05 September 2021
Fenny Julistine Tarigan
This was stated by USU Rector Dr. Muryanto Amin, SSos, MSi, in front of several journalists from print, online and electronic media during the 34th PIMNAS press conference, which took place online via Zoom and offline at the lobby of the USU Central Administration Bureau Building on the 1st floor, USU Padang Bulan Campus Medan, Thursday (16/9/2021). PIMNAS will be held online on October 26-30, 2021, with seven series of activities and takes the theme: "Towards a Golden Indonesia Through Collaboration for Innovation in the Framework of Local Wisdom".
On that occasion, USU Rector Dr. Muryanto Amin launched the 34th PIMNAS mascot as a Nias parrot named ITO. ITO is taken from "partuturan" in Batak customs, a male designation or call to women or vice versa of different sexes. ITO has a more specific meaning, an acronym for Intelligent, Tough and Outstanding, each element immersed in the appearance of the 34th PIMNAS mascot. The event also launched the official logo, website and Instagram of the 34th PIMNAS.
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Dr. Mury said that hosting the 34th PIMNAS is an honor for USU. "USU can host because USU is believed to be capable," he said.
He hopes that the implementation of PIMNAS will run smoothly and successfully until the end and that it will encourage students in Indonesia to be more active in innovating. PIMNAS is a momentum that will produce many young scientists whose work impacts the good of society and the nation. Dr. Muryanto also hopes that USU media partners can fully support the organization of the 34th PIMNAS through positive publications.
Chairman of the 34th PIMNAS Daily Executive, Doli Muhammad Jafar Dalimunthe, SE, MSi, said that USU had prepared a series of events in the PIMNAS, namely a hospitality event at Maimoon Palace, the opening of PIMNAS in the courtyard of the USU Rector Bureau, a poster exhibition at the Pancasila USU building and a public lecture planned to be filled by the Minister of BUMN, Erick Tohir as well as the judging and closing ceremony at the USU Auditorium. The Student Creativity Program (PKM) contested is in entrepreneurship, exact research, social humanities research, creative application of technology, community service, written ideas and constructive futuristic ideas, which are held for the first time in PIMNAS.
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"The estimated number of participants who will participate in PIMNAS 34 is approximately 2,200 students who will be guided by 700 accompanying lecturers who attend online and 105 judges who are expected to attend offline," said Doli.
In the activity, which was guided by the Head of the Office of Public Relations, Protocol and Promotion Amalia Meutia, MPsi, Psychologist, also attended offline the 34th PIMNAS General Chairperson who is also USU Vice Rector I Dr. Eddy Ikhsan, SH, MA, other USU vice-rectors, the rector's secretary, the Board of Trustees, the Academic Senate and the USU Professors Council. While attending offline, the Director General of Higher Education of the Ministry of Research and Technology, Director of Learning and Student Affairs (Belmawa) and several other Ministry of Education and Culture officials, Deans and Deputy Deans of Faculties, and others.
Chairman of the 34th PIMNAS, Dr Edy Ikhsan, SH, MA, said PIMNAS is the last stage of implementing the Student Creativity Program (PKM), which is a forum to present and communicate with each other through intellectual creation products. "The 34th PIMNAS activity received full support from the North Sumatra Governor and the Medan Mayor. PIMNAS is a means to foster, accommodate, and realize students' creative and innovative ideas. Of the 2,200 PIMNAS participants, 36 student participants came from USU. Our target in this PIMNAS is to win gold medals in all contested activities. We are targeting the general champion," he said.
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PIMNAS is a PKM launched by the Ministry of Education and Culture and is a means of developing entrepreneurial, cultured, and innovative students' creativity. Edy hopes that PIMNAS can boost USU's reputation at the national and international levels and strengthen the research atmosphere of the academic community of Universitas Sumatera Utara. (RJ)
