To synergize and strengthen the implementation of the Merdeka Merdeka Learning Campus (KMMB) program. So the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) of the Islamic University of Malang (UNISMA) received a visit and shared session with the Faculty of Economics and Islamic Business, Sultan Aji Muhammad Idris Samarinda State Islamic University, and the Faculty of Social and Humanities, Nurul Jadid University. The event, held offline on a limited basis, was held on July 18, 2022, at FEB Unisma. Dr. H. Moh attended this activity. Mahrus, Sag.M.Hi from the Faculty of Economics and Islamic Business, Sultan Aji Muhammad Idris Samarinda State Islamic University, and Dr. Tirmidhi from the Faculty of Social and Humanities, Nurul Jadid University.

This activity was facilitated by FEB UNISMA in the MBKM partner program: Merdeka Learn Campus Merdeka FEB UNISMA. The Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business UNISMA, Nur Diana SE, MSi, emphasized that the MBKM partner program activities are intended to encourage students to gain learning experiences with various additional competencies outside the study program and the campus. "Fulfillment of the study period and load for students can be carried out by 1) participating in the entire learning process in the study program at the tertiary institution according to the study period and load; and 2) participating in the learning process in the study program to fulfill part of the time, and learning load and the rest follow the learning process outside the study program, both universities are obliged to facilitate the implementation of the MBKM," said the Dean of FEB UNISMA.

Nur Diana, SE., M.Si as the Dean of FEB Unisma welcomed the arrival of these two universities very well, and she said that FEB UNISMA has collaborated a lot with domestic and foreign universities so far. Especially in Student Exchange as a form of KMMB implementation. In the two years during the pandemic, this faculty has sent or received university students at home and abroad.

He explained that the pattern for this program could be made through the Ministry of Education and Culture program or the Mandiri program. There are many benefits to running Student Exchange with several university partners, including providing students' learning experiences, insights, and cultural diversity nationally and internationally.

Diana further explained that the implementation of student exchange in several countries such as Thailand, Russia, the Philippines, Uzbekistan, Taiwan, and Malaysia, where students take several unique courses currently on the Current Issue, is in line with the needs of the Industrial Revolution such as Big Data, Digital Marketing, Data Analytical, Digital Business, and internships, etc.

At several universities in Malaysia, we work together to organize joint conferences, entrepreneurship internships, and exchanges of students and lecturers.

“Before we did an internal test, they were also carried out maybe another test. There are more than 150 students who have attended abroad and have been running for two years, “said Diana.

At the end of the event, the two universities hope that in the future, there will be cooperation and implementation of MBKM, both lecturer and student exchange programs, which will be carried out by the Faculty of Economics and Islamic Business, Sultan Aji Muhammad Idris State Islamic University Samarinda and the Faculty of Social and Humanities, Nurul Jadid University with the Faculty of Economics and Business. Business (FEB) Islamic University of Malang (UNISMA).

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