JAKARTA, Indonesia, Oct. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Communication science faces important challenges as technology advances increasingly in many areas of life, particularly in the fields of economics, politics, and culture.
It must generate new ideas to develop policies and strategies to win the competition, while maintaining a culture that is filled with the values of pluralism.
For example, the booming new media technologies should be developed as a bridge to a pluralistic society so that people remain able to communicate in both conducive and inclusive climate.
For this reason, in the event of The 2nd International Conference on Corporate and Marketing Communication (ICCOMAC) to be held on October 16, School of Communication, Atma Jaya Catholic University in Jakarta, seeks to bring together experts, researchers, and academics in the field of communication from various countries, to exchange ideas and experiences.
"This is one of the efforts in generating approaches to strategic communications and factual perspective on various problems of business, political, and social in the community," said Chief of School of Communication Atma Jaya Catholic University in Jakarta, Salvatore Simarmata.
In addition, ICCOMAC which this year takes the theme "Leveraging Communication Technology in Managing Diverse Communities" also aims to increase exposure to a variety of issues that intersect with the field of communication. According to the Chairperson of the Committee of The 2nd ICCOMAC Natalia Widiasari, this event also functions as a platform to foster and establish good relations to academics and practitioners.
"So we are no longer talking about link-and-match, but collaboratively in the interests of both academic and practical," said Natalia.
This event brought together keynote speakers from various countries, Prof. Dr. Rainer Janz of Westphalian University of Applied Sciences, Institute for Journalism and Public Relations -JPR-, Germany discussing "The CEO View: The Impact of Communications on Corporate Character in a 24 × 7 Digital World". Then Dr. Marianne Dayrit-Sison, MEN from RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia who elaborated on the "To tweet or not to tweet: Community engagement, social media and CSR". Dr Kate Fitch of a Senior Lecturer and Academic Chair at Murdoch University, Perth, Australia describes "The Princess of Instagram: Celebrity, Commodity and Communication".
Also, Lecturer of School of Communication Atma Jaya Catholic University Prof. Dr. Alois A. Nugroho who discussed the "Multicultural Society and Its Global Concern in the Informational Age" and Dr. Nia Sarinastiti, MA., talks about "Maximizing Media ROI based on Technology", as well as practitioners Indira Abidin as Chief Happiness Officer, PT Fortune PR Corporate Secretary, PT Fortune Indonesia Tbk elaborated on "The urgent need of creatilytics: the challenge faced by brands in reaching out to tech-savvy consumers".
About Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia
In June 1952, the Bishops at an all-Java Bishops Meeting first dreamed of founding a Catholic institution of higher learning. The inspiration took form on 1 June 1960 with the establishment of The Atma Jaya Foundation. This institution later founded Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia. The first founders were: J.P. Cho, Ir. Lo Siang Hien-Ginting, Goei Tjong Tik, I.J. Kasimo, J.B. Legiman, F.X. Frans Seda, Pang Lay Kim, Tan Bian Seng, Anton M. Moeliono, St. Munadjat Danusaputro, J.E. Tan, Ben Mang-Reng Say.
During its early years, the Ursuline Sisters helped Atma Jaya by providing classrooms at their school complexes, both in Lapangan Banteng Utara and at Santa Theresia, Menteng. Since 1967, Atma Jaya gradually moved to the campus at Jalan Jendral Sudirman, now known as the Semanggi Campus, and then also to the Pluit Campus in North Jakarta which houses the Faculty of Medicine, Atma Jaya Hospital and the Atma Jaya Mortuary. Atma Jaya means the reign of the Spirit. The reign of the Spirit motivates us to always increase the educational quality. Academic excellence and professional graduates are our main orientation.
Today, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia has 8 faculties with 17 programs for undergraduate degree. The postgraduate programs consist of 7 programs for master degree, namely Master of Management, Master of Applied English Linguistic since 1992, Master Degree Program for Professional Psychologists since 2005, Master of Biotechnology since 2011, Master Degree Program in Mechanical Engineering since 2013, Master Degree Program in Law in 2012, Master Degree Program in Sains Psychologists since 2012 and 1 program for Doctoral Degree in 2002/2003. Faculty of Economics and Faculty of Business Administration were founded on 1960, Faculty of Education and Faculty of Engineering since 1961, The Faculty of Law in 1965, The Faculty of Medicine in 1967, The Faculty of Psychology since 1992 and Master's Degree Program for Professional Psychologists in 2005, and Faculty of Biotechnology since 2002.
As one of the most respected Catholic universities in the uniquely diverse and multicultural Indonesia, Atma Jaya Catholic university of Indonesia seeks to achieve the highest possible standards in teaching, enhance the quality outcomes of the students that are highly valued for the career. Located in the heart of Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, Atma Jaya Catholic University is equipped with comprehensive learning facilities and libraries and staffed by qualified and dedicated professionals.
In addition, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia is officially accredited by the National Accreditation Board, the Directorate of Higher Education of Indonesia, indicating that all the courses offered have met the quality assurance standards. Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia is also selected "50 Promising Indonesian Universities", a recognition by the Directorate of Higher Education of Indonesia for only 50 universities out of 2684 institutions of higher education in Indonesia which have national academic credibility and eager to explore international partnership.
Since 2009, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia has also certificated with ISO 9001 to ensure its management system standard in teaching and learning for higher education. Based on an independent survey by TEMPO in 2010 & 2011, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia is also ranked "Top 5 Private Universities" in Indonesia.
Further Information:
Media Relations Officer Atma Jaya Chatolic University of Indonesia
Lisa Esti Puji Hartanti, S.Sos., M.Si.
Phone: +6281328777463
Email: mro@atmajaya.ac.id; lisa.esti@atmajaya.ac.id; lisaestipuji@gmail.com
Website: http://iccomac-fiabikom.atmajaya.ac.id/
