The social crisis that struck countries in the Middle East Region such as Syria and Yemen hopefully does not happen in Indonesia. A great amount of loss will be obtained from the occurrence of such events, such as inhibiting the economic progress of countries stricken by prolonged conflict. So the commitment to maintain national stability should be the concern of all citizens amid the issue of diversity that is sticking out, not least for alumni who graduated from Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM).
As stated by M. Wajid Fauzi, Expert Staff of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Management, when he was asked to be the speaker of Prospective Graduates Briefing of Post-graduate Program Period III April 2017, at Graha Sabha Pramana UGM on Wednesday (18/4) morning.
“Without stable national social and political conditions, it is impossible to boost economic growth and to build many of the country’s infrastructure. Therefore, UGM graduates should also be able to play a role in guarding the harmony of multicultural social life in Indonesia,” he said.
Moreover, according to Wajid, Indonesia is geopolitically considered to have considerable economic potential because it is located in the Asia-Pacific region, which is the main line of world trade. By maintaining national stability, then the benefits of foreign investment will be widely obtained by Indonesia.
Meanwhile, Aulia Wijiasih, an educational and environmental activist who was also asked to be a speaker, emphasized the importance of sustainable environmental education. This is related to the issue of environmental damage up to natural disasters that occur frequently in Indonesia. She hopes that in the future more and more people will start to think about creating a system that accommodates environmental education in various elements of society.
“Alumni will be able to do anything due to the provision of knowledge, but Indonesia lacks people who want to provide sustainable environmental education in the community,” said the alumna of Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIPOL) UGM in front of more than 1,200 prospective graduates who attended the briefing. [Eggy]