Sleman, law.uii.ac.id – Postgraduate Law Master’s Program, Faculty of Law, Islamic University of Indonesia (MH UII) is committed to continuing its endeavours in increasing scientific knowledge, one of which is by holding General Lectures by academics and practitioners who are experts in their fields. This Public Lecture which was held on Wednesday (26/7) with Dr. Nadia Naim Senior Lecturer from Aston Law School, Aston University, Birmingham UK. Nadia hosted the Public Lecture with the theme “IPR Based on Law and Development Perspective” at the Stage Room, East Wing, Lt. 3 Building of the Faculty of Law, Islamic University of Indonesia at 09.00 – 11.00 WIB and was attended by more than 50 students of the Law Master’s Program at the Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia.

Nadia Naim in her presentation explained that with Intellectual Property Rights, one can monetize and get rewards from innovations made. Talking about IPR means talking about new ideas, then these ideas are implemented into a product. So it is necessary to have IPR to protect the right to create the product and to guarantee confidentiality in the manufacture of a product. “In Europe, every item or work has obtained its IPR by registering the documents that support the manufacture of the item or work, then the work will receive 70 years of IPR which is still valid even after the creator of the work dies,” he said.

Furthermore, Head of the UII Law Faculty of Law Study Program, Dodik Setiawan Nur Heriyanto, S.H., M.H., LL.M., Ph.D. conveyed in his speech that students need the insertion of comparative knowledge. “Students will not only deal with domestic problems, because now there are many influences from outside. We adopt IPR from the TRIPS Agreement from the Franchise Agreement, we all adopt it from the practices of foreign companies in Indonesia.” he concluded. In this case, Dodik became the moderator and helped with the translation during the General Lecturer.

On Monday, June 26, 2023 at the Law Faculty of the Islamic University of Indonesia, the Undergraduate Study Program in Law successfully held a Public Lecture with the theme “Introduction to Marriage and Family Law.” This Public Lecture presented speakers from a Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Universitas Indonesia named Neng Djubaedah, S.H., M.H., Ph.D. The resource person gave a presentation directly in front of approximately 150 students, specifically for students taking the Munakahat course.

This public lecture was organized by the Undergraduated Study Program in Law Faculty of Law Universitas Islam Indonesia in order to provide students with practical knowledge to understand the dynamics of marriage practices that occur in Indonesia and to know the relevance of the existence of Family Law.

Head of the Undergraduate Study Program in Law, Dodik Setiawan Nur Heriyanto, S.H., M.H., LL.M., Ph.D, in his remarks said that “Ms. Neng has contributed a lot in formulating the Marriage Law in Indonesia, therefore I hope students can listen well from Mrs. Neng’s presentation.”

Neng Djubaedah , S.H., M.H., Ph.D. as the resource person explained that “The scheme or framework between the context of marriage and family includes the formation of the marriage law. Then after the formation of the law there is implementation of the legal content. Then carry out a legal marriage, for the sake of realizing family status. After the three frameworks have been implemented, a desired value (family) will be realized.”

On Thursday, June 22, 2023, at the Stage Room on the 3rd floor, east wing, the Undergraduate Program in Law successfully held a public lecture with the theme “Introduction to Germany Investment Law.” presenting a resource person from a Senior Lawyer practitioner named Philipp Kersting from Germany. The resource person gave a presentation directly in front of approximately 80 students.

Stadium General (Guest Lecturer) was organized by the Undergraduated Study Program in Law Faculty of Law Universitas Islam Indonesia in order to provide students with practical knowledge to know how to practice investment science. As for tips and tricks to become a lawyer in the field of investment law properly and wisely.

The Head of the Undergraduate Study Progrem in Law, Dodik Setiawan Nur Heriyanto, S.H., M.H., LL.M., Ph.D, in his remarks said that “We will be holding a public lecture by presenting one of the Senior Lawyers who is currently one of the existing Lawyers. at Maqdir Ismail and Partner and one of the managers is Mr. Maqdir and he is an alumni of the Faculty of Law Universitas Islam Indonesia. With this Public Lecture, I hope students can gain comparative knowledge related to investment practices and also legal knowledge related to investment.”

