Weekend in Service: GET IO UIN SSC Intensifies Technical Preparations Ahead of CILEM 2025 Launch
Cirebon, July 5 2025 — While campus corridors remained quiet on a Saturday afternoon, the International Office of UIN Siber Syekh Nurjati Cirebon came alive with the coordinated efforts of the Global Engagement Team (GET), who gathered to ensure the technical readiness for the upcoming launch of CILEM 2025. This significant international event, collaboratively organized with the Center for Islamic Law and Ethics of Mubadalah (CILEM), is scheduled to host key international figures including Greg Barton, Samia Kotele, Fatima Seedat, and Faqihuddin Abdul Kodir. Despite working remotely that day, Lala Bumela, Ph. D. Director of the International Office, maintained close oversight through real-time documentation and technical progress reports. “What I’m seeing from the reports reflects the seriousness and maturity of our team—even outside office hours, they are committed to international standards,” he stated.
GET members divided responsibilities efficiently—some coordinated sound calibration across various devices and speaker configurations, while others focused on adjusting video loop timings, ensuring clarity on widescreens, and synchronizing transition effects. Live-stream equipment was tested for stability and quality, with mock broadcasts reviewed by both technical operators and content editors. Despite the absence of in-person supervision, the team adhered strictly to the pre-established timeline, reporting every detail in structured logs and multimedia recaps.
In reviewing the submitted documentation, Lala Bumela commented on the team’s autonomy. “It is empowering to see this generation work with such precision. They're not waiting for instructions—they're thinking ahead, solving problems, and demonstrating that trust can be placed in young professionals,” he noted. His evaluation included annotated feedback, suggestions for enhanced workflow visualization, and an emphasis on synchronizing technical aspects with institutional branding goals.
Visual coordination also took center room stage. Video content was trimmed and optimized for loop efficiency, banners and screens were tested for visual alignment, and the emcee script was checked against digital transitions. The GET team experimented with light diffusion, angle-based projections, and device mirroring—strategizing how the live audience and online participants would experience the same immersive atmosphere. The rehearsals functioned as a simulation of the actual launch, with feedback cycles ensuring continuous iteration.
These technical efforts weren’t merely mechanical; they reflected a form of institutional storytelling. By managing back-end setups, the GET team was curating the very stage on which CILEM 2025 would be presented to the world. Their meticulous work behind the scenes would help establish UIN SSC as a university capable of delivering professional-grade international events, powered not by outsourced firms but by its own students—prepared, sharp, and globally attuned.
Closing the day, Lala Bumela sent a final message via the documentation thread: “I may not be physically present, but your work speaks louder than any presence. The precision, the pacing, the purpose—it’s all there. What you're doing is not preparation; it’s proof that we’re already aligned with global expectations.” With those words, the day ended not as a break from routine, but as a testament to the university’s growing capacity for international excellence—even on a weekend.
Author: Muhammad Azkiya Bahtsulkhoir