Photo: Day Three of the Undergraduate, Applied Undergraduate, Master’s, and Doctoral Commencement Ceremony, Odd Semester of Academic Year 2025/2026, at the Auditorium Kirtya Sabha Mahottama, Institut Seni Indonesia Bali, Friday (27/2).
Institut Seni Indonesia Bali (ISI BALI) inaugurated 607 graduates at the XXXVII Undergraduate and Applied Undergraduate Commencement, the XXXVII Master’s Commencement, and the XXXIX Doctoral Commencement for the Odd Semester of Academic Year 2025/2026. The ceremony was held over three days, Wednesday–Friday, 25–27 February 2026, at the Auditorium Kirtya Sabha Mahottama, ISI BALI.
The three-day format reflected the institution’s commitment to creating an inclusive and warm commencement atmosphere, providing space for parents and families to share in a collective celebration. Amid common graduation practices that limit family attendance inside the venue, ISI BALI deliberately opened the ceremonial space as a shared stage of gratitude for the graduates’ academic achievements.
Photo: Undergraduate, Applied Undergraduate, Master’s, and Doctoral Commencement Ceremony, Odd Semester of Academic Year 2025/2026, at the Auditorium Kirtya Sabha Mahottama, ISI BALI.
Under the theme “Satya–Jnana–Sukha” (Loyalty–Knowledge–Happiness), the ceremony proclaimed a pledge to pursue the authenticity of knowledge in the service of holistic well-being. Knowledge, in this context, is understood not merely as intellectual attainment, but as an embodied truth manifested in art and design, grounded in contemporary digital innovation, and crowned with the noble values of the past.
In his address, the Rector of ISI BALI, Prof. Dr. Wayan “Kun” Adnyana, announced that 607 graduates completed their studies this semester, comprising 558 graduates from the Undergraduate and Applied Undergraduate programs, 30 Master’s graduates, and 19 Doctoral graduates. The commencement moment was dedicated as an altar of recognition for students’ responsible completion of their academic journeys. For Master’s and Doctoral graduates, the conferment of degrees represented a culminating forum affirming their expertise in art, design, and culture, as well as their steadfast commitment to upholding the essential values of life.
This semester’s academic achievements were also inscribed within an expanding network of institutional partnerships. A total of 479 reputable partners, integrated within the ISI BALI Berdampak ecosystem—ranging from industry and business sectors to professional artist–designer studios and globally networked institutions—have collaborated in advancing the university. In recognition of their commitment to authentic knowledge-sharing and shared advancement, ISI BALI conferred the Sewaka Kerthi Mahawidya Nugraha Award during the Pasamuan Widya Mahardika on Friday, 20 February 2026.
Photo: Undergraduate, Applied Undergraduate, Master’s, and Doctoral Commencement Ceremony, Odd Semester of Academic Year 2025/2026, at the Auditorium Kirtya Sabha Mahottama, ISI BALI.
To reinforce relevance, quality assurance, and competitiveness in contributing to the nation’s social, cultural, and economic transformation, ISI BALI established the ISI BALI Berdampak Curriculum. This curriculum was enacted through Rector Regulation No. 3 of 2026 for Undergraduate Programs and Rector Regulation No. 4 of 2026 for Applied Undergraduate Programs, under the auspices of Ministerial Regulation of Higher Education, Science, and Technology No. 39 of 2025 on Quality Assurance in Higher Education. The curriculum serves as a strategic compass for students to emerge as artists, designers, entrepreneurs, researcher–critics, and art educators imbued with the spirit of Pancasila—creative, innovative, critically minded, and committed to humanity, environmental stewardship, and Indonesia’s noble wisdom.
Alongside academic and collaborative achievements, the ISI BALI academic community introduced renewed institutional spaces and symbols through the construction of new icons, including Tugu Batu, Gerbang Bancingah, Panggung Candi, and Jineng Keluhuran. As part of the Commencement and the university’s 23rd Anniversary celebration, ISI BALI also presented the book Artistika Rupa Paraga as a scholarly contribution to the wider public.
Institutional accomplishments further strengthened this trajectory. At the close of 2025, ISI BALI was awarded Gold Winner of the Diktisaintek Cooperation Award in the Best Industrial Partnership category, Silver Winner of the Diktisaintek Public Relations Award, Bronze Winner in the Best International Cooperation category, and third nationally in the 2025 Budget Performance Score among Public Service Agency Higher Education Institutions.
Concluding his remarks, Prof. Kun Adnyana extended congratulations to all graduates and their parents for successfully completing their studies. “With pride, we release you as Brilliant Academics of the World. May your intellectual capacity bring enduring honor, now and in the years to come. From the moment the tassel is moved to the right, you officially become part of ISI BALI’s distinguished alumni family—ready to serve, to create, and to ennoble life through art, design, and culture,” he affirmed. (ISIBALI/Public Relations)
