Achieving the Most Collaborative Student Organization Award, the AIESEC Team in Universitas Brawijaya Beats 160 Teams

AIESEC in UB

The only representative of Universitas Brawijya, the PPK Ormawa Team AIESEC in Universitas Brawijaya, achieved a brilliant achievement in the 2024 Abdidaya Ormawa event which was held on November 7-9, 2024 at Udayana University, Jimbaran, Badung Regency, Bali Province. The AIESEC Team in Universitas Brawijaya managed to win 4th place in the Most Collaborative Student Organization category and managed to beat 160 teams from universities throughout Indonesia.

Abdidaya Ormawa 2024 is an activity to give the highest award/award to Student Organizations who serve and empower villages in the PPK Ormawa 2024 which has a positive impact on community development. The Ormawa Abdidaya Program is expected to be an alternative to appreciate the excellent performance between the elements of the community service and empowerment implementation team, student organizations, supervising lecturers, universities, and sustainability partners to continue to be enthusiastic in building villages and improving students’ soft skills through their student organizations. The initiation of this activity is expected to be able to provide a forum for all elements to continue to be productive and never give up in increasing the capacity of students and Ormawa in organizing.

Meico Praswinanda, Head of the PPK Ormawa AIESEC Team in Universitas Brawijaya 2024, said that Abdidaya Ormawa 2024 is the highest award for his UKM. “For me, being part of the PPK Ormawa to be qualified as a representative of Universitas Brawijaya in Abdidaya 2024 is the highest award for UKM AIESEC in Universitas Brawijaya. This is the first time our organization has participated in a community service program funded by the Ministry and at the same time, we were able to get quite satisfactory results. In the future, as the Head of the Team and also the Student Organization Functionary, I will conduct a comprehensive evaluation regarding the implementation of the activity. This is intended so that the implementation of similar programs, if there are any again, can be more optimal and of course bring the good name of Universitas Brawijaya,” said Meico.

Abdidaya Ormawa 2024 takes the theme “Strengthening the Capacity of Student Organizations and Student Soft Skills as Agents of National Development Transformation Based on Technological Innovation and Partnerships to Realize an Advanced Indonesia”. In the Abdidaya Ormawa 2024 event, 160 teams from 66 universities throughout Indonesia competed in 177 categories consisting of several category groups, such as implementing teams, student organizations, accompanying lecturers, universities, sustainability partners (village governments, target groups, and external partners), posters, videos, and abdidaya expo stands. Not only an award night, but this prestigious event for each student organization consists of several series of events, namely Registration and Technical Meeting, Opening of Student Organization Abdidaya 2024, Student Organization Abdidaya Expo 2024, UMKM Expo, Cultural Stage/Student Organization Creativity Stage, Village Service Seminar, PT, Partner, Student Organization, and Implementation Team Leadership Discussion, and finally the Awarding Night and Closing.

UB contingent during the 2024 Student Organization Abdidaya was represented by 10 heads and members of the implementation team, 2 representatives of Student Organizations, 1 accompanying lecturer, 3 PT leaders, PT operators, and 8 assistants from PPMPD. One of the most awaited events was during the assessment and opening of the 2024 Student Organization Abdidaya Expo for general visitors. Here, AIESEC in UB together with 159 other implementing teams presented expo posters to reviewers from Belmawa. The assessment also looked at the activity profile videos that had been uploaded to each Ormawa channel.

Nathanael Tirtasaputra, Vice President of AIESEC in Universitas Brawijaya 2024 became one of the student organization representatives and attended various events at UNUD, including the Expo, Ormawa discussions, and several other interesting events. Nathanael said that during the implementation of the activities, the PPK Ormawa program had enlightened students regarding the conditions of most villages in Indonesia, the potential that they have and can be developed or give rise to new ideas as solutions to problems in certain villages.

“The upgrading seminar sessions that have been carried out by this program provide knowledge for students so that they can contribute directly to society by prioritizing interpersonal and intrapersonal skills, namely leadership, communication, negotiation, problem solving, time management, etc. Moreover, we also met with great people throughout Indonesia who also participated in the PPK Ormawa activities, the results of connections and exchanging opinions were the most interesting things, especially with the Islamic University of Indonesia and the University of Riau.”

The awarding and closing ceremony was held on Saturday, November 9, 2024 at the Widya Sabha Auditorium Building, Udayana University. The activity was carried out in a hybrid manner and broadcasted via live streaming on Udayana TV YouTube channel. This event began with the delivery of the evaluation results of the 2024 Abdidaya Ormawa implementation, then continued with the announcement and awarding. In this activity, it was announced that UB contingent represented by AIESEC in UB won an award in the Ormawa Group in the Most Collaborative Ormawa Category, ranked 4th.

The Supervising Lecturer for the PPK Ormawa Team AIESEC in Universitas Brawijaya, Ismatul Khasanah, S.Pd., M.Pd., M.Ed., Ph.D., said that the hard work during the implementation of the PPK Ormawa paid off. “The PPK Ormawa Team AIESEC in UB has worked hard from the beginning of compiling proposals to carrying out activities in the village with partners in Girimoyo Karangploso Malang for months. Their hard work has paid off with the results they have obtained. Hopefully in the future they can get more and better results. We are very proud of you, the AIESEC in UB Team”, said Ismatul Khasanah, S.Pd., M.Pd., M.Ed., Ph.D., as the field supervisor of the AIESEC in Universitas Brawijaya implementation team,

This prestigious award is certainly due to the contribution and real results of the AIESEC in UB implementation team in the field who continue to collaborate with PPK Ormawa AIESEC in UB partners including global volunteers, UB International Office, target groups from leaders and student representatives from PKBM Merah Putih and other partner schools, the Girimoyo Village Government, to various related Agencies/Institutions.

Meanwhile, the Director of the Student Affairs Directorate, Dr. Sujarwo, S.P., M.P., said that PPK Ormawa activities are not only focused on championships, but also the benefits generated from the empowerment program. “An important part of Abdidaya Ormawa as the peak of the PPK Ormawa program series is not only in pursuing the champion, but the spirit and intention to work sincerely so that it produces benefits for the community is an important part of this program. Congratulations to AISEC who have fought until Abdidaya 2024 at UNUD and enthusiasm for Ormawa UB to continue working for the community, nation, and state,” said Dr. Sujarwo, S.P., M.P. (UB PR/ Trans. Iir)