NEWS

Roswati, 25 November 2024

(Photo Source: Committee Documentation)

    Thursday-Saturday, November 21-23, 2024, the third National Work Meeting (RAKERNAS) of the Christian Education Council (MPK) in Indonesia was held at the Harris Convention Hall Festival Citylink Bandung. RAKERNAS is an annual agenda attended by representatives of MPK, MPKW, Partner Institutions, Christian Education Foundations from all over Indonesia, and other invited guests. This activity was opened by Mr. Handi Irawan D., M.B.A., M.Com. as the Chairperson of MPK by hitting the gong as a sign of the opening of the RAKERNAS III agenda. On this occasion there were 4 lecturers from the Faculty of Humanities and Creative Industries (FHIK), 18 students, and 4 Permanent Administrative Personnel (TAT) of Maranatha Christian University who were involved in the committee as a form of community service to the field of education. The committee from U.K. Maranatha served as designer, operator, usher, photographer, videographer, secretariat, and core committee. In addition, Dr. Dra. Seriwati Ginting, M.Pd. as the Chairperson of the Committee from MPK West Java and FHIK became the bridge for U.K. Maranatha's involvement in RAKERNAS III activities as an implementation of cooperation between U.K. Maranatha and MPK. From outside U.K. Maranatha there were 16 committee members from MPK West Java region who came from various institutions.  

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  RAKERNAS III activities were opened with the performance of Merak Dance performed directly by BPPK School Students with Lengser accompaniment as a form of local cultural appreciation and introduction of West Java culture to the participants. On the second day, the participants had a session of learning to play angklung taught by Mr. Kurnia from Pasundan Christian Church (GKP) by performing Indonesian national and traditional song instruments. The session was welcomed by the RAKERNAS III participants considering the tight agenda of the meeting, with enthusiasm and cheerfulness they followed the learning session as a form of preservation and introduction to Sundanese Culture.

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  The series of RAKERNAS III activities is a presentation of material from various Indonesian educational institutions, one of which is Maranatha Christian University which provides campus introduction material to participants, including introducing U.K. Maranatha as a TOP 10 University with Superior Accreditation in 2024, the Best Christian University in West Java and Indonesia, and being a campus ranked 45th in Indonesia. In addition, several study programs such as Interior Design, Medicine, and Management have received international accreditation.      

(Photo Source: Committee Documentation)

    With the involvement of U.K. Maranatha in the implementation of RAKERNAS III, hopefully it can make a good portfolio for the campus, so that in the future U.K. Maranatha will continue to engage in community service projects and help answer community needs.