UNAIR NEWS – Learning is not only done in the classroom.聽Sometimes, learning is done directly in the field by solving various problems.
This is what the delegation of experienced in the activity entitled ‘2018 PGN Leadership Camp ‘ which was organized by Karya Salemba Empat Foundation in collaboration with PT Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk (PGN).聽In聽this leadership聽camp, there were six UNAIR students receiving Karya Salemba Empat scholarship.聽The six students are from Faculty of Economics and Business.
The six students were Berliana Claudia Aisyah, Elly Ermawaty, Muchammad Atho’Ur Rohman, Primasti Ayu Damayanti, Qonitah Bakhtiah, and Willy Kumalasari.
Overall, there are 59 students from all Indonesian university partners of Karya Salemba Empat and PGN.聽They participated in a series of activities taking place in Semarang, from 27 July to 2 August 2018.
The students learned about how to be聽good leaders and positive fighters.聽This聽camp聽prepares students to be the best leaders, both for themselves and society.聽Not only聽good leadership聽lessons, the knowledge and practice about good communication and how to be ambassadors with聽excellent聽ethics聽were also given during activities.
There is a mission that must be carried out by聽camp聽participants聽during the activity.聽The mission is to seek funding for the renovation of an elementary school in Semarang.
“So we were all sent down in Semarang without money, without communication tools, without capital, only id-cards.聽There we have to find funds in a right way, to renovate one of the elementary schools in East Semarang.聽Thank God聽we were able to collect about 18 million,” recalled Willy Kumalasari, participant of the 2018 PGN Leadership Camp.
In that mission, they did various ways to earn money such as being a street performer, being a laundryman in a shop, selling water, and selling snacks.
Students who have won the First Place in the FIFGROUP Business Idea Competition admitted that they were grateful to be part of the聽camp聽activities聽and trusted as recipients of the Karya Salemba Empat scholarship.
“From the activity I was able to build a network, especially with students from universities throughout Indonesia.聽I learned a lot about how to be a聽good leader, ” she added.
Karya Salemba Empat is an intermediary for donating companies that distribute scholarship funds to students.聽Some donor companies include PT.聽Indofood, BPJS Employment, BNI Syariah, and PGN.
Karya Salemba Empat Foundation and scholarship donors are not only responsible for providing scholarship funds, but also develop the abilities and skills of recipient students.聽This is the background of this activity.
In addition, it also prepares students to enter professional world and hone leadership skill.聽(*)
Author: Wiwik Yuni Eryanti Ningrum
Editor: Binti Q. Masruroh
