The students of the Japanese Literature Study Program at Universitas Dian Nuswantoro (Udinus) successfully grasped four victories from National Japanese Festivals.
At the JINSEI Japanese Cultural Festival hosted by Universitas Diponegoro (Undip), those students were able to claim two trophies from different contest categories by outclassing hundreds of other contestants.
Kristy Mareldy, a student of the 2020 cohort, won third place in the vlog category themed ‘Promoting Traditional Culinary.’ Coincidentally, making vlogs had always been a hobby of hers.
Meanwhile, Ifana Bulqois, a student of the 2022 cohort, took her triumph as the runner-up of the infographic poster category, with youth mental health issues as the main topic. Through her posters, she committed to raising public awareness toward mental health, particularly those of youths.
“Hopefully, through this competition, I could give insight both to my fellow students and the public itself. For the time being, I would keep learning to get even better accomplishments in the same kind of competitions,” she continued.
Furthermore, other students within the Japanese Literature Department also competed in the 10th Sakura Matsuri Festival. The festival was organized by the Indonesian Japanese Alumni Community or ‘Komunitas Alumni Jepang di Indonesia’ (KAJI) on July 30, 2023. The festival used ‘The Harmonical Spirit of Indonesia and Japan” as its theme, with several contest categories being competed, including dancing, speaking, shuji, singing, and many more.
At the festival, Yerry Teguh managed to win third place in the National Shuji category. This accomplishment of his was a token of pride for him, which also served as a trigger for him to get even higher triumphs for the years to come.
The story does not end there, as Ilham Winno also won second place in a regional presenting competition hosted by the Japan Foundation through an online platform. His presentation, mainly spoken in Japanese, discussed an interesting topic, namely ‘Chat GPT to Kyouiku’ or ‘Chat GPT and the Education System’ in English.
At the competition, Ilham could showcase his ability, which would trigger him to do better at the upcoming contests.
Dr. Bayu Aryanto, S.S., M. Hum., the Head of the Japanese Literature Study Program, saw these accomplishments as the embodiment of pride conveyed by his students. By participating in various competitions or contests, students are expected to hone their skills and gather priceless experiences.
“I feel proud of the achievement of our students. We will always give our best to support our students in accomplishing their goals,” he concluded. (Humas Udinus/Ika. Foto: Humas Udinus)
