Universitas Muhammadiyah Sinjai Holds International Guest Lecture with Capiz State University, Philippines

Universitas Muhammadiyah Sinjai (UMSi) once again demonstrated its commitment to strengthening the internationalization of education by organizing an International Guest Lecture entitled “Strengthening Cyber Resilience through Network Security Standards and Physical Network Protection,” held on Monday–Tuesday, January 19–20, 2026.

The event featured two international academics from Capiz State University, Philippines: Prof. Rodel P. Balingit, Faculty Member of the Computer Science Department at Dayao Satellite College, and Prof. CherryJoy A. Palomar, Faculty Member of the Computer Science Department at Mambusao Satellite College. The session was moderated by Asrul Paelori A., S.Kom., M.Kom., a lecturer from the Faculty of Engineering, UMSi.

This International Guest Lecture served as a strategic platform for collaboration between UMSi and Capiz State University in strengthening academic capacity, particularly in the fields of network security and cyber resilience. Through this forum, students and lecturers gained global insights into network security, network security standards, and physical network security and incident recovery planning.

In his presentation, Prof. Rodel P. Balingit emphasized the importance of implementing international network security standards as a fundamental foundation for building reliable and sustainable information technology systems. Meanwhile, Prof. CherryJoy A. Palomar elaborated on strategies to enhance cyber resilience through physical network protection and comprehensive incident recovery planning as proactive measures against increasingly complex cyber threats.

The Head of the Information Systems and Technology Study Program, Miftah Fadhli As’ad, S.Kom., M.Kom., stated that the activity not only enriched students’ technical knowledge but also strengthened UMSi’s international academic network.
“This International Guest Lecture is an important momentum to enhance the global competencies of students in the Faculty of Engineering at UMSi while simultaneously strengthening international cooperation in the field of information technology and cyber security,” he said.

Conducted online, the event was attended by students, lecturers, and information technology practitioners from various regions. Participants showed strong enthusiasm through interactive discussions that addressed real-world network security challenges, ranging from cyberattack threats to post-incident system recovery strategies.

Through this activity, Universitas Muhammadiyah Sinjai reaffirmed its role as a higher education institution that is adaptive to global developments and committed to producing highly competent human resources in the fields of technology and cyber security.