Not only seeing the important role of the tourism sector, the Rector also reminded that the progress of the tourism must be balanced with the availability of quality Human Resource (HR).

“The human resources that must be prepared are those who understand the value of tourism, tourism that is capable of raising human dignity, appreciate the value of Indonesian culture, and maintain the environment of Indonesia. For that, I am grateful to STPPH for their commitment to emphasize education centered on the human character, because this kind of education will produce graduates who can manage the tourism sector well. Not only that, I am proud as the Rector to inform that STPPH has been accredited A institutionally, along with each of their Study Programs (Prodi). Therefore, I hope that UPH alumni will become graduates who are able to improve Indonesia’s tourism sector with values that I have mentioned before,” explained the Rector.

In line with what the rector conveyed, Diena also emphasized that the importance of the human resource to sustain the tourism sector is getting stronger. To produce a qualified human resource, academic institutions are required to have a competent teaching staff in accordance with Indonesian laws and regulations.

“The Government of Indonesia requires that teachers in universities must meet the minimum standard of master’s degree with the inline education path of each stratum pursued by prospective teachers. This means that the Tourism lecturers must at least have a master’s degree and a diploma in Tourism. Seeing this constraint, there is the RPL Policy which is considered to be a way out of this obstacle, which will be our topic of discussion today, “explained Diena.