USU PR - The Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) held a ceremony to commemorate the birth of Pancasila in the courtyard of the USU Central Administration Bureau Building, on Saturday (01/06/2024).

In his speech, USU Rector Prof. Dr. Muryanto Amin, S.Sos., M.Si conveyed the theme of this year's commemoration, namely “Pancasila, the Unifying Spirit of the Nation Towards a Golden Indonesia 2045”. This theme implies that Pancasila is a unifier in facing differences in ethnicity, religion, culture, and language, in order to achieve the vision of an advanced, independent, and sovereign Golden Indonesia.

The USU Rector also invited the entire academic community to jointly internalize Pancasila's values in every aspect of life, society, nation, and state.

Vice Rector III of USU, Prof. Dr. Poppy Anjelisa Zaitun Hasibuan, S.Si., M.Si., Apt. explained that Pancasila is the basis of the state, and as a philosophy, it is a unifying tool for the nation that must be applied in everyday life, especially by the USU academic community.

Vice Rector III said that until now, the USU academic community has understood and applied the values of Pancasila well.

“Pancasila is the basis of our state philosophy, so it is one of the unifying tools of the nation and, of course in responding to it,” said Vice Rector III USU.

USU Secretary, Prof. Dr. dr. Muhammad Fidel Ganis Siregar M.Ked(OG), Sp.O.G, Subsp.F.E.R also emphasized that Pancasila has proven to be the only unifying tool of the nation, making this nation great. He emphasized that the entire academic community of the University of North Sumatra has the spirit of Pancasila and will implement it in every ceremony commemorating the birth of Pancasila.

“Of course, all of us, the academic community of the Universitas Sumatera Utara, certainly have the spirit of Pancasila and will carry out all the meanings contained in every ceremony that we do in commemorating the birthday of Pancasila,” concluded Prof. Fidel.

Author: Bambang Riyanto - Public Relations

Interviewee: Prof. Poppy Anjelisa - Vice Rector III USU

Photographer: Amri Simatupang - Public Relations