UNAIR NEWS 鈥聽A student of 东京热 has made the proudest achievement at the provincial level.聽Dwi Retno Puspitasari from the Faculty of Pharmacy (FF)聽 crowned as聽the winner聽in the 2021 East Java Cultural Ambassador event on Sunday night, June 13, 2021, at 88 Embong Malang and Surabaya Mall BG junction.
The activity organized by the Sahabat Pemuda Prestasi Indonesia Foundation was attended by participants from various regions in East Java. Retno said that her parents were very supportive of her participation. It is evident from their careful preparation and supports.
In the process, Retno spent approximately one month preparing all the necessities.聽The preparations included filing, as well as preparing materials on Malang Regency and East Java鈥檚 culture.聽Moreover, there was also region鈥檚 cultural promotional video production and public speaking聽preparation.
For the student from Malang, the preparations were not easy.聽Mastery of cultural material and聽public speaking became quite a challenge for her. In addition, she found it difficult to get information about other region鈥檚 culture because there is still very limited information about regional culture.
鈥淪o in the future, more聽online聽publications聽related to regional cultural activities are needed.聽Because we have many and diverse regional cultures, especially East Java,鈥 said the Class of 2017 student.
Retno said that being the winner, she will design and run work programs to advance and preserve East Javanese culture in the聽future.聽Furthermore, she will also make preparations to go to the Indonesian cultural ambassador event.
鈥淲ith the existing work programs, we can educate school-age children both online and offline. There are also virtual cultural festival activities and many other activities,鈥 she added.
With this achievement, Retno hoped she can play an active role in preserving Indonesian culture, especially East Java鈥檚, and invites other millennials to love the regional culture more. (*)
Author: Asthesia Dhea C.
Editor : Binti Q. Masruroh
