UNS — Bright achievement was accomplished by Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta student. Pradana Ricardo from the Indonesian Language and Literature Program Faculty of Cultural Studies (FIB) won 1st position in a national essay competition.
The Lotus x Comrades Essay Competition 2022 was held by Management and Sciences University (MSU) Indonesian Society. Ricard submitted an essay on preserving Indonesian arts and culture through a transfer process using Penta helix collaboration system between institutions and stakeholders.
“I observed Indonesian arts and culture that were not preserved due to the lack of collaboration among all related parties in preserving the culture and arts. Many sectoral interests were also overlapping in managing culture and arts. This is my background to write the essay,” Ricard explained on Monday (21/2/2022).
The competition was held online from 5 January – 10 February 2022. All participants send their essays to the committee to be assessed. The announcement and closing ceremony were held on 13 February. Ricard stated that he was surprised and did not expect to win 1st place in the competition.
“Before the announcement, there was a talk show with the juries to discuss the submitted works. The jury stated that there were four strong essays, and one was from UNS. But I was unsure because the competitors were Indonesian students who studied abroad,” Ricard stated.
Ricard hoped that through the writing, Indonesian arts and culture could be preserved further by the community through a harmonious collaboration between related parties. Humas UNS
Reporter: Bayu Aji Prasetya
Editor: Dwi Hastuti