Another remarkable achievement has been accomplished by members of the FF UNAIR. Dr. Apt. Riesta Primaharinastiti, S.Si., M.Si., lecturer and Chair of the Quality Assurance Unit (SPM), successfully won the best presenter award on the topic of QA, Policy, and Lifelong Learning at the ASAIHL Conference 2026 held at Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia, on July 3-5, 2026. This international conference carried the theme “Bridging Borders and Building Futures: Lifelong Learning for Sustainable Development and Digital Transformation in Asia.”
The ASAIHL (Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning) Conference is a prestigious academic forum that brings together academics, researchers, and higher education stakeholders from various countries to share ideas, research findings, and best practices in the development of higher education. This year, the conference emphasized the importance of lifelong learning as a foundation in supporting sustainable development and digital transformation in the Asia region.
The best presenter award won by Dr. Riesta represents international recognition of the quality of material presentation, originality of ideas, and scientific contribution presented in the Quality Assurance (QA), Policy, and Lifelong Learning session. This achievement simultaneously reflects FF’s commitment to developing a quality culture oriented toward improving higher education quality and strengthening academic networks at the global level.
As chair of the Quality Assurance Unit at FF UNAIR, Dr. Riesta has played an active role in encouraging the implementation of quality assurance systems that are adaptive to contemporary developments. Her participation in the international conference not only served as a venue for disseminating her thinking and best practices that have been implemented at the FF UNAIR but also opened opportunities for collaboration with various higher education institutions in the Asia region.
This achievement further strengthens the reputation of FF UNAIR as an institution that continues to contribute to the development of higher education, particularly in the fields of quality assurance, educational policy, and lifelong learning. Through active participation in international forums such as the ASAIHL Conference 2026, FF UNAIR Continues to demonstrate its commitment to producing innovation, expanding global collaboration, and supporting quality and sustainable educational transformation.
