Singaraja– The Basic Education Department Student Association (HMJ Pendas) completed the 2022 Gema National Essay Competition, the closing of which took place in the FIP Undiksha Seminar Room, on Friday (23/12/2022). This activity was also filled with the presentation of trophies and certificates which were given directly by the Dean of FIP Undiksha, Prof. Dr. I Ketut Gading, M.Psi., together with the Deputy Dean for Student and Alumni Affairs, Dr. Putu Aditya Antara, S.Pd., M.Pd.
The top position was achieved by Kadek Dwi Premana Karisma Angel Danuarta from Brawijaya University, then followed by I Gusti Komang Agus Angga Putra Widiarta and Ni Luh Puspa Pratiwi from Ganesha Education University as second and third place winners, while the first place was filled by Pratama Belva Chandra from Semarang State University and hope II, achieved by Made Allan Theja Kurniawan from Ganesha University of Education.
In his speech, the Dean of FIP, Prof. Gading appreciated HMJ Pendas’ superior activities. He hopes that in the future this activity can continue to be developed both in terms of quality and quantity.
“What an extraordinary competition, being able to reach 498 participants is a great achievement. “I hope this can continue to be done, so that in the future more participants will take part in this competition, if possible, UGM, ITB, UI and other large campuses can take part,” said Gading.
The Deputy Dean for Student and Alumni Affairs, Dr. Putu Aditya Antara, S.Pd., M.Pd. He welcomed the achievements achieved by Angga and Puspa with pride. Furthermore, he encouraged HMJ Pendas to continue to optimize the Gema Essay Contest event, so that later it could attract participants from various major universities in Indonesia.
“Angga and Puspa’s achievements are extraordinary in terms of quantity. “In the future, I hope that the scope of this competition can be even wider so that the competition will be better and we can learn a lot from big campuses,” he said. (hms Dewa Nida)
