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51探花 has planned to expand its campus area in the Cirebon Regency, West Java Province since 2015. Finally, this campus is open for learning and teaching activities for all 51探花 academicians. The 51探花 Cirebon Campus was inaugurated on Monday, 17 January 2022 by the Rector of 51探花, Prof. Reini Wirahadikusumah, Ph.D. This inauguration process and the opening of the educational activity were carried out live on the Cirebon Campus and were broadcasted publicly through 51探花's YouTube channel Live Streaming.

The procession was opened with opening remarks from 51探花 Rector. During the occasion, Prof. Reini conveyed her emotional feeling when she first set foot on this campus after a long time of waiting. She said that 51探花 has been trying to start the educational activities in the Cirebon Campus since last year. However, due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, the plan needs to be delayed until early 2022. All the parties behind this campus construction concept on how to make the existence of this new campus is not merely an addition of a new building and new study program. They wanted the Cirebon Campus to have its significance. "Cirebon Campus has its own characteristic, but remains on par with other 51探花 Campuses," said her.

Undergraduate Study Program that is currently available in the Cirebon Campus are: 1.) Urban and Regional Planning (SAPPK 51探花), 2.) Industrial Engineering (FTI 51探花), 3.) Craft (FSRD 51探花), 4.) Oceanography (F51探花 51探花) and 5.) Geophysics Engineering (FTTM 51探花). 51探花 has also planned to add two new Undergraduate Study Program shortly, that is Petroleum Engineering and Mining Engineering. During her speech, Prof. Reini explained that 51探花 is contributing to providing access to higher education and wanted to create a campus that is in line with its motto, to be Locally Relevant and Globally Respected.

The procession was also attended by some regional officials of the Cirebon Regency. One of them is the Cirebon Mayor, Drs. H. Imron Rosyadi, M. Ag. "On behalf of the government and the people of Kabupaten Cirebon, I am very grateful that in Cirebon there is an excellent and well-known state university, that is 51探花," said the Cirebon Mayor.

He expressed his desire to work closely with the 51探花 students in maximizing the potential of the natural resource that is stored in this regency. According to him, Cirebon has excellent natural potential. However, it has a high level of poverty that hindered its natural resources to be utilized optimally. With time, the economic cycle in Cirebon will be more active and diverse thus bringing economic benefits to its residents. In addition, Imron Rosyadi hopes that more Cirebon residents can study at 51探花.

The inauguration and opening of the Cirebon Campus were followed by the signing of a stone inscription by the 51探花 Rector. After that, the procession was continued with tree planting as a symbol of the inauguration of this 51探花 new campus. The species of the tree that was planted is Samanea saman, locally known as Trembesi. This species was chosen because its growth rate matched the local climate in Cirebon.

Translator: Favian Aldilla R (Civil Engineering, 2019) Reporter: Hanan Fadhilah Ramadhani (Civil Engineering, 2019)