Philipp Kersting as a guest speaker explained that “Investment law in Germany has its own characteristics compared to investment law in other European Union countries. Germany has high investment compared to other countries because Germany has the EU Single Market Policy, in which the European Union’s policy of freeing trade without any barriers provides an advantage for Germany to obtain capital flows, goods, services and labor from other European Union countries. Investor confidence to invest in Germany. In addition, Germany already has good and comprehensive investment laws to provide guarantees to foreign investors, most of whom are from Luxembourg countries.”

In his presentation, Philipp Kersting also explained how Germany can attract foreign investors, namely: having a stable legal system, protecting intellectual property rights, resolving disputes in a fair and transparent manner, and providing incentives from the government for providing tax policies. The practitioners’ lecture ended with a friendly reception with the Head of the Undergraduate Study Program in Law and a visit to the Kimpulan Temple Museum.

The Law Study Program for the Undergraduate Program in collaboration with the Deputy Dean for Religion, Student Affairs, and Alumni of the Faculty of Law, the Islamic University of Indonesia held a debriefing activity for the alumni of the Law Study Program for the Undergraduate Law Program at the UII Faculty of Law. This activity was attended by approximately 73 alumni graduates, who will later be graduated in the 5th period of UII Graduation for the 2022-2023 Academic Year. This time the alumni debriefing was attended by 3 speakers. The first resource person was Dr. Busyo Muqoddas, S.H., M.Hum., lecturer at the Faculty of Law of UII who is also an alumnus of the Law Study Program for the Undergraduate Program and the Law Study Program for the Doctoral Program at the Faculty of Law at the Islamic University of Indonesia. The second speaker Inas Syahira, S.H., M.H. who is one of the graduates of the Law Study Program Undergraduate International Program at the Faculty of Law of the Islamic University of Indonesia and the third resource person from DPKA UII (Directorate of Development and Career Alumni of the Indonesian Islamic University Alumni namely Lifthya Ahadiyati Akmala, S.Psi., M.Psi., Psychologist.

Deputy Dean for Religion, Student Affairs, and Alumni of the UII Faculty of Law, Drs. Agus Triyanta, M.A., M.H., Ph.D. conveyed a message in his remarks “We hope that prospective graduates and female graduates will get their initial expectations when they enter the Faculty of Law at the Indonesian Islamic University. Hopefully the expectations at the beginning will still be achieved and achieved. We also hope that you will get good experiences that can be a provision when you enter the world of work or who will continue into the world of education.”

As for the message from Dr. Busyo Muqoddas, S.H., M.Hum. who conveyed “Alumni’s Humanitarian Mission to Change the Country, there are three things, namely first, Alumni must have knowledge, scholarly status, contain humanitarian missions, and justice. Second, knowledge and scholarship are not intended to accumulate wealth by thinking and acting to prostitute knowledge (Intellectual Prostitution). Third, UII Alumni must have a mission with knowledge to become leaders of change who are full of God’s grace and love.”

Then the Head of the Law Study Program for the Undergraduate Program also said that “this event is very important to provide inspiration to graduates of the Law Study Program for the Undergraduate Program at the Faculty of Law, Indonesian Islamic University.” This event was held in the Auditorium Room 4th Floor and ended with a question and answer session and group photos.

On Thursday 25 May 2023 the Law Study Program Undergraduate Program International Program held a socialization of international activities for students, which included the Joint Degree Program and Credit Transfer programs. The Credit Transfer Program itself is held at the International Ibrahim of Laws Lectures at the Islamic University of Malaysia. Meanwhile, the Join Degree is held at the Department of Human Creative Youngsan University and Coventry University.

This socialization activity was attended by students who had the desire to take part in international activities for students and presented two speakers, namely the Head of the Legal Study Program Undergraduate Program Dodik Setiawan Nur Herinyanto, S.H., M.H., LL.M., Ph.D. and the Head of International Affairs at Youngsan University namely Prof. Ji Hyun Park.

In her introduction Dr. Aroma Elmina Martha, S.H., M.H. as the Secretary of the Legal Studies Study Program for the International Undergraduate Program said that “it is good for students to be able to take part in this program because this program is very good and students can have international experience. In addition, students will get comparative knowledge not only in Indonesia but also in England, Malaysia and also in South Korea.”

