Photo: ISI BALI Vice Rector for Academic Affairs and Information Systems, Prof. Dr. AA. Gde Bagus Udayana (center), receives an award at the 2026 Diktisaintek Awards ceremony at Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Tuesday (10 November 2026).
The Bali Institute of the Arts (ISI BALI) secured four awards at the 2026 Diktisaintek Awards, organized by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia (Kemdiktisaintek RI) at Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, on Tuesday (10 November 2026). This achievement represents recognition of ISI BALI’s institutional performance in strengthening higher education governance, particularly in the areas of institutional partnerships, public relations, and procurement of goods and services.
At this event, ISI BALI, as a work-unit state university (Perguruan Tinggi Negeri Satuan Kerja/Satker), received three Bronze Winner awards in the Partnership and Public Relations categories. Two Bronze Winner awards in the Partnership category were achieved in the subcategories of Best Higher Education Institution for International Partnerships and Best Management of Overseas Official Travel (Perjalanan Dinas Luar Negeri/PDLN). Meanwhile, in the Public Relations category, ISI BALI received a Bronze Winner award in the Integrated Service Unit (Unit Layanan Terpadu/ULT) subcategory.
In addition to these achievements, ISI BALI also secured fifth place in the Procurement of Goods and Services category, under the subcategory of Best Utilization of the Electronic Procurement System. Thus, the four awards reflect recognition of ISI BALI’s ongoing efforts to improve service quality and institutional governance across various areas.
Photo: The 2026 Diktisaintek Awards ceremony at Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Tuesday (10 November 2026).
The awards were received by ISI BALI Vice Rector for Academic Affairs and Information Systems, Prof. Dr. AA. Gde Bagus Udayana, who attended the award ceremony as the university’s representative.
In his remarks, the Vice Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology, Prof. Dr. H. Fauzan, M.Pd., emphasized that the awards were not merely a form of appreciation for the achievements of higher education institutions, but also represented a responsibility to continuously promote positive change and sustainable improvement. He expressed his hope that the awards would serve as motivation for all recipients to continue delivering innovations and solutions to various challenges within the higher education sector.
“The awards are not granted solely in recognition of merit; they also signify that you have a responsibility to bring about change for the better, and to keep making things better,” stated Prof. Fauzan.
Earlier, in his remarks, the Secretary-General of Kemdiktisaintek, Prof. Badri Munir Sukoco, S.E., M.B.A., Ph.D., explained that the Diktisaintek Awards serve as a form of appreciation and recognition for the contributions of various stakeholders in developing and strengthening Indonesia’s higher education, science, and technology ecosystem.
“The Diktisaintek Awards are organized as a form of appreciation from the Ministry for higher education institutions, Regional Offices of Higher Education (LLDikti), members of the higher education, science, and technology communities, as well as all partners who have demonstrated outstanding performance, achievements, and contributions in supporting the implementation of the Ministry’s programs and policies,” explained Prof. Badri. (ISIBALI/Public Relations)
