UNS — Excellent achievement at the national level was accomplished by students from the Faculty of Engineering (FT) Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta, following their victory as the Best Speaker in a national essay competition. The three students are Putri Dwi Larasati, Satrio Fachri Chaniago, and Febriyanti Valentina Sitanggang, who currently are in their fourth semester. The competition was organized by the Islamic Economy Study Group (KSEI) in the Islamic Economy and Business Study Program (Jebis) Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Madura in June 2021.
When interviewed on Sunday (4/7/2021), Satrio Fachri Chaniago admits that in this competition, they take on a tourism theme. The vast number of local tourism sectors in Indonesia can be useful to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030. Hence, extensive care and promotion both from the government and the general public are needed.
“We discuss the idea of local tourism using a short video to trigger film tourism phenomena. Therefore, after watching the short movie, video, or other media, the public will be interested to visit the location,” he revealed.
Before selected for the presentation stage, the team must first go on the initial selection to determine the top 10 finalists. The finalists, then, must present their idea in front of the judges to choose the best three teams with the highest score.
“The three teams are given a study case to determine the First Place winner, Runner-up 1 and 2. Meanwhile, the other seven teams are joining a Forum Group Discussion (FGD) to compete for the Best Speaker title,” Satrio explained.
The team reveals that they are happy and thankful for the opportunity to compete in the national essay competition. Even more, than they can bring home the Best Speaker title.
“We feel grateful for this opportunity, which allows us to travel to Madura for the final stage, thus expanding our network and experience. Hopefully, we can compete in other challenges and bring home more achievements. To our fellow students, you can join any competition to improve your experiences,” Satrio concluded. Humas UNS
Reporter: Bayu Aji Prasetya
Editor: Dwi Hastuti