On Friday, January 6th, the UMY Postgraduate Program held its regular monthly religious gathering at the UMY Postgraduate Amphitheater. As in previous months, the gathering was attended by lecturers and staff of the UMY Postgraduate Program. This time, the gathering was delivered by Dr. M Nurul Yamin, M.Si, with a discussion on “Embracing the Spirit of Surat Al-Ma’un”.
Nurul Yamin explained that the spirit of Al-Ma’un in the postgraduate institution of UMY lies in the four pillars of Muhammadiyah and Aisyiyah. One of the four pillars, which is Al-Islam Kemuhammadiyahan (AIK), becomes the source of the three pillars of higher education. Nurul Yamin also gave advice about Jihad Al-Ma’un for institutions, “The concept of Jihad Surat Al-Ma’un for an institution is 1) Do not be just a statue so that there is no social contribution, 2) Do not be like an ivory tower, 3) Strive to move useful knowledge.” The lecture was concluded with several questions from the participants.
At the end of the meeting, Ir. Sri Atmaja P. Rosyidi, M.Sc.Eng., Ph.D., P.Eng.IPM, as the Director of the UMY Postgraduate Program, presented a token of appreciation and a farewell to one of the postgraduate staff who had completed their service.