The guest speaker for the event was the Head of the Legal Study Program Undergraduate Program Dodik Setiawan Nur Herinyanto, S.H., M.H., LL.M., Ph.D. explained that the Joint degree and credit transfer programs have now opened and will close at the end of May 2023 and students who have registered will later be selected for both administrative selection and interview selection. Students are expected to register immediately and if there are difficulties in order to contact the Study Program as soon as possible. So far the Joint Degree and Credit Transfer programs have been going well and it is hoped that many students will take part in this international activity.”

Then Prof. Jihyun Park also explained that “there are many scholarship offers in South Korea, if students have a high TOEFL score and are able to maintain a GPA, they will be given a scholarship discount. The tuition fee cut is up to 50% at Youngsan University and the advantage is for students who take part in the transfer credit program, they do not need to pay tuition fees at Youngsan University, but still pay tuition fees at the Islamic University of Indonesia.”

Undergraduate Study Program In Law, Faculty of Law, Universitas Islam Indonesia in collaboration with the Judicial Commission of the Republic of Indonesia held an opening activity for the Legal Ethics Clinic on Thursday, 25 May 2023. This program was opened and initiated by the Commissioner of the Judicial Commission Binziad Kadafi, S.H., LL.M., Ph.D. .d. and from the Faculty of Law of the Universitas Islam Indonesia by Prof. Dr. Budi Agus Riswandi, S.H., M.Hum. and took place on the 3rd floor stage room, Faculty of Law, Indonesian Islamic University.

The Dean of the Faculty of Law at the Universitas Islam Indonesia made a statement in his remarks that “25 students participated in this activity and the plan is for these students to take part in a two-week research training program and it is hoped that students will be able to fully understand theory and practice in the field of law.”

Then the Head of the Undergraduate Study Program In Law, Dodik Setiawan Nur Heriyanto, S.H., M.H., LL.M., Ph.D. said in his remarks that “Regarding the clinic at this time of law, we are very grateful to the Judicial Commission which has provided an opportunity for students of the Faculty of Law at Universitas Islam Indonesia to take part in legal education which later these students will also take part in the National Jamboree. It is hoped that when students can take part in this intensively well, students will get a conversion of 4 credits for the Community Advocacy course and Apprenticeship course.”

The Legal Ethics Clinic’s materials include studies related to the role of the Judicial Commission and the Independence of Judges and the basic concepts of Ethics and Professional Ethics. In addition, there is also a Laboratory program related to PMKH handling simulations, making campaign tools, and training in article writing. Another program is Community Service which has PMKH prevention campaign indicators through social media, article writing, and observation of the court security system.

Thursday 25 May 2023 SAIL (Student Associate of International Law) in collaboration with the Law Study Program Undergraduate Program at the Faculty of Law, Islamic University of Indonesia held a Rehearsal  for the International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition, Moot Court Competition 2023 which will later be attended by several Law Study Program students from the Law Faculty of the Islamic University of Indonesia as follows: Elvania Rachmansya Ratu Ardiananta, Alif Aufa Rachman, Balogun Faidat Temitope, Dzaki Jenevoa Kartika, Ahmad Kushay and Yusrina Majida Rahma. With a supervisor namely Nur Gemilang Mahardika, S.H., LL.M.

Then the Rehearsal was also attended by Judges, namely Christopher Cason, J.D., LL.M., Deputy Dean for Religion, Student Affairs, and Alumni of the Faculty of Law of the Islamic University of Indonesia, namely Drs. Agus Triyanta, M.A., M.H., Ph.D., Head of the Undergraduate Law Study program, namely Dodik Setiawan Nur Heriyanto, S.H., M.H., LL.M., Ph.D. besides that there is also Prof. dr. Sri Wartini, M.H., Ph.D. and Nur Gemilang Mahardika, S.H., LL.M.

