POLITAP Student Team Wins Bronze Medal at Nusantara Writing Festival 2

KETAPANG – Sunday (20/10/2024). A student team from the Information Technology Study Program of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic) (Ketapang State Polytechnic, POLITAP) won a bronze medal (3rd Place) at the 2024 Nusantara Writing Festival 2, held on 19–20 October 2024 in Malang. The event carried the theme “Youth Innovation and Creativity Towards Golden Indonesia” and was attended by more than 200 participants from across Indonesia.

The Nusantara Writing Festival is a national essay competition held in the form of a poster exhibition organized by STIMATA Malang in collaboration with the Sentosa Foundation. This event involved more than 200 participants consisting of active high school and college students from across Indonesia. In addition, more than 100 posters were exhibited during the event. This activity aimed to encourage Indonesia's younger generation to think creatively and innovatively in welcoming a more advanced Indonesian future.

The POLITAP student team that won the bronze medal consisted of Feni Febriani, Gita Faudia Abdul, and Agustinus Putra Pamungkas. They successfully created an engaging piece on innovation and creativity relevant to the Golden Indonesia 2045 vision. This POLITAP student team was selected as one of the best among participants from various universities across Indonesia.

Feni Febriani, one of the team members, expressed her joy over the achievement. “We are very grateful to receive this award. It is the result of hard work and team collaboration. Hopefully, this achievement can inspire fellow students to keep creating and innovating,” Feni said.

Vice Director for Student Affairs and Information Systems, Erick Radwitya, S.S.T., M.T., expressed his pride in the achievement of the POLITAP student team. “This is an extraordinary achievement for us. The POLITAP student team has demonstrated great potential in creativity and innovation. We hope this achievement will motivate other POLITAP students to continue excelling and exploring their potential,” he stated.

The bronze medal won by the POLITAP team proves that POLITAP students not only excel academically, but are also capable of competing in prestigious national competitions. This achievement further reinforces POLITAP's commitment to continuously encouraging students to develop their creativity and innovation across various fields. (finn)