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Institutional development · Student experience, equity and outcomes · Indonesia

Universitas Airlangga student board holds 'Sitting Down with the Rector' forum for 450 students

The student executive board at Universitas Airlangga in Indonesia held an aspiration forum titled 'Sitting Down with the Rector' on 28 October, attended by 450 students.

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Why it matters: Student organisations at Universitas Airlangga, from faculty-level executive boards to student activity unit representatives, took part in the board's aspiration forum.

Universitas Airlangga said its Badan Eksekutif Mahasiswa (BEM), the university's student executive board, held an aspiration forum titled Duduk Bareng Rektor ('Sitting Down with the Rector') on Wednesday 28 October 2026.

According to the university, the event took place in the Ternate Auditorium of the ASEEC Tower on the Dharmawangsa-B campus.

The university reported that 450 students attended, among them faculty-level student executive boards and representatives of the communication forum for student activity units (UKM).

Editor’s view

Rachel Smith, Students and International Editor

The aspiration forum organised by the student executive board on 28 October gathered 450 Universitas Airlangga students, from faculty-level executive boards to representatives of student activity units.

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