Bandung, UPI
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI) is ramping up its strategic collaboration with media powerhouses via a vibrant Focus Group Discussion (FGD), drawing representatives from radio, TV, print, news agencies, and online platforms. Held on Monday, December 29, 2025, at the Partere Building Meeting Room on Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi No. 229 in Bandung, West Java, the event sparked lively dialogue and fellowship to forge mutually beneficial collaborations.
Prof. Didi Sukyadi, M.A., stressed that universities can’t thrive in isolation. Media is essential for amplifying UPI’s academic feats, research breakthroughs, and community outreach to the wider public swiftly and effectively. He envisioned these ties as a “mutually empowering and joyful” partnership, ensuring positive campus stories reach far and wide. Attendees agreed universities and media complement each other perfectly: UPI upholds its Tri Dharma duties to society, while media fulfills its legal mandate under the Press Law to deliver accurate, responsible information.
UPI aims to expand beyond mere event coverage, pushing for enhanced public relations roles in faculties and satellite campuses, joint academic reporting, and training sessions to sharpen info delivery. Research from UPI’s journals could be transformed into accessible, engaging content for everyday audiences through these collaborations. The gathering also featured insights from UPI’s Rector, who highlighted the media’s bridge-building role for research and academics, and Sandy Ferdiana, West Java Bureau Chief of Republika Online, who praised the FGD’s timeliness amid shared goals between academia and press.
Moreover, participants buzzed with optimism for ongoing partnerships, planning annual FGDs and media gatherings to cultivate an ecosystem of educational, constructive info benefiting society. This initiative aligns closely with SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals), fostering multi-stakeholder collaborations to disseminate knowledge on education (SDG 4), innovation (SDG 9), and sustainable development—echoing UPI’s tagged SDGs like reduced inequalities (SDG 10) and decent work (SDG 8). Published January 2, 2026, by UPI’s Public Relations, the article underscores the media’s role in supporting government development agendas with quality public info. (Ajeng/DN)