26 June 2024
Salwa Salsabila
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Hatyai, Thailand - The delegation of the Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) managed to record a brilliant achievement in the prestigious ASEAN Intervarsity Youth Competition (AIYC) held at Prince of Songkhla University, Hat Yai on June 5-9, 2024. USU representatives consisted of Siti Nur Salsabila from the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology as the 1st Ambassador, Haris Fadhillah Nasution from the Faculty of Engineering as the 2nd Ambassador, and Enrico Franditho Sihombing from the Faculty of Medicine as the 3rd Ambassador, accompanied by Dr. Rulianda Purnomo Wibowo, SP., M.Ec. as the Supervising Lecturer. USU representatives are USU 2024 SDGs Ambassadors who promote the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations (UN).
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Prof. Dr. Apt. Poppy Anjelisa Zaitun Hasibuan, M.Si, WR III USU, stated that USU's participation in AIYC 2024 is one of the programs of the Directorate of Internationalization and Global Partnerships (DIKG) in enhancing and optimizing cooperation and global partnerships to encourage USU Internationalization through USU's EQUITY World Class University (WCU) program. Prof. Himsar Ambarita M.Eng, Director of DIKG, stated that one of the goals of the EQUITY WCU USU program is to provide full support to improve the international achievements of USU students by strengthening student learning experiences at the international level and strengthening international cooperation. Prince of Songkhla University also appreciated the collaboration that has been established and running so far with USU.
With the theme "ASEAN Youth Volunteerism for SDGs," AIYC 2024 aims to connect youth from various ASEAN countries, create networking value, and develop innovative ideas to increase the success of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The event brings together young delegates from across ASEAN to compete in three main categories: speech competition, ASEAN quiz competition, and community-based tourism volunteer hackathon.
AIYC 2024 took place over three days. On the first day, the delegates participated in the preliminary rounds for the speech competition and ASEAN quiz and the group division for the volunteer hackathon. On the second day, the participants were invited to visit Koo Nam Rop village to create innovations to increase tourism attractiveness.
The event's highlight occurred on the third day, with the presentation of volunteer hackathon results and the final speech competition, which ended with a closing ceremony. In the speech competition, USU representatives won the 2nd runner-up position by Siti Nur Salsabila.
The success did not stop there. The volunteer hackathon team from USU also achieved achievements by winning the PSU President Award by Haris Fadhillah Nasution and the 1st runner-up position by Enrico Franditho Sihombing. This award shows the dedication and creativity of USU students in developing the potential of community-based tourism.
AIYC 2024 was attended by several well-known universities, such as Gajah Mada University, Mara University of Technology, Prince of Songkla University, Airlangga University, and Thaksin University. The achievements made by the USU SDGs ambassadors at AIYC are expected to motivate them to continue to excel in the international arena. This success also shows that USU can compete and contribute positively to the ASEAN youth forum. With this achievement, it is hoped that USU can continue to make more achievements in future international competitions.
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