USU PR - Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) continues to finalize the national competition agenda in the 34th National Student Scientific Week (PIMNAS). The preparation for USU as the host itself has now entered the finalization stage.

"Preparations so far have been very good. It's just entering the finalization stage with a few more items that need to be completed. But so far everything is still on the track," said the Head of the 34th PIMNAS at USU who is also USU Vice Rector I Dr. Edy Ikhsan, MA in his statement, Friday (10/22/2021).

Dr. Edy Ikhsan explained, PIMNAS held on October 25, 2021, and the delegates had arrived. This delegation includes the jury and parties from the ministry. In the evening, a welcome dinner will be held between the national jury, the Ministry of Education and Culture, Research and Technology and the USU Leaders, the Governor of North Sumatra, the Sultan of Deli and the Mayor of Medan.

"An Opening Ceremony will be held on October 26, 2021. We hope the President Joko Widodo will open it. Competition is on October 27-28, then there will be a poster exhibition on October 29, a public lecture from one of the ministers of the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet and in the evening the closing ceremony," he said.

Edy said that so far all preparations have been 80 percent completed, starting from the competition venue, supporting facilities, lodging, transportation and accommodation, all of which have been completed, only the special details are left. "So everything is almost done and we hope that the implementation until the closing will run smoothly," he said.

Dr. Edy Ikhsan also hopes that some gold will be obtained from USU students. USU itself sent delegates for 7 branches of the competition from 9 branches of student creativity that were contested. The team from USU is also currently being briefed. They are quarantined and provided with assistance.

The 9 categories of the PKM (Student Creativity Week) Competition on the 34th PIMNAS are:

1. PKM-Constructive Futuristic Ideas (PKM-GFK)

2. PKM-Written Ideas (PKM-GT)

3. PKM-Entrepreneurship (PKM-K)

4. PKM-Creative Initiative (PKM-KC)

5. PKM-Innovative Works (PKM-Kl)

6. PKM-Iptek Application (PKM-PI)

7. PKM-Community Service (PKM-PM)

8. PKM-Research (PKM-RE)

9. PKM-Research (PKM-RSH)

The total number of participants who have passed the 34th PIMNAS selection is 700+ teams from a total of 108 universities in Indonesia. (©ULC)

Author: Bambang Riyanto - PR

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Photographer: Humas - PR