The Head of the Undergraduate Law Study program, namely Dodik Setiawan Nur Heriyanto, S.H., M.H., LL.M., Ph.D said that “in this Rehearsal it is expected that students can prepare well for the competition that will be held in the Netherlands and students from Rehearsal this time have shown pretty good progress. It is hoped that in the future it will be able to bring the good name of the Faculty of Law at the Islamic University of Indonesia in the arena of moot court competition at the international level.”

Apart from the leadership, the rehearsal was also attended by students and all members of the SAIL (Student Associate of International Law) Faculty of Law, Islamic University of Indonesia. After the rehearsal was over, the lecturers who were present gave comments regarding the performance of the participants and used them as material for improvement during the competition in the Netherlands later.

“Fun!” Is one word spoken by all foreign students who take part in the 2023 Cultural Event organized by the International Program Undergraduate Study Program in Law, Faculty of Law, Universitas Islam Indonesia from Friday to Saturday April 7-8 2023 at D’Omah Hotel, Tembi Village tourist area, Bantul.

There were four foreign students who took part in this activity including: Meeran Hamid from Pakistan, Balogun Faidat Temitope from Nigeria, Anna Louise Williams and Thomas Matthias Kubler Shaw from Australia. In this program, students take part in various cultural programs to learn more about not only Yogyakarta culture but also matters relating to the influence of Islam on Yogyakarta culture.

The Cultural Event began with a presentation session by Christopher M. Cason, JD., LL.M. as a lecturer at the Faculty of Law Universitas Islam Indonesia with the title “Understanding Islam: American Perspective” in this session foreign students shared stories about how Islam is known in their country and how the experience of being a minority in Indonesia. While the second presentation session was delivered by Dodik Setiawan Nur Heriyanto, S.H., M.H., LL.M., Ph.D. as Head of the Undergraduate Study Program in Law under theme “Islam and Yogyakarta’s Culture” among his explanations regarding the philosophy of the imaginary line connecting Mount Merapi, the Yogyakarta Palace, the Krapyak Stage and Parangtritis Beach. The activity was continued by playing traditional games, one of which was Dakon while going around doing sightseeing to see the atmosphere of the village in Tembi and nearby areas such as Parangtritis beach.

In his remarks, the Dean of the Faculty of Universitas Islam Indonesia, Prof. Budi Agus Riswandi, S.H., M.Hum. expressed gratitude and appreciation for the implementation of this Cultural Event. “I am very grateful to the foreign students at the Faculty of Law, Universitas Islam Indonesia who have entrusted them to study at the Faculty of Law, Universitas Islam Indonesia, both Part Time Study and Full Time Study. I hope students can gain experience and knowledge while studying in Yogyakarta and at UII. It is hoped that this program will provide benefits when they return to their respective countries.” concluded Prof. Budi Agus Riswandi, S.H., M.Hum. The Dean of the Faculty of Law Universitas Islam Indonesia while officially opening the Cultural Event.

Head of Undergraduate Study Program in Law, Faculty of Law, Universitas Islam Indonesia, Dodik Setiawan Nur Heriyanto, S.H., M.H., LL.M., Ph.D. stated that this Cultural Event will be held starting this year as well as a Pilot Project because the Undergraduate Study Program in Law will accept approximately 20 to 30 foreign students in the odd semesters of the 2023/2024 academic year. This Cultural Event is not only for students to learn lessons on campus but it is hoped that students can understand the cultural diversity that exists in Indonesia so that students are able to get to know the theory of Islamic values and universal values.

“The Yogyakarta culture that we introduce to students is very intact with introductions starting from a geographical perspective to detailed aspects related to Yogyakarta culture such as cultural architecture, the structure of the Mataram kingdom, and students also take part in batik training. Students are also expected to be able to understand how the influence of Islam is in Yogyakarta and what kind of Islamic values can be found at Universitas Islam Indonesia which are universal and can later be picked up and developed when they return to their respective countries.” said the Head Head of Undergraduate Study Program in Law, Faculty of Law, Universitas Islam Indonesia closed the coverage session.

Monday, April 10 2023 at the Dean’s Room, the Faculty of Law of Universitas Islam Indonesia has entered into a collaboration between Maqdir Ismail & Partners and the Faculty of Law of the Universitas Islam Indonesia. The signing of this collaboration was witnessed directly by Dr. Maqdir Ismail, S.H., LL.M. as Chairman of Maqdir Ismail & Partners Law Firm located in Jakarta.

