“The UGM delegation received six awards from the five categories that were contested,” said Dr. Nurulia Hidayah, S.Pt., MP., supervisor of the entrepreneurial student program of the UGM Student Character Development Sub-Directorate, Thursday (29/8) when met at Udayana University, Bali.
The second-place award was won in the photography category by Sulthan Tariq Firmansyah (Faculty of Agriculture) with the title ‘kehidupan Sabana. Then, the second winner came from the innovation exhibition category by Yandhitya Affan Almada (SV) who proposed an Al-Production machine innovation to process plastic waste into fuel. Last but not least, Mother was the third winner in the essay category by Muhammad Riza Nur Pratama (FISPOL) who submitted a paper entitled Gusjigang: Revitalisasi Pendidikan Karakter Berbasis Kearifan Lokal.
Moreover, the second-place winner in the business idea category was won by a team and the members are Anggita Rahma Adriani, Savira Putri Utami, Widi Kurniawati from FMIPA who proposed an innovative indoor pollutant cleaning business idea with a rustic design equipped with a reminder and motivational message “Carbonara”. Furthermore, the third-place winner in the videography category with a team consisting of Robby Rizal, Putri Meilinda Sari Sudarmanto, Ida Bagus Gede Aric Surya Lesmana from FIB submitted a video about the spirit of preserving culture entitled ‘Tanpa Batas’. Then, the third runner-up with members Fauzan Hanif, Rewina Ika Pratiwi, Ida Bagus Putra Ananta Sidhiswara (FIB) with a video about myths on Enggano Island, Bengkulu entitled Perihei:Tradisi atau Kutukan?.
Nurul said that the achievements that have been obtained are the result of the students’ hard work and the guidance of the supervisory lecturers. She hopes that UGM will be able to present more awards in the same championship next year.
“We will conduct intensive training in order to obtain maximum results,” she explained.