Her parents’ experience led Diana Almaas Akbar Rajah, a Biomedical Engineering student at Universitas Dian Nuswantoro (Udinus), to invent a non-invasive blood glucose detector known as Gluconov.

Initially, Diana only used this project to serve as her final assignment. However, her lecturers and friends suggested Diana utilize her invention to its fullest by showcasing it at the 2021 ASEAN Innovation Science and Entrepreneur Fair. “Eventually, I formed a team and showcased Gluconov at the 2021 Asean Innovation Science and Entrepreneur Fair (AISEEF). Thankfully, I triumphantly got a gold medal,” she explained.

The Department of Biomedical Engineering at Udinus is still a fairly new study program in the Engineering Faculty. In this department, Diana is pushed to be critical toward health and medical equipment. “We are encouraged to be critical so that our invented devices could support the public health needs,” Diana, born on May 14, 1999, in Grobogan, explained.

Other than studying and engaging in campus activities, Diana also teaches at a private tutor institution for elementary students, which consists of 5-10 students. “Teaching is merely a platform for me to pass the time, so I only do that on weekends. In addition to teaching, I was once a lecturer assistant,” she revealed.

According to Diana, managing time for campus activities and others was not a difficult matter as she had allocated each activity. On Mondays until Fridays, she focuses on on-campus activities. “At night, I take my time to play games, and as for weekends, I usually concentrate on non-campus activities such as teaching and mentoring the journalistic club at my old high school,” she concluded. (Humas Udinus/Haris. Foto: Dok. Pribadi)

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Diana Almaas Akbar Rajah – Mahasiswi Prodi S1 Teknik Biomedis Udinus