“He is one of the alumni of the Faculty of Law, Universitas Islam Indonesia and we are very grateful because he is still thinking about the developments in the Faculty of Law, Universitas Islam Indonesia. The signing of this agreement is at least the first step in the implementation of the Independence Study (MBKM) program in the Law Study Program for the Undergraduate Program which has the opportunity to be developed into Study Programs at the Faculty of Law, Universitas Islam Indonesia and other programs.” explained Prof. Budi Agus Riswandi, S.H., M.Hum. as the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Universitas Islam Indonesia after the event.

Before starting the signing of the agreement, Dr. Maqdir Ismail, S.H., LL.M. said that currently there are many legal issues that have started to be complicated and complex which are a challenge, especially for educational institutions. “I hope that this collaboration can boost contributions, especially research at the Faculty of Law Universitas Islam Indonesia, especially for law enforcement in Indonesia and increase the involvement of students to gain practical knowledge in the field of law considering that currently law is a very rapidly developing science” said Dr. Maqdir Ismail, S.H., LL.M.

Head of the Undergraduate Study Program in Law, Faculty of Law, Universitas Islam Indonesia, Dodik Setiawan Nur Heriyanto, S.H., M.H., LL.M., Ph.D. expressed his hopes for the realization of this agreement. “I hope this agreement can make a major contribution, especially for Undergraduate Study Program in Law, specifically for students who will take part in the Independence Study program, Law Practice. The results of this agreement allow students to take part in apprenticeship activities at the Maqdir Ismail & Partners office in Jakarta so that they can gain practical experience at a law office in Jakarta which has a high reputation in solving major cases, especially at the national level in Republic of Indonesia. I hope that this collaboration can also provide opportunities, especially for partners at Maqdir Ismail & Partners to be able to provide teaching practitioners to be involved in the learning process at the Faculty of Law, Universitas Islam Indonesia.” Said the Head of Undergraduate Study Program in Law, Dodik Setiawan Nur Heriyanto, S.H., M.H., LL.M., Ph.D.

The signing of this agreement was attended by the Dean, Deputy Dean of Resources, Deputy Dean of Religion, Student Affairs and Alumni, Head of Department, Secretary of Department, Head of Undergraduate Study Program in Law, Secretary of Undergraduate Study Program in Law, Secretary for International Program Undergraduate Study Program in Law, Faculty of Law, Universitas Islam Indonesia then ended with the handing over of souvenirs.

The International Undergraduate Program in Law Faculty of Law, Universitas Islam Indonesia on last week and this week (20/03/2023) & (27/03/2023) carried out the Consulting Process for the Translation of the Module for Legal Proficiency Courses for five courses. This activity took place in the Erasmus+ room on the 3rd floor of the Faculty of Law with participants including all International Program staff, several staff from the Education and Training Center (PUSDIKLAT FH UII) directed by several lecturers for proofreading including Dodik Setiawan Nur Heriyanto, S.H., M.H., LL.M., Ph.D. as Head of Undergraduate Program in Law, Dr. Aroma Elmina Martha, S.H.,M.H. as Secretary of the International Undergraduate Program in Law, and Christopher M. Cason, JD., LL.M. as a permanent lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Universitas Islam Indonesia.

The five modules translated were: (1) Legislation Drafting Course Module, (2) Contracts Drafting Course Module, (3) Practice of Prosecution Course Module, (4) Practice of Investigation Course Module, and (5) Advocacy Course Module. The total number of pages of all modules is approximately around 1000 pages and will be used as learning material for Practicum Subjects in the International Program.

The Head of Undergraduate Program in Law, Dodik Setiawan Nur Heriyanto, S.H., M.H., LL.M., Ph.D. who also led the translation team expressed his gratitude for the realization of this activity. “All modules will be used as learning materials in the International Program and will serve as a handbook for International Program students, especially foreign students so that they can more easily understand the Practice of Procedural Procedures or Legal Practice in Indonesia. Of course, besides students studying legal practice in Indonesia, they are also emphasized to learn comparative aspects of the Common Law system.” he concluded.