
Hosting an International Seminar, Faculty of Da’wah and Communication Sciences UIN Antasari Invited Prof. Syuan-Yuan Chiou from NCCU Taiwan as a Speaker
BANJARMASIN – “Asalamualaikum, hello… I am Syuan Yuan Chiou, I am from Taipei”. The sentence in Indonesian, delivered by a professor from National Chengchi University (NCCU) Taiwan, exhibited a distinctive intonation and tone of voice at the outset of the presentation at the International Seminar of the Faculty of Da’wah and Communication Sciences (FDIK) UIN Antasari. The seminar, themed “Challenges of Da’wah Management in the Social Media Era,” took place at the Mastur Jahri Auditorium, Campus 1, on Tuesday (8/10/2024).
The audience, the students and lecturers, participated in the event, both offline and online. Participants who attended the location, filled the venue up to the 2nd floor.
“The number of invited participants was 300,” said Head of Administration of FDIK Nazula Elva Rahmah, S.E., M.M. when delivering the report.
Then, Dr. H. M. Abduh, M.A. in his speech, expressed his gratitude to the speakers who were willing to attend and deliver the presentation.
“Welcome to UIN Antasari for the second time,” he greeted Prof. Syuan-Yuan Chiou.
The Dean said that the topic presented by the international speaker was very important, related to the utilization of social media in da’wah.
“He will convey many ways of preaching by utilizing social media. This is important, because there are two worlds now, the physical world and the virtual world. So, we have to be smart in using social media,” he said.
He also expected that with this international seminar, the participants can utilize social media for positive things.
“We can maximize the use of the media for positive things,” he concluded his remarks.
Rector Prof. Dr. H. Mujiburrahman, M.A. while delivering the keynote speech said, the social challenges faced by the current young generation are much different from the last generation. Therefore, he conveyed several important things related to how to deal with it.
“Literacy is a crucial part of understanding the benefits and drawbacks of digital technology,” said Prof. Mujiburrahman.
Another thing that is no less important to face the era of digital technology, said the Rector, is to carry out scientific activities.
“Conduct scientific studies on this phenomenon,” he added.
As an academic, the Rector hopes that the students can develop applications that can provide benefits and facilitate the wider community.
“We must develop applications as well as create helpful content,” he suggested to the participants.
Also present as a speaker at this seminar was Prof. Dr. Nadzmi Akbar, S.Pd., M.Pd.I., Professor of Guidance and Counseling Management at UIN Antasari.
(Jam/Fur/Ana)
