Governor of South Kalimantan Appreciates ULM’s Achievements at the 124th Graduation

Banjarbaru – The Senate of Lambung Mangkurat University (ULM) once again held an open session with the agenda of the 124th graduation of Diploma, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Specialist, and Doctoral Programs. A total of 890 graduates were inaugurated at the opening of the first graduation in 2025 which was held on Thursday (22/5/2025).

ULM inaugurated 890 graduates, consisting of 3 people from the Diploma Program, 471 people from the Bachelor’s Program, 358 people from the Professional Education Program, 49 people from the Master’s Program, and 5 people from the Specialist Program, and 4 people from the Doctoral Program. The details of the number of graduates were conveyed by the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of ULM, Dr. Iwan Aflanie, dr. M.Kes., Sp.F., S.H. He also announced the 14 best graduates of 120 from each ULM faculty, including:

Best Graduate of Doctoral Program: Dr. Dyah Febria Wardhani, graduate of the Environmental Science Doctoral Program with a GPA of 3.96
Best Graduate of the Masters Program: Mahdi Hidayatullah, M.M, graduate of the Management Masters Program with a GPA of 4.00
Best Graduate of the Professional Program: Rahmat Nur Fadilah, Ns, graduate of the Nursing Professional Education Professional Program with a GPA of 4.00
Best Graduate of the Specialist Program: Yenni Chandra, Sp.OG., graduate of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist Study Program with a GPA of 3.88
Best Graduate of the Undergraduate Program: Safitri, S.Pd., graduate of the Sociology Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education with a GPA of 3.96
Best Graduate of the Faculty of Law: Lilis Sarifah, S.H., graduate of the Law Study Program, Faculty of Law with a GPA of 3.96
Best Graduate of the Faculty of Economics and Business: Michael Aldira, S.M., graduate of the Management Economics Study Program, Faculty of Economics and Business with a GPA of 3.95
Best Graduate of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences: Fahmi Yanor, S.IP, graduate of the Government Science Study Program, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences with a GPA of 3.92
Best Graduate of the Faculty of Agriculture: Novita Sari, S.Pt., graduate of the Animal Husbandry Study Program with a GPA of 3.89
Best Graduate of the Faculty of Forestry: Lisnani, S.Hut., graduate of the Forestry Study Program with a GPA of 3.70
Best Graduate of the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences: Nur Amalia Putri, S.Pi., graduate of the Aquaculture Study Program with a GPA of 3.95
Best Graduate of the Faculty of Engineering: Siti Munawwaroh, S.T., graduate of the Civil Engineering Study Program with a GPA of 3.64
Best Graduate of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences: Devianty Rhamadhani, S.Psi., graduate of the Psychology Study Program with a GPA of 3.79
Best Graduate of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences: Alya Nurhaliza, S.Stat., a graduate of the Statistics Study Program with a GPA of 3.85

After the graduates’ oath was said, the best graduates were then called together to be inaugurated directly by the Rector of ULM Prof. Dr. Ahmad Alim Bachri, S.E., M.Si. The event was then continued with the inauguration of all graduates by the Deans of each faculty.

Attended by a number of leaders such as the Governor of South Kalimantan, the Chief of Police of South Kalimantan, the Head of BINDA, the Head of the BNN of South Kalimantan Province, the DANREM, the DANDIM, and other regional leaders.

The Governor of South Kalimantan Province H. Muhidin who was present in person at this event expressed his pride and gratitude for ULM’s achievements which have now been accredited as Excellent.

“Alhamdulillah today ulun (I) can meet my younger siblings here. And parents are also proud of all ULM students who have received the accreditation predicate of Excellent. Extraordinary, thanks to the senate and the rector who fought for all of this,” said H. Muhidin.

Governor H. Muhidin also advised to always be careful and maintain this superior accreditation predicate in the future, and it must be continuously improved in order to make Banua proud.

The ULM Chancellor on this occasion also conveyed the preparation for opening various new study programs in facilitating the needs of human resources, especially in South Kalimantan in terms of education. This is also an effort to expand quality and sustainable higher education services.

Furthermore, he also still provides an opportunity for students who get cum laude rankings at the end of their education to be able to continue their S2 or S3 education free of UKT fees for 2 (two) semesters and a 50 percent discount in semesters 3 and 4.

“This is in order to increase APK (Gross Participation Rate) and APM (Pure Participation Rate) in South Kalimantan,” he said.

That way, through this policy, it is hoped that it can provide motivation for the younger generation, especially ULM students to study hard and make achievements and invite alumni to continue choosing ULM as a place to get further education.