Graduates of the English language education studies program are not simply aspiring teachers. Furthermore, they are projected to continue to be capable of supporting the growth of education in Indonesia, particularly in the field of language. This is one of the current foci of the English Language Education Department at Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (PBI UMY). PBI UMY graduates are now being fostered not just to become certified teachers, but also to become edutechpreneurs. PBI UMY hosted a Lecture agenda with Practitioners on (05/11) to support this hope. This event, which was attended by all PBI UMY 2022 students, was conducted offline in Amphitheater E7-A Ibrahim Building.

PBI UMY invited the Chief Executive Officer of Discovery English Jogja, Indra Pradipa Yudha, S.S., M.M. or often called Andrew Yudha. Andrew, who is the CEO of Discovery English Jogja, is trusted to provide material to PBI UMY 2022 students regarding educational content on social media.

Furthermore, the Head of the UMY PBI Program, Andi Wirantaka, S.Pd., M.Hum., shared his wishes while attending the event. Andi believes that the practitioner lecture will drive students to realize that the world has progressed, and that the accessibility of internet connection will offer up numerous chances for PBI UMY students. Furthermore, he stated that one of the profiles of PBI UMY graduates will be highly relevant to this activity. “We have three profiles of graduates of English language teachers and practitioners, as well as English entrepreneurs, edupreneur and edutechnopreneur,” Andi continued.

In the event, Andrew discussed creating educational content on social media. In addition, he also provides tips and tricks in creating interesting content without having to offend SARA elements. Not only that, he also gives motivation to students to dare to try something from scratch.

All participants responded well to the event, and they were also directly involved in group discussion activities and group writing content. Shiva Namra Syachenka, a PBI UMY 2022 student, stated that the event offered was enlightening. Furthermore, she stated that this activity brings fresh insights on the usage of social media, making it wiser and more valuable for everybody. PBI UMY, you are awesome!