Language Development Unit

UPTPB (Technical Development Unit of Language Service)

UPTPB’s vision

Becoming a trustworthy Technical Implementing Unit (UPT) which serves IAIN Salatiga, academic community and general public in the utilization, learning and preservation of foreign, national, and local languages ​​for the friendship and cooperation of all people in all nations, religions and cultures for the implementation of a peaceful dignified society.

UPTPB mission

  1. Being the main driving force of all efforts to develop international relationships in order to achieve the vision and mission of IAIN Salatiga.
  2. Establish a skilled academic community of foreign languages ​​as an ambassador of Indonesian Islam.
  3. To preserve the wealth of national and regional languages ​​as the identity of Indonesian.
  4. Managing and developing professional language teaching and learning activities based on dynamic community needs through innovative methods, technologies and learning activities.
  5. Establish friendships among local, national and world communities for prosperity and peace.
  6. Enliven language research for the sake of the language itself and academic progress.
  7. Provide all the needs for the academic community to engage in international activities.
  8. Cooperate with all interested parties in the development of teaching and learning activities in language and human peace.

The purpose of UPTPB

  1. Managing continuing communication with universities in Southeast Asia, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, India, Australia, America, and Europe towards mutual agreement (MOU) which wins all parties.
  2. Developing into networking skills all elements of the university.
  3. Promote the form and importance of international cooperation that enables the empowerment of more individuals in the university.
  4. Increasing the number and quality of organizing seminars, workshops, community empowerment activities on an international scale.
  5. Involved actively in the preservation of regional languages, especially the Javanese language and its continuously marginalized and almost extinct dialects of globalization.
  6. Build UPB website that describes multimedia-based language learning innovation from all over the world but simultaneously also showcasing the success of language learning innovation based on the needs and local wisdom of Salatiga.
  7. Promote intercultural social programs such as homestay, cultural camp, and social work on a regular basis.
  8. Promote research work on language and language learning
  9. Managing international language test services such as TOEFL, IELTS, ILAiK in collaboration with licensed parties and the provision of language skills upgrading courses for all purposes.
  10. Provide one-stop service providers in the form of document translation, information provision, and process mentoring for anyone wishing to become an international actor through school, work or association activities.
  11. Engage actively in the community of world preservation and world peace.

UPTPB’s Goal

  1. Ongoing communication with universities in Southeast Asia, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, India, Australia, America, and Europe towards mutual agreement (MOU) which wins all parties.
  2. Improved networking skills of all elements of the university
  3. The diversity of forms and interests of international cooperation that enable the empowerment of more individuals in the university
  4. Increasing the number and quality of seminars, workshops, community empowerment activities on an international scale
  5. The university’s active involvement in the preservation of regional languages, particularly the Javanese language and its continuously marginalized and almost extinct dialects of globalization.

UPTPB’s Duties

The duties of a staff of the Technical Development Unit of Language Development (UPTPB) as set in the Employee Work Objectives (SKP) are as follows:

  1. Make a list of lecturers’ presence in UPTPB language enrichment program
  2. Distribute UPTPB Language Enrichment Program book
  3. Distribute the certificate of graduation of UPTPB Arabic enrichment program
  4. Creating invitation letter for assessment training based on rubric for lecturer of UPTPB enrichment program
  5. Giving Arabic guidance to new students in Ma’had al-Jami’ah (Islamic Boardinghouse) IAIN Salatiga
  6. Translating diplomas and transcripts into Arabic or English
  7. Become facilitator of TOEFL ITP test implementation

UPTPB Organization Structure

Head of UPTB: Mr. Hanung Triyoko, SS, M.Hum, M. Ed.

Secretary of UPTB: Mrs. Maslihatul Umami, MA

Staff of UPTB: Mrs. Nur Muthmainnah, M. Pd.