KOPMEP 2018 Upgrade

Upgrading KOPMEP Management is one of the work programs of the Airlangga University Development Economics Student Cooperative. This activity is a routine program that is held once a year as an activity that aims to provide training to the new management of the Development Economics Student Cooperative. The briefing in question is an introduction and approach between the core management and daily management regarding KOPMEP itself. With this debriefing, it is hoped that it can increase intimacy and form a solid relationship between the management. This activity was held at Villa Hartika Trawas, Mojokerto and took place from March 9 to March 11 2018. It started on Friday afternoon and ended on Sunday afternoon.

The arrangement of this activity began with the gathering of all management of the Development Economics Student Cooperative and a prayer reading led by the Deputy Chair of KOPMEP 2018 Retisia Rismadani at the Faculty of Economics and Business Building, Airlangga University Surabaya before finally leaving using the vehicle provided by the committee. When they arrived at the activity location, the committee prepared all the necessities for the Opening of the Upgrading. The opening of the 2018 KOPMEP Upgrading was marked by the delivery of remarks by the Head of the Human Resources Development Division (PSDM) Ajeng Kartiko Dewi as a representative of the General Chair of KOPMEP and KOPMEP supervisors who were unable to attend.

After the opening ceremony was over, the committee prepared dinner. Then continued with the Night of Familiarity where at the event all the administrators were placed in a hall. This event aims to establish intimacy and increase the sense of kinship between the administrators. The Night of Familiarity itself contains simple games that involve all the administrators who have previously been divided into several small groups. The event starts at 20.30 WIB and ends at 22.30 WIB. Furthermore, all administrators are invited to rest.

The next event on the second day began with morning exercise in the form of Cheerful Gymnastics which took place at 05.30 WIB until 06.00 WIB and

followed by all managers. After that, preparations for breakfast were carried out by each pre-determined cooking group. The event continued with Outbound activities which were carried out in an open field not far from Villa Hartika. Outbound activities consist of several field games which aim to build cohesiveness among the management groups. This activity starts at 08.30 WIB and ends at 12.30 WIB. Furthermore, all administrators are allowed to clean themselves, pray together and have lunch. At 14.00 WIB the Upgrading activity was continued with an inauguration event. The inauguration itself is an obligation for each group to give a performance that has been selected by the committee. This event was opened with the reading of the winner's provisions by the Chief Executive of the 2018 Upgrading Veronike Lutfi Ardhiya RP, the activity went smoothly and ended at 18.00 WIB which was followed by self-cleaning, praying together and having dinner. After that, the activity continued with a Sharing Session between the administrators. In this Sharing Session, the Daily Management Board gave several explanations regarding the visions and missions of KOPMEP that will be carried out that year. In addition to delivering from the BPH side, Sharing Session activities also provide an opportunity for all administrators to express their opinions or opinions, both regarding the upgrading event itself and the impression of messages and hopes for other administrators and upgrading in the next management. Sharing Session activities ended at 21.00 WIB.

The last day of the 2018 KOPMEP Management Upgrading was filled with joint cooking activities by several female administrators who were included in cooking groups. After that, there was a breakfast together which took place at 07.00 – 07.30 WIB. Furthermore, at 07.30 – 09.00 WIB there will be Division Sharing activities. Division Sharing is an activity of exchanging information and opinions from each division head to its members. This activity itself also aims to strengthen the commitment of each new management to the division that has been chosen so that during their tenure they can provide maximum contribution. After that, it was continued with the reading of the nominations and the awarding of prizes for the winners of the previous inauguration. This event takes place at 09.00 WIB and ends at 09.30 WIB. Next is self-cleaning and preparation for going home. As the last activity before returning to Surabaya, a group photo was taken with the entire management. And

followed by a prayer reading led by the Deputy Chairperson of KOPMEP 2018 Retisia Rismadani before finally closing the 2018 KOPMEP Management Upgrading Activity. At 10.30 WIB, the whole series of upgrading activities officially ended and all administrators returned to Surabaya.

Thus the entire series of 2018 KOPMEP Management Upgrading events that were compiled and can run according to the rundown and the available time estimate. However, it does not rule out that there are still shortcomings regarding this event. Therefore, it is hoped that the KOPMEP Management Upgrading event in the following years can provide better activity innovations and provide optimal incentives to equip each new administrator of the Development Economics Student Cooperative.