Early life and education
Ari was born on 28 January 1962 inAcademic career
In the Faculty of Economics
Upon obtaining his doctorate from Brown University, Ari returned to Indonesia and joined the Faculty of Economics of the University of Indonesia as a researcher at the Institute of Economic and Community Research, the faculty's think tank. He later became the faculty's secretary in 1996 and the faculty's assistant dean for academic affairs in 1998. He was later promoted to the post of vice-dean, the second highest office in the faculty.Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business
On 9 December 2013 Ari was selected as the Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business of the university by the acting rector of the university, Muhammad Anis.Rector of the University of Indonesia
Election
Ari, along with several other academic figures, registered themselves as a candidate for the rector of the University of Indonesia in August 2019. Ari was announced eligible for the selection and he successfully passed several selection processes held by the university throughout September 2019. On 19 September 2019, the selection committee announced the three main candidates for the post: Ari from the Faculty of Economics and Business, Abdul Haris from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, and Budi Wiweko from the Faculty of Medicine. The final choice for the post of rector was made through an election, in which all 16 members of the university's board of trustees — except the outgoing rector — were eligible to vote. The Minister of Research and Higher Studies, which held a seat on the board, has a share of 8 votes. Ari won the final election with 16 votes, defeating Abdul Haris who obtained 7 votes, and Budi Wiweko who obtained none. Ari was inaugurated as the university's rector by Saleh Husin, the chairman of the university's board of trustees, on 4 December 2019.COVID-19
Several months after Ari became rector, the first case of COVID-19 was found in Indonesia. On 13 March 2020, Ari announced that starting from 18 March, the university would implement remote classes and instructed all on-site activities such as experiments and community services to be suspended. He also issued travel restrictions on students and lecturers, including international program students, as well as instructing students who inhabited the university's dormitory to return home. Remote studies continued after the start of a new semester in September 2020. Events traditionally held at the beginning of the new semester, such as the graduation ceremony and welcoming ceremony for new students, were instead held remotely. During the pandemic, Ari stated that the University of Indonesia conducted various research regarding COVID-19 to boost the domestic production of health equipment and medicines. Students and lecturers from UI took part in the country's COVID-19 task force, and UI provided its dormitory to the regional government as a quarantine site for COVID-19 patients. The university developed its software to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the university, such as the COVID-19 distribution map which allows the government to map regions prone to new COVID-19 infection cases. Aside from software, the university also developed medical devices to treat COVID-19 patients, such as COVENT-20, a ventilator made by the university for the COVID-19 task force, and the Quick Disinfection Booth, which allows the disinfecting process to be done in less than 10 seconds. In mid-2021, following a decrease in active COVID-19 cases, the Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Higher Education Nadiem Makarim urged universities in provinces with low amount of active COVID-19 cases to start on-site studies. Despite this, the university refused to hold full on-site studies, preferring selective and blended learning, which combines remote learning with on-site studies. The university later announced limited offline learning for several faculties in early 2022 and continued to push for full on-site studies. Full on-site studies were finally held in the latter half of 2022 concerning health protocols. The graduation and welcoming ceremony, which was held remotely for the previous two years, was finally held on the campus site.Dismissal of Rosari Saleh
Rosari Saleh, a professor from the Faculty of Math and Natural Sciences, was one of the candidates in the 2019 rector selection process. After he was defeated in the primary, Rosari supported Ari and became a member of his campaign team. Rosari was appointed as vice rector following Ari's ascension to the post of rector. Rosari was known for his harsh stance against Islam fundamentalists in the Faculty of Math and Natural Sciences and retained her stance after she was appointed vice-rector. In October 2020, Ari Kuncoro dismissed Rosari from his post and replaced him with Abdul Haris. Rosari's dismissal prompted backlash from the university's internal.References
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