Undip: Two Candidates for Ambassador Present Research Results
By: Devita Salsabila
Tags: Undip, Universitas Diponegoro, University, Research, Indonesia

The Academic Senate of Diponegoro University held another Plenary Session on Monday, December 14, 2020. Today’s agenda is the Senate Plenary Meeting of the Academic Professors Council (SA) and the Academic Senate Plenary Meeting which will be held at 09.00 WIB until finished.

Taking place in the Academic Senate Meeting Room, this plenary meeting was conducted offline and online. The event was attended by the Chairperson of the Academic Senate, Secretary of the Academic Senate, and the Board of Professors. Two Undip lecturers who presented their research results in the context of proposing an academic position for professor came from the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Economics and Business.

The first presentation was delivered by Undip FEB lecturer, Dr. Drs. Mochammad Chabachib, M.Si, Akt. with the theme “Company Financial Policy and Stock Beta: Its Effect on Stock Returns and Company Value”.

According to him, nowadays companies hold broad interests, so there is a need for planning in the financial sector in the form of a budgeting policy. One of the long-term financial instruments is the capital market that can be bought and sold and can be a useful investment alternative for companies.

Financial policies in the form of financial ratios have different impacts on company value and stock returns of companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange, so companies must consider them well.

Apart from financial ratios, another indicator used to calculate stock returns is stock beta. Therefore, in investing stocks, you need to pay attention to financial ratios, especially liquidity ratios, solvency, and profitability.

The second presentation with the theme “The Role of Thermodynamics in the Processing of Food-Based Materials” was presented by Dr. Ir. Ratnawati, M.T. who came from the Faculty of Engineering. Indonesia is a country rich in natural resources, including seaweed, sugar cane, and coffee.

With a total production of 10 million tonnes of seaweed/year, 4.7 million tonnes of sugarcane/year, and 173,000 tonnes of coffee per year, these resources can generate higher income if processed into extracts or products.

From his research, the Chemical Engineering lecturer showed that seaweed products produced by the depolymerization process are called carrageenan, a natural polysaccharide that is widely used as a thickener, gelling agent, and stabilizer.

For the utilization of sugarcane, it can be processed into high-grade alcohol which is processed through a continuous distillation process. As for coffee processing, extraction is carried out to separate the caffeine from coffee beans. By processing natural resources into finished products, export results will be more beneficial for Indonesia’s per capita income.

Apart from the two prospective professors, there are several other candidates to become Undip professors. Undip really supports the lecturers and academicians who continue to work and contribute to the advancement of knowledge in Indonesia.

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