April is not only about the five-yearly democratic celebration of the Indonesian people, but also an opportunity for Universitas Airlangga to demonstrate its spirit of excellence and morality. On April 13-16, 2019, the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Airlangga, hosted the National Scientific Meeting, which is the largest annual event for Islamic economics champions under the auspices of FoSSEI. This grand event was attended by approximately 500 students from more than 60 universities across Indonesia who met in one forum to forge brotherhood and develop brilliant ideas for developing the nation. With the main theme "Development of the Halal Industry in Indonesia through Optimizing ZISWAF and Sociopreneurship.".
The event was symbolically opened with the beating of the gong by Prof. Dr. Raditya Sukmana, SE., MA. as the Head of the Department of Sharia Economics. In his remarks, he said that in Indonesia, the development of Islamic economics starts from the community directly, he called it the bottom up, one of which is from the role of its youth, its very militant students. In the Opening Ceremony held in the Fadjar Notonagoro Hall of FEB UNAIR, the Declaration of Indonesian Halal Activists was also carried out, led by the FoSSEI National Presidium and attended by all FoSSEI cadres who were present to always be pioneers in the consumption of halal products for their surrounding environment.
Following the Opening Ceremony, a discussion of the blueprint, which outlines FoSSEI's strategic plan for promoting Islamic economics, continued. A pitching competition and an Islamic Economics Olympiad were also held at the Sukolilo Hajj Dormitory in Surabaya.
The event will continue over the next few days, with the main agenda being a National Discussion, attended by representatives from the 14 FoSSEI regions, as well as symposium participants who have previously written scientific papers summarizing their ideas from discussions in their respective regions and groups. The results of the National Discussion will be presented to relevant stakeholders following the International Seminar on April 15, 2019.
The international seminar, "Development of the Halal Industry through ZISWAQ and Sociopreneur Optimization," will be held at the Fadjar Notonagoro Hall, Faculty of Economics and Business, Airlangga University. By inviting several competent speakers, it is hoped that it will provide students and the public with more in-depth education on the development of the halal industry and social entrepreneurship. The international seminar will, God willing, be attended by the Governor of East Java, Mrs. Khofifah Indar Parawansa, who will deliver the keynote speech.
In addition to the main agendas above, there are several other agendas including inspirational talk shows and seminars with FoSSEI alumni.
We hope that the TEMILNAS (National Islamic Conference) over the next three days will run smoothly and meaningfully, strengthening us all in our efforts to spread Islamic economics across the archipelago. (mub)