Proceedings of the International Conference on Strategic Issues of Economics, Business and, Education (ICoSIEBE 2020)

Assalammualaikum,
Good Morning,

Welcome to the Virtual Inaugural International Conference of Strategic Issues on Economics, Business, and Education (ICoSIEBE) two-thousand and twenty. This conference is with the theme “The Recovery of Economy, Business, Education and Tourism Sectors in the New Normal Era”. We are very honored receiving excellent papers to be discussed in the very first International Conference of our Faculty has organized on a partnership with Universiti Teknologi Mara Malaysia and The Association of Economics Education Department from Indonesian Educational Based Higher Education Institution; upgrading what we did on the last two years with a current scheme adjusted with Pandemic Covid-19 Protocol. We believe that by a virtual discussion and sharing latest theoretical and practical knowledge gained from variety excellent topics as highlighted in the conference theme: Economics, Business and Education will bring a beneficial insight towards advancing our competencies as both teaching service and academic researcher professionals to the new level reaching the global standard with a sense of local wisdom.

We are genuinely confident that the outcome of the conference will contribute towards knowledge enhancement, provide potential collaboration both in academics and research, and, most importantly, offer an enjoyable experience to all participants. Indeed, in this period of COVID-19 crisis, we see that digital technology, virtual approach has been proven as a necessary platform of communication for all sectors. It has also provided a valuable way to connect with our partners all over the world during the pandemic crisis.

And last but not the least, we would like to thank the organizing committee for managing this conference very well. For all guests and participants, We would like to express our sincere apologies in advance for any improper thing that occurred during our service.

Dr. Syamsul Gultom
Rector/Vice Chancellor of Universitas Negeri Medan

Prof. Indra Maipita, Ph.D.
Dean of Faculty of Economics of Universitas Negeri Medan/General Secretary of APE LPTK

Dr. Cipto Wardoyo, S.E., M.Pd.
Chairman of APE LPTK

Prof. Dr. Haslinda Yussoff
Dean Faculty of Accountancy
Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia