Makassar, April 25, 2025 – The Board of Trustees (MWA) of Hasanuddin University held a meeting for two consecutive days (April 24-25) related to the discussion of the Public Accounting Firm (KAP) Report in the context of implementing the external audit of Hasanuddin University in 2024. The meeting was chaired by the Chairperson of the Audit Committee of MWA, Prof. Dr. Kartini, SE, M.Si, Ak, CA, and attended by members of the Audit Committee and representatives of the Public Accounting Firm (KAP) S. Mannan, Ardiansyah & Partners.

The first meeting, which took place on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at 2:30 pm, carried the agenda of discussing the audit results of the consolidated financial statements and compliance with laws and regulations. The purpose of this meeting was to hear the results of the external audit of the financial statements of Hasanuddin University in 2024 and discuss follow-up on notes and recommendations from the auditor. The discussion included the management of endowment funds, financial governance of work units, asset management, and administrative mechanisms in several work units.

During the meeting, several inputs and recommendations were presented to improve the effectiveness of endowment fund management, improve financial administration mechanisms, and clarify the governance of university assets. In addition, the importance of improving the endowment fund management structure and the need to strengthen the internal control function were also discussed.

The second meeting was held on Friday, April 25, 2025, at 09.00 am, which specifically discussed letter management from the audit results. On this occasion, several important aspects were discussed, including tax compliance, management of goods grants, fixed asset management, and optimization of the management of Hasanuddin University business units. Various notes and suggestions were presented to improve accountability and university governance in the future.

Generally, both meetings emphasized the importance of improving administrative documentation, strengthening internal control systems, and adjusting to the latest regulations. In addition, it was agreed upon that MWA regulations related to grant management should be prepared and that efforts should be accelerated to complete licensing documents for university assets.

These meetings produced several important notes that will be followed up on by the recommendations given to support the strengthening of financial and asset governance of Hasanuddin University in a sustainable manner.