Alexander Tianara, a Biology student from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Indonesia, won first place in the IndonesiaNEXT 2047 event. This achievement was announced at the awards ceremony.
After competing with more than 11,000 participants, Alexander was finally selected as one of the 10 best participants who were entitled to a short lecture session (short course) at Stanford University, San Francisco, United States. He also earned a certificate of expertise that can be used as a Diploma Supplement (SKPI).
Alexander mengatakan bahwa pada sesi ini ia memilih tema yang sesuai dengan latar belakang keilmuannya, yaitu Biologi. Ia menawarkan ide pengemasan kartu perdana berbahan kertas daur ulang dengan biji-bijian. “Saya berusaha mengombinasikan ilmu biologi yang saya dapatkan di kuliah untuk meningkatkan market value Telkomsel, which is a telecommunications company," he said.
He felt numerous benefits after participating in the IndonesiaNEXT training. "I feel like a different person after participating in this activity. I speak more structured, think more critically, get used to asking questions, am more open, and so on," he explained. He hopes more UI students can experience what he did at IndonesiaNEXT.
Alexander has previously gone through several selections and training which includes 4 areas of interest, namely Design Communication,Visual Communication, Powerful presentation, and Management Presentation. Initial stage participants were recruited from 6 cities (Jakarta, Bandung, Yogya, Surabaya, Medan, Makassar) in Indonesia.
Top 5 from each city were then gathered to attend the National Bootcamp on January 11-19 2017. The National Bootcamp consists of a series of training advanced communication skill, berpikir kritis, bahasa Inggris, company visit, and qualification panel (Q-Panel) which tests students' innovation skills. Among the judges involved in the Q-Panel session were Adita Irawati (VP of Corporate Communications, Telkomsel), Erwin Parengkuan (Fouder of TALKinc), and Rika Indra Oktaviani (VP of Marketing, Go-Jek).
Indonesia Next is a program initiated by Telkomsel that aims to improve the competency of Indonesian students in facing global competition. This competency is developed through seminars in the form of panel discussions, sharing session, and training aimed at deepening knowledge in the field of interest.
