals at FMIPA. “This year, the FMIPA community together with the caretaker of the Baitul Ilmi Mosque will again slaughter sacrificial animals, I express my gratitude for the trust of the sacrifice owners in us and the committee who prepared this event,” he said. The person who slaughtered the sacrificial animals was Prof. Bayu Taruna Widjaja Putra, S.TP., M.Eng., M.Ag., Ph.D. Head of UPA TIK UNEJ who is also JULEHA (Halal Cow Slaughterer).

JULEHA is a Halal Cow Slaughterer who has expertise and dedication in slaughtering animals and ensuring the halalness of meat. With one breath, Prof. Bayu’s thrust successfully slaughtered the sacrificial cow. After the shohibul kurban was read by Dr. Bambang Piluharto as a representative of the Baitul Ilmi mosque committee. Next, the slaughtering of the sacrificial goat was accompanied by Prof. Bayu. It didn’t take long, the process of slaughtering the cow and goat was completed. The sacrificial committee with equipment immediately worked together to sort the sacrificial meat to be distributed. Vice Deans I, II, and III of FMIPA accompanied by the Head of General Affairs of FMIPA were directly involved in the process. Continue reading

26May/25

Journal CERiMRE from Departmen of Physics Increases Ranking, FMIPA UNEJ Has Three SINTA 3 Accredited Journals

“Congratulations and success to the CERiMRE journal of the Physics Department for achieving SINTA 3 accreditation from the Direktur Jenderal Riset dan Pengembangan Kemendiktisaintek which was announced some time ago,” said the Dean of FMIPA Prof. Drs. Dafik, M.Sc., Ph.D. Computational and Experimental Research in Materials and Renewable Energy (CERiMRE) is a journal from KeRiS (Research Group) KMTE (Applied Materials and Energy Computation of the Physics Department of FMIPA which was previously accredited SINTA 4 and has also achieved DOAJ international indexation. “The CERiMRE journal will be a reference for three journals in FMIPA that are applying for new accreditation, hopefully the InSTEM Journal, ICL Journal, and LSB Journal can follow CERiMRE in achieving SINTA accreditation,” he continued.

CERiMRE Journal has been publishing its articles since 2018 using English and authors from several countries. Authors from the African continent such as Congo, Nigeria, and Ghana. Countries from Asia also participate such as India, China, Japan, Iran and of course Indonesia. CERiMRE, led by Dr. Dr. Artoto Arkundato, S.Si., M.Si. as Editor-in-chief, has prepared the SINTA re-accreditation process by refining the requirements from ARJUNA. Improving the quality of article substance is the main focus in the improvement. Bringing in experts from internationally accredited journal managers as companions is also one way to increase the SINTA accreditation of the CERiMRE journal. Continue reading

24May/25

Field Assessment of LAMSAMA Accreditation for Undergraduate Biology Study Program, FMIPA UNEJ

The Lembaga Akreditasi Mandiri Sains Alam dan Ilmu Formal (LAMSAMA) team held a field assessment of the accreditation of the Biology Undergraduate Study Program, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Jember. The Rector of the University of Jember Dr. Ir. Iwan Taruna, M.Eng., IPM., ASEAN Eng. and the Vice Rector of UNEJ for Academic Affairs Prof. Drs. Slamin, M.Comp.Sc., Ph.D. with the Dean of FMIPA UNEJ Prof. Drs. Dafik, M.Sc., Ph.D. accompanied the assessor team in the opening ceremony of the field assessment (22-23/5). The assessor team consisted of Dr. Sony Heru Sumarsono from Institut Teknologi Bandung and Prof. Dr. Okid Parama Astirin, M.S. from Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta.

Iwan Taruna in his opening remarks hoped that the Biology Undergraduate Study Program would be able to achieve UNGGUL which would improve UNEJ’s IKU. “With good cooperation from the taskforce team, hopefully the biology study program can achieve the UNGGUL predicate to improve UNEJ’s IKU,” he said. The Chancellor said that the field visitation was a process of verifying the accreditation files that the study program had submitted. “The visitation is a process of verifying accreditation documents, as a place to convince the assessors by the taskforce, hopefully it will run smoothly from the beginning until tomorrow,” he continued. The Rector officially opened the field assessment of the Biology Undergraduate Study Program. Present at the opening of the visitation were leaders and representatives from supporting institutions at the University of Jember such as LPMPP, LP2M, UPA TIK, Pascasarjana, UPA Library and UPA Bahasa. Continue reading