Udayana University Language UPT Holds Udayana Academic English Profeciency Test (UAEPT) Training for Lecturers

Udayana University Language Center held Udayana Academic English Profeciency Test (UAEPT) training for lecturers at Udayana University (Unud) at the UPT Language Building, Sudirman Campus, Denpasar, Wednesday (26/6/2024). The activity was opened directly by the Rector of Unud and attended by 28 lecturers from various faculties within Unud. This activity, which lasted for three days, from 26 to 28 June 2024, also featured a resource person from the Australian National University, Emma Keith.

Head of UPT Language Center Prof. I Nyoman Udayana in his report said that the UAEPT training activity was attended by lecturers from 13 faculties at Udayana University with the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences and the Faculty of Animal Husbandry each sending 3 participants so that the total number of participants was 28 people.

"As an Institutional Support System, Language Center is very committed to providing language services to students at Udayana University. This training is very different from previous training because Emma Keith from the Australian National University, in the midst of her busy work conducting field research in Mentawai, took the time to help us with the implementation UAEPT provides training in writing," said Prof. Nyoman Udayana.

Meanwhile, the Rector of Unud Prof. Ngakan Putu Gede Suardana in his speech emphasized that participants should be disciplined in participating in this training activity. Participants who are also young lecturers are expected to take the training seriously, where next semester Unud will start opening international classes and the most prepared faculty is the Faculty of Economics and Business. His party will also encourage other faculties such as the Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Tourism which have quite a lot of interest. Preparing for international classes requires our human resources to be ready too, we cannot offer international classes if our human resources are not ready. The human resources consist of lecturers and educational staff, where they have also asked the Head of the Language Center to also provide training to supporting staff as well. Apart from that, infrastructure and IT will also be prepared. The number of foreign students taking international classes is also one of the university's main performance indicators.

The Rector also motivated these young lecturers to prepare themselves to study abroad to gain knowledge and experience. Apart from that, participants should also focus on taking part in this training because English is an international language. Through this opportunity, the Rector also appreciated the Head of the Language Center who had facilitated this training activity.