UIN Public Relations – Administrators of career development centers at Islamic higher education institutions (PTKI) are beginning to coordinate their efforts. Through the PTKI Student Talent Development Forum held at the Royal Darmo Malioboro Hotel in Yogyakarta from October 8–10, 2026, the administrators of the PTKI Career Development Centers (CDCs) appointed the executive board of the Association of PTKI Career and Student Talent Development Centers (PERMATA-PTKI) for the 2026–2028 term.
The establishment of PERMATA-PTKI serves as a catalyst for strengthening collaboration among PTKI career centers in responding to changes in the world of work, while also expanding access to career opportunities for students and alumni.
Dr. Heri Gunawan, S.Pd.I., M.Ag., from UIN Bandung has been appointed Chair of PERMATA-PTKI. He is joined by Wahyono, M.Pd.I., from UIN Cirebon as Vice Chair.
The executive board was completed by Dr. Ahmad Ghozi, M.A., from UIN Malang as First Secretary and Nasrul Fahmi Zaki Fuadi, Lc., M.Si., from UIN Semarang as Second Secretary. The position of Treasurer was entrusted to Dr. Layyin Mahfiana, S.H., M.Hum., from UIN Surakarta.
Three strategic divisions were also established. Muhammad Kholis Hamdy, S.Sos.I., M.Int.Dev., from UIN Jakarta is in charge of Student Career and Talent Development; Dr. Noor Saif Muhammad Mussafi, S.Si., M.Sc., Ph.D. from UIN Yogyakarta is in charge of the Tracer Study, and Dr. As’ari, S.S., M.Si., from UIN Banten is in charge of Entrepreneurship and Partnerships.
Three Strategic Priorities
The establishment of PERMATA-PTKI is closely tied to the need to strengthen the three strategic development priorities of the Diktis CDC: student and alumni career development, tracer studies, and entrepreneurship.
These three initiatives are expected to serve as a bridge connecting students and alumni to the workforce. Career development helps students build the necessary skills and define their professional paths; tracer studies provide data on graduates’ career trajectories and serve as a basis for evaluating higher education institutions; and entrepreneurship offers an alternative so that graduates are not merely job seekers but also creators of job opportunities.
During the forum, efforts to strengthen the system were also discussed through the introduction of the Talenta Connect app, a discussion of the tracer study, and the development and evaluation of technical guidelines for the app.
The name PERMATA embodies seven values: Professional, Ethical, Resilient, Modern, Accountable, Talent-Oriented, and Agile. These values serve as the foundation for building an organization that is professional, ethical, adaptable to change, accountable, talent-oriented, and responsive to the needs of the workforce.
The challenge for the 2026–2028 leadership is no longer merely maintaining communication among CDC administrators. PERMATA-PTKI is called upon to transform its network into concrete collaborative efforts, ranging from sharing best practices, strengthening tracer studies, developing talent, and partnering with the workforce, to expanding career opportunities for students and alumni.
Ultimately, PERMATA-PTKI is not just about who sits on the executive board, but about how that board is able to unite the strengths of PTKI’s career centers to ensure that students’ talents do not remain mere potential, but instead find their way into the professional world.
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