FIB Unhas Builds Integrity Zone: Challenges and Stages Toward WBK-WBBM
MAKASSAR — The Faculty of Cultural Sciences (FIB) at Universitas Hasanuddin held a socialization event titled Integrity Zone Toward a Corruption-Free Area (WBK) and a Clean and Serving Bureaucracy Area (WBBM) on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at the Prof. Mattulada Hall, FIB Unhas Campus, Tamalanrea. The event was officially opened by the Dean of FIB Unhas, Prof. Dr. Andi Muhammad Akhmar, S.S., M.Hum.
During the presentation session, Ishak Rahman served as the keynote speaker, delivering key insights into the challenges and stages of developing an Integrity Zone within higher education institutions. He emphasized that the spirit of anti-corruption must be instilled early—not only among academic and administrative staff but also among students. Student involvement, he argued, is a strategic step in cultivating a culture of integrity on campus.
Ishak identified several major challenges in implementing the Integrity Zone, including:
- Resistance to changes in work culture
- Weak commitment from leadership and staff
- Inadequate internal oversight
- Limited digitalization of governance and services
He stressed that these challenges must be addressed collectively to ensure the principles of efficiency and accountability are sustainably applied.
Ishak also outlined six key stages in building an Integrity Zone:
- Determining the work unit
- Drafting an action plan
- Executing the action plan
- Measuring achievements
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Submitting proposals to the National Assessment Team (TPN)
Nationally, 269 work units have submitted Integrity Zone proposals, including 17 from Universitas Hasanuddin. Of these, 112 units have been evaluated by the Ministry’s Substantive Assessment Team (TPSK DIKTI), with 11 units from Unhas still in progress. Meanwhile, the Internal Assessment Team (TPI Itjen Kemendikbudristek) has 26 units pending evaluation, including three from Unhas that have already been proposed to the TPN: the Faculty of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, and Faculty of Forestry.
In closing, Ishak noted that only four universities nationwide have achieved the WBBM designation, and five have earned WBK status. He affirmed that campuses adhering to Integrity Zone standards play a vital role in shaping a professional, clean, and service-oriented academic ecosystem. (*)