USU PR - A total of 27 Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) students competed in the prestigious national level competition of the National Student Art Week (PEKSIMINAS) XVI Year 2022 which was held at Brawijaya University, Malang City, East Java. The competition itself was held from October 25, 2022 to October 28, 2022.

Vice Rector I Dr. Edy Ikhsan, SH, MA who attended Malang with Director of the Directorate of Student Achievement and Alumni Relations of USU Doli Muhammad Jafar Dalimunthe SE., M.Si and his Secretary Rahma Yurliani, SPsi, MPsi, Psychologist gave appreciation for the skills possessed by USU students in each competition stalk.

“This PEKSIMINAS event provides experiences that will certainly be able to forge the character of USU students who have been selected as North Sumatra Delegates under the auspices of the Indonesian Student Arts Development Agency (BPSMI). I really appreciate their struggle and hopefully get maximum results,” he said.

Edy Ikhsan explained that later a value-based coaching pattern will be carried out from study programs, faculties, to universities which will be coordinated directly by the USU Directorate of Student Achievement and Alumni.

“So later, there will be a Puspresnas at the faculty level, so that coordination will be built, and from there, we hope that there will be sustainable achievements achieved by USU,” explained Vice Rector I.

Director of the Directorate of Student Achievement and USU Alumni Relations Doli Muhammad Jafar Dalimunthe SE, M.Si added that providing opportunities for USU students to appear in big events is the Tupoksi of Ditamawalumni so that it will focus on fostering student creativity in order to change the paradigm and improve the character of USU students.

“Our focus in the future will continue like that. As Mr. Vice Rector said earlier, there is a University National Center. There is a faculty level. We also hope for support from the Rector and Vice Rector for next year we will be able to increase the volume of sending student delegations even more,” said Doli.

Official USU Coordinator Prof. Drs. Mauly Purba, M.A., Ph.D., explained that BPSMI North Sumatra itself sent 36 participants from 5 universities for 17 competitions. USU became the largest delegation with 27 students to compete in the Black and White Photography, Dangdut, Seriosa, Vocal Group, Dance, Monologue, Male and Female Poetry Reading, Poetry Writing, Script Writing, Comic Strip and Painting competitions.

In addition to 27 delegates, USU also dispatched coaches and officials, including Arifninetriosa, S.ST., M.A., Bambang Riyanto, S.S., M.Si., Rahayu, S.Sos., Mukhlis Win Aryoga, S.S. and Rizal Tatarang, S.S.

“All have given their best and hopefully also get maximum results,” said Prof. Mauly.

For information, PEKSIMINAS XVI was attended by a total of 838 students from 123 universities throughout Indonesia. Prof. Abdul Hakim, Head of the BPSMI (BPSMI) East Java Province said that the independent campus policy encourages students not only to excel in academics but also creatively or soft skills.

PEKSIMINAS is a forum for students to improve their abilities in various fields of art. For example in literature, dance, singing, and other creative fields. Through this activity, he continued, students can improve their achievements to enrich the nation's culture based on Unity in Diversity.
He explained hundreds of these students were selected students who had passed a similar event at the respective provincial level. There were 15 competitions held in this PEKSIMINAS. These included poetry reading, poster design, black and white and color photography, painting, comic making, dangdut singing, keroncong, pop singing, seriosa singing, monologue, short story writing, play, poetry, dance, and team vocal.

Students from various universities came from 32 provinces. Central Java and East Java sent the largest contingents. Each has 39 students from 12 universities.

Author: Bambang Riyanto - Public Relations

Interviewee: Dr. Edy Ikhsan, S.H., M.A. - USU Vice Rector I

Photographer: Public Relations - Public Relations