Malang, (28/07) Faculty of Engineering, University of Muhammadiyah Malang, has again collaborated with DUDI (Business World and Industrial World). This collaboration was built with PT. WIMA (WIKA Industri Manufaktur) is a subsidiary of state-owned PT. Wijaya Karya. The Faculty of Engineering, University of Muhammadiyah Malang, and PT WIKA Industri Manufaktur agreed to jointly build an ecosystem and develop KBLBB (Battery-Based Electric Motorized Vehicles).
This collaboration began with the holding of a Guest Lecture with the theme "Product and Ecosystem Development of Battery-Based Electric Motor Vehicles" on Thursday, July 28, 2022, which took place in the UMM Dome Theater Hall. This guest lecture was delivered by Irsal Salih Matondang, S.E., M.M. who is the Director of Finance and Marketing of PT. WIKA Manufacturing Industry. Also present on the Guest Lecture agenda was the Chancellor of the University of Muhammadiyah Malang, Dr. H. Fauzan, M.Pd., Vice Chancellor III of the University of Muhammadiyah Malang, Dr. Nur Subeki, S.T., M.T., Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Muhammadiyah Malang, Prof. Ilyas Masudin, MLogSCM, Ph.D. and the head of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Muhammadiyah Malang. In his speech, the Chancellor of the University of Muhammadiyah Malang, Dr. H. Fauzan, M.Pd. said that the collaboration between the University of Muhammadiyah Malang and DUDI was a form of implementation of the UMM Pasti! which encourages students to definitely graduate on time, definitely work and independent. In addition, various Centers of Excellence owned by the University of Muhammadiyah Malang also facilitate students to have more expertise in certain fields.
The signing of the MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) which was carried out at the Guest Lecture event marked the beginning of the collaboration between PT. WIKA Manufacturing Industry and University of Muhammadiyah Malang. To follow up on the agreed MoU, the Faculty of Engineering, University of Muhammadiyah Malang, a special team consisting of several lecturers from various study programs at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Muhammadiyah Malang. This team is chaired by Dr. Suwarsono, M.T. (Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering, University of Muhammadiyah Malang).
