BANDUNG, UNIKOM – In order to bridge the gap between academia and industry, UNIKOM and Red Hat Academy collaborated to empower the current generation of IT professionals to make a significant impact on the global technology landscape. Red Hat Academy is an academic training program specifically designed to help educational institutions, such as universities and colleges, prepare their graduates to become competent IT professionals who are ready to face the challenges of the workforce. The program provides free access to high-quality Linux-based and open source curriculum and learning materials, directly from Red Hat, one of the world’s leaders in open source solutions.
On Friday, January 24, 2025, Universitas Komputer Indonesia (UNIKOM) held a workshop in collaboration with Red Hat Academy. This workshop was held in Room 10.010 on the 10th Floor of UNIKOM Smart Building. This event starts at 08.30 – 11.00 WIB with the theme “Limitless Open-Source Innovation”. Participants of this workshop were students from Computer Engineering, Informatics Engineering and 5th semester Information Systems. In addition, this workshop was also attended by Vice Chancellor 4 for Digital Technology & ICT Prof. Zainal Arifin Hasibuan, MLS, Ph.D., Director of International Program Dr. Senny Luckyardi, SP, MM, Head of Computer Engineering Study Program Dr. Susmini I. Lestaringati, MT. and Head of International Class & Training Division Angga Friyanto, S.kom., MT.
This Workshop activity was opened by the MC from the UNIKOM KPM Team which began with singing the National Anthem Indonesia Raya and UNIKOM Mars. The first welcome greetings were made by Prof. Zainal Arifin Hasibuan, MLS, Ph.D. In his remarks Prof. Zainal explained that “This workshop is a form of activity where our students, our lecturers must be brought closer to the industry, Red Hat is an engine in IBM technology that can drive various kinds of components, applications, interfaces and so on, including various components in computers, so the need for IT personnel or those skilled with Red Hat is a lot not only in Indonesia but in the world” he said.
Prof. Zainal further expressed his hope that “Hopefully with the presence of the Red Hat Academy workshop this morning, hopefully it will be a good start for students, and for UNIKOM, and for this nation to introduce technology whose arena is not local, not national but global” he concluded.
The second speech was delivered by the Red Hat Academy Indonesia Representative, as well as the moderator of this workshop event, Putri Ananda, who explained about Red Hat and explained the importance of this collaboration, stating, “It’s great that today we can hold a guest lecture with Red Hat and UNIKOM. Our goal with this guest lecture is to share and inspire and equip UNIKOM students with the skills needed to develop in this industry. With this activity, hopefully we can collaborate even more closely with UNIKOM to succeed together in the future and create a community that supports growth and innovation.” She said.
The workshop was continued with material presented by Fajar Faturrahman, as a resource person from Associate Principal Solution Architect Red Hat Indonesia. He presented material about how Opensource technology can help in innovating further and the use of Opensource for the IT and Business world.
After the presentation of the first material, continued with the material presented by the second speaker, Arief Rahman Hakim as Technical Director of PT. Dasa Apriliando Sentosa, he is also a UNIKOM graduate or alumni. In this event he presented material about IT career preparation, this material includes how to prepare yourself for students to be able to have a career and work in the IT industry and Digital Talent.
Furthermore, the series of Workshop events ended with a question and answer session by the moderator with the participants and then closed by the MC. Then this Workshop activity was closed with a documentation session together with all participants of the Red Hat Academy Day Workshop activities.
The conclusion of this Workshop activity is that students gain valuable insight into the technology needed and best practices and Global Opportunities with a focus on global technologies such as Red Hat Academy which puts graduates in the right position for international careers as well as Community Building because this event fosters a sense of community among students, alumni, and industry professionals. (Hms & Pro Directorate).
