The purpose of this research is to explain the role of perceived teaching quality as a mediator variable that affects student satisfaction. Data was obtained from 180 lecturers and 600 students from 6 state and private universities in Indonesia. The sampling technique used was multistage sampling. The analysis technique used was statistical descriptive and path analysis. The research proves research: 1) There is a positive and significant direct effect of lecturer competency on perceived teaching quality; (2) There is a significant positive direct effect of lecturer competency on student satisfaction; (3) There is a significant positive direct effect of perceived teaching quality on student satisfaction (4) There is a significant positive indirect effect of lecturer competency on student satisfaction through perceived teaching quality; (5) There is a positive and significant direct effect of lecturer commitment to academic achievement on perceived teaching quality; (6) There is a significant positive direct effect of lecturer commitment to academic achievement on student satisfaction, (7) There is a significant positive direct effect of perceived teaching quality on student satisfaction; (8) There is a significant positive indirect effect of lecturer commitment to academic achievement on student satisfaction through perceived teaching quality.

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Indonesia,, with its large Muslim population, is an important market for and stakeholder in the development of the halal food industry. However, the halal industry in Indonesia has not grown optimally. One of the causes is that halal industry players currently only use Islamic banking, so they are less in touch with the wider community. This study aims to offer a solution to improve Islamic financing outside of Islamic banking, using an Islamic financing application called SEISHI (Smart Education and Investment System 4.0 for Halal Industries). SEISHI is offers an innovative fintech alternative for funding and investment for halal institutions in Indonesia. This research was designed at a regional scale in Malang and involved expert validation, material validation and 20 sample respondents to determine the acceptability of SEISHI applications. The descriptive qualitative method was used. The results of the study indicate that the application of SEISHI can bring together important elements in the halal industry cycle, namely halal industry players, Islamic banking, investors and the government regulators, and so strengthen Islamic funding and investment for halal industry players on an ongoing basis. Keywords: SEISHI, Sharia Funding, Sharia Investment, Halal Industry

This paper considers reasons why the number of scientific publications produced in Indonesia remain low in comparison to other countries, as is the number of scientific researchers. These issues are caused by many factors, including the fact that researchers often experience difficulties in obtaining references to both books and journals that support their research, and secondly that researchers find it difficult to find research partners who have scientific similarities and interests in one research topic. The purpose of this study is to answer the above problems through the design and development of an application called thinkgather.com, an interactive medium for researchers. One of the advantages of this application is being able to connect between one researcher and another researcher in one social media. This research was designed to have 3 stages of research, namely the preliminary study and data collection stage, the planning and building stage, the limited scale trial stage. It is expected that the thinkgather.com application can become a means of researchers as a media discussion and facilitate researchers in finding partners in the research that will be carried out. Keywords: Application, Researcher, Thinkgather.com, Social Media

CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) has grown rapidly over the past twenty years. Besides being based on social activities (charity), companies also develop CSR activities in the form of partnerships. The implementation of interdependence between the company and the community is realized in the form of a partnership between companies and CSR-targeted SMEs. This study aimed to determine the field of cooperation, patterns of cooperation and partnership mechanisms between companies and SMEs through CSR activities in East Java. The results illustrated that most corporations partner with SMEs in the field of production. The results can be used to create a model for the empowerment of SMEs through CSR activities by considering environmental, culture and economic conditions that affect the empowerment of SMEs. Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and partnerships, empowerment of SMEs