2023/2024 FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT STUDENT ASSOCIATION GENERAL ELECTION

Sunday, January 28, 2024, the General Election (PEMIRA) of the Foreign Language Department Student Association (HMJBA) was held in the Nitisastra room, Ganesha Education University. PEMIRA itself is the final activity of the HMJBA annual agenda. Putu Yogi Sugi Pradana as chairman of HMJBA 2023/2024 explained that the background of PEMIRA is a mandatory agenda which is the first step in selecting a successor to the leadership of the HMJBA organization, considering that through this series of activities, leadership will be determined who will be at the forefront of all work programs and activities under the auspices of HMJBA. The decisions made in this activity will become the new face of HMJBA leadership in the future. PEMIRA HMJBA which was held annually offline attended by all HMJBA functionaries. Apart from that, this activity was also attended by several invitees, namely the Deputy Dean, Deputy Dean for Student and Alumni Affairs, Head of the Foreign Language Department, Student Advisor,

representatives from several Student Organizations such as the Student Executive Board (BEM), the Student Executive Board of the Faculty of Languages ??and Arts (BEMFBS), and several student delegations for semesters 5, 6, and 8.

This year’s PEMIRA is chaired by Ni Made Wening Dwi Shartika who is also one of the HMJBA functionaries for the 2023/2024 term. This year, Wening carries a theme“Empowering Voices, Inspiring Change: Choose Leadership, Shape Tomorrow” which means that this theme places a strong emphasis on empowering student voices. It is hoped that this activity will encourage candidates to clearly express their vision, goals, and plans for the future of the department.“Inspiring Change”   here means that by highlighting the potential for inspiring change, this theme encourages the selected candidates to have transformative traits and effective and visionary leadership so that they can bring positive change to the Foreign Language Department.“Choosing Leadership” means that this theme emphasizes the active role of all Foreign Language Department students in selecting their leaders, Foreign Language Department students must carefully consider the qualities and ideas presented by the candidates.“Shaping   Tomorrow”   This means that candidates must have a forward-looking mindset so that they don’t just present plans and strategies

to address current challenges but also contribute to the long-term development and success of the Foreign Languages ??Department.

The event opened with initial remarks delivered directly by the Head of the Department. In his speech, he said that what had been planned by the pair of chairman and deputy chairman for the 2024/2025 period could run well. Apart from that, he hopes that all Foreign Language Department students will be able to work with whoever has been selected. He also added that this period will be very different from the previous period so that the selected pairs can embrace all functionaries and all students of the Foreign Languages ??Department so that the identity of the Foreign Languages ??Department itself does not just disappear.

The impression and message from Gusti Ayu Indita Pebrianti as Chair of HMJBA for the new period is that Indita still does not expect that she has been given the trust to become the new leader. However, by being given this trust, Indita hopes that her leadership will be able to make the name of the Foreign Languages ??Department even better. Indita added that she hopes that what will be planned in the future will receive support from all students of the Foreign Language Department and that students can contribute to working together for the progress of the Foreign Language Department.

“I don’t believe that many people believed him to be in this position. Of course, being a leader is not easy. Therefore, I will continue to learn to be able to embrace all the aspirations of students in the Foreign Language Department and

“making HMJBA a forum for channeling students’ talents and interests,” said Darma the new deputy chairman of HMJBA.

“I thank you very much for the trust you have given. “Hopefully, every work program that HMJBA will implement can have a positive impact on all foreign language students,” he continued. (hmj ba)