NU students from across Java agree to set up a forum

Yogyakarta, NU Online
NU students from across Java gathering at a meeting in Yokyakarta over the weekend agreed to set up a new forum. The forum designed to facilitate dialogue and the exchange of information between students within NU community was called as NU Students' Communication Forum across Java (FKMNUJ).

The meeting was initiated by NU student family from a number of universities like Gajah Mada University (UGM), State University of Yogyakarta, (UNY) and Bogor Agricultural Institute (IPB). The great event involving NU activists and students from universities throughout Java was held in Alma Ata Institute of Health Sciences (STIKES) of Yogyakarta.<>

NU figure of Yogyakarta who is also the professor of Gajah Mada University, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Maksum MSc open the meeting and was appointed to be the keynote speaker at the scholarly forum.

There were nine prominent universities in Java participating in the meeting that was attended by some 50 students. In addition to being attended by the three forum-initiating top universities, the meeting was also attended by delegates from universities like Sunan Kalijaga Islamic State University (UIN) of Jakarta, Sebelas Maret State University of Solo (UNS), State University of Surabaya (Unesa), Brawijaya University of Malang, State Islamic University (UIN) of Malang and Darul Ulum Islamic University (Unisda) of Lamongan.

Organizing Committee chief, Najmu (UGM), said the forum was purposefully expected to be such a means of the importance of sharing ideas, strengthening cooperation, and addressing any issues faced by NU in all respects.

“We hope this meeting would give benefits for NU becuase of preaching in developing NU in campuses has so far been difficult on such a scale. Many challenges should be faced. This umbrella is expected to be a means of seeking solutions,” Najmu said.

While a participant in the meeting, Yudin, said that NU had now been facing threats posed by certain groups whose transnational networks. Furthermore, many NU cadres studying in prominent general campuses like UGM, IPB, UNY, UI, ITB, and so on have not yet been well organized, he said.

“If in religious-based campuses such as UIN, IAIN, STAIN and those affiliated with UIN the influence of NU both organizationally and culturally has remained strong. The existence of NU-based student organizations has remained good enough. At present, our homework is how can the existence of NU students in general science-based campuses be better organized,” Yudin said. (hir)