JOINT COMMITMENT BETWEEN JAWA POS – FEB UNAIR – BANK INDONESIA, TO IMPROVE SHARIA ECONOMIC LITERACY, AND ACCELERATE HALAL CERTIFICATION IN INDONESIA

(FEB NEWS) Thursday, March 9 2023, Jawa Pos Together with the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Airlangga (FEB UNAIR) and Bank Indonesia, in this case the Management Department of FEB UNAIR and the Department of Sharia Economics FEB UNAIR, held the event “Jawa Pos Halal Literacy Festival 2023 ”, supported by other partners such as BRI Insurance Syariah, BPJPH (Halal Product Assurance Organizing Agency), UNAIR Halal Center and East Java Regional Organizations such as Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Muhammadiyah and the Sharia Economic Society.

The event which was held for MSMEs, Lecturers, and also Students across Faculties within Airlangga University, has the aim of being a means of acceleration related to education and literacy of the halal lifestyle ecosystem among the public, especially students and MSME business actors. It is hoped that in the future participants can become ambassadors for disseminating information about sharia economic ecosystem.
The event was held in 2 sessions, where the first session was Sharing Session with the theme: Halal Ecosystem Literacy Education, and the second session was a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) session.

Leak Kustiyo - Main Director of PT Jawa Pos Koran in his opening remarks, and also Dr. Wisnu Wibowo, SE., M.Sc. – Deputy Dean I of FEB UNAIR, highly appreciates and welcomes programs in the form of synergy, joint collaboration to increase Islamic economic literacy, as well as accelerate halal certification in Indonesia organized by Bank Indonesia, and expressed his hope, willing to be invited again in collaboration jointly by Bank Indonesia as well as other related parties, such as BRI Insurance Syariah, in order to continue to play an active role in increasing its benefits for the wider community.

Emil Elistiano Dardak - Deputy Governor of East Java, also expressed his appreciation for the participation of UNAIR, especially FEB UNAIR, BI and Jawa Pos. in organizing the East Java Halal Literacy Festival. Where the Governor and all of his elements have committed to accelerating the development of the Islamic economy, and in developing the Islamic economy, it needs to be based on literacy. Where this Festival Event has the opportunity to be able to make a breakthrough, a push that has a sustainable impact, in spreading literacy regarding the sharia economy. And from the results of this event, the Province is ready to follow up on recommendations, suggestions or initiatives that emerged from the "Jawa Pos Halal Literacy Festival 2023" event. Also present to give the opening remarks: Arif Hartawan - Head of the Department of Sharia Economics and Finance of Bank Indonesia and Sony Harsono Operational Director of PT. BRI Insurance Indonesia.

Present as a speaker at the sharing session: 1. M. Irfan Sukarna - Deputy Director of the Department of Economics and Sharia Finance of Bank Indonesia, presenting material on the Blue Print of Bank Indonesia's Sharia Economic Literacy; 2. H. Nurhanudin, ST, M.Kom - Head of the Information System Team for the Halal Product Assurance Organizing Agency, with material on Halal Certification Literacy and Halal Certification Agents; 3. Eka Indria Sari - EVP Sharia Business PT. BRI Asuransi Indonesia, present material on the Financial Industry & Sharia-Based Protection Products as a Lifestyle); and 4.Dr. Tri Siwi Agustina - Head of Center for Entrepreneurship and Industrial Relations FEB Universitas Airlangga, attended with material on National Halal Economic & Entrepreneurship Potential, where Sulistya Rusgianto, PhD - Secretary of the Department of Islamic Economics FEB UNAIR, acted as moderator.

Hopefully, the event "Jawa Pos Halal Literacy Festival 2023", this can be a sustainable synergy and in the end through literacy in the Islamic economy and acceleration of halal certification, can have a real impact on the prosperity and welfare of the Indonesian people.
Greetings from us, Airlangga Knights
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