April 16, 2026

Banjarmasin – Thursday, April 16, at the Meeting Room of the Utility Building, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (FKIP), Lambung Mangkurat University (ULM), the Dean of FKIP ULM, Sunarno Basuki, in his capacity as Advisor to the Tri Civitas FKIP ULM Employees’ Cooperative of the Republic of Indonesia (KPRI), inaugurated the new board of directors and supervisors for the 2026–2028 term. The event took place from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. WITA. The event was attended by the Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, Deasy Arisanty; the Head of the General Affairs Division, Isnawati; the Chairperson of KPRI Tri Civitas for the 2024–2026 term, Mariatul Kiptiah; as well as the board members and supervisors of KPRI Tri Civitas for the 2026–2028 term. In addition to the inauguration, a handover of duties ceremony was held between the outgoing and incoming officials of KPRI Tri Civitas.

The newly appointed executive board members of KPRI Tri Civitas FKIP ULM include Sabhan as Chair, Novan Alkaf Bahrani Saputra as Secretary, and Baseran Nor as Treasurer. Additionally, the Supervisory Board of KPRI Tri Civitas was also inaugurated, comprising Suratno as Chair, Sidharta Adyatma as Member 1, and Parham Sa’adi as Member 2. In his opening remarks following the inauguration, the Dean of FKIP ULM, Sunarno Basuki, expressed his hope that the new board members would bring about even better changes. Meanwhile, the Chair of the Supervisory Board, Suratno, stated that in managing a cooperative, there are three main areas of responsibility: organization, operations, and finance. He also noted that there are currently many business opportunities that can be explored to expand the cooperative’s reach.

The newly elected chairman, Sabhan, expressed his gratitude for the trust placed in him. “Alhamdulillah, we have been entrusted with a tremendous responsibility. Among KPRI’s future plans, we intend to transition to a sharia cooperative—as desired by many members—by conducting comparative studies; building a kanko (store office); purchasing a bus; collaborating on housing construction; meeting members’ needs such as basic food supplies; resolving the delinquent loans of several members; and reducing the interest rates on all loans by 50%,” he explained passionately. (Admin)