Sandiaga Salahudin Uno, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy of the Republic of Indonesia, gives congratulation fot the helding of UI Career, Internship, Scholarship, and Entrepreneurship (CISE) Virtual Expo 2022. “Creating business opportunities by utilizing information technology are currently growing. By mastering technology and digital platforms, we will become winners in the national and global arena. With the presence of UI CISE Virtual Expo 2022, I hope that all participants can find a ‘match’ for their work or are interested in becoming entrepreneurs, so that they can open up the widest possible job opportunities and support our economy even stronger,” he said when giving a welcoming speech at UI CISE Virtual Expo 2022.
As in the previous year, Universitas Indonesia (UI) through the UI Career Development Center (CDC) under the Rectorate of Career Development and Alumni Relations organized UI CISE Virtual Expo 2022 for students, UI graduates, and the general public. This year the theme of the event is “Built Your Career To The Next Level”, which will be held for free on October 25-29, 2022.
Since 2006, UI CISE Virtual Expo 2022 has been held 34 times. This year UI CISE Virtual Expo 2022 is in collaboration with Job2Go, ILUNI UI, and partners. Visitors can directly access to enjoy the exhibition through the Job2Go website at job2go.net/UICISE. The Expo this time consisted of 43 national and multinational companies that opened recruitment and internship programs; 9 institutions/university scholarships at home and abroad; 15 entrepreneurship; 29 media partners; 16 partner universities; and 50 webinars.
Although the activities are still held virtually, quite a lot of companies and institutions are participating. The Chairperson of the UI CISE Virtual Expo 2022, Prof. Dr. drg. Sandra Fikawati, MPH., conveyed a report of 254,738 virtual expo visitors in 2021, while the career expo virtual booth was visited by 459,070 visitors.
He said, “We are determined to continue to be creative and innovate to contribute to the development of human resources in Indonesia. Currently, we invite partners from other universities to become affiliated to organize this expo so that they share information on job vacancies, scholarships, and entrepreneurship; can be socialized as much as possible and utilized by university graduates in Indonesia.”
“This event aims to bring together the world of higher education with the world of work and industry, as well as facilitate students and graduates to obtain employment information, preparation for entering the workforce, information on scholarships to continue their studies, as well as bridging internship opportunities for students. This is also a series of efforts to optimize the link and match between university graduates and industry. It is hoped that this event can accelerate the careers of graduates and provide enlightenment on the choice of career paths that will be taken by university graduates, especially in entering life after campus,” said UI Chancellor Prof. Ari Kuncoro, S.E., M.A., Ph.D., in his opening speech, at the same time opening the event.
The opening of the event was attended online by Plt. Secretary of General Directorate of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology, Prof. Tjitjik Sri Tjahjandarie; Deputy for Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology, Siti Azizah; Head of Labor Market Center, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Muchamad Yusuf; Director of Human Capital, Bank Danamon, Heriyanto Agung Putra; and CEO of PT Paragon Technology and Innovation, Salman Subakat.
UI CISE is an annual event held twice a year and is held after the UI graduation ceremony (odd and even semester graduation) is completed. This event is attended by various companies and institutions to bridge the needs of graduates for jobs, higher education, and introduce their business or entrepreneurship to a wider audience.
UI Career, Internship, Scholarship & Entrepreneurship Virtual Expo 2022 has four activities during October 25-29, 2022. First, the Career Fair on the Job2Go website, visitors can access virtual booths from companies participating in this event and make job/intern applications. Secondly, the Scholarship Fair which allows visitors to access virtual booths from institutions participating in this event and view information about available scholarships, as well as make scholarship applications.
Third, the Entrepreneurship Exhibition where visitors can access virtual booths of participating startups-both student and alumni startups-and get more information about the startups, their products, and opportunities for collaboration. Fourth, Career Webinars/Seminars that visitors can participate in by presenting expert speakers in their fields, and representatives from companies that support this event to provide information and tips about the career world.
To be able to join the career webinars/seminars, visitors must first register on the Job2Go website. After completing the data, participants will receive a confirmation email and a link to Zoom which can be accessed on the day according to the schedule listed.
Visitors who are interested in participating and knowing more about this event, can access the official UI Career, Internship, Scholarship & Entrepreneurship Virtual Expo 2022 Instagram account ( @careerexpo.ui ) to get more information.
