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P R E S U N I V
Innovation Among University Students
Thursday, 15 th September 2011,
President University in collaboration with
S.D. Darmono, the founder and CEO of
PT. JABABEKA, tbk., conducted a
seminar entitled “INNOVATON” at the
auditorium of Charles Himawan,
President University,
C i k a r a n g . T h e
seminar started at 9
sharp in the
morning and was
hosted by A.B.M
Witono, the Head
of Business and
Administration of
President University.
During the seminar,
Darmono asserted
the importance of
i n n o v a t i o n i n
industrial sector.
Innovation was
essential to remain
excel with other
competitors during
the globalization era
regardless the type
and size of the
industry. When
doing some innovation, economic value
of the innovation had to be considered.
No matter how innovative a product or a
service was, if it did not possess any
economic value, then it would be
pointless.
Darmono as the founder of President
University encouraged all students to get
their hands “dirty” or to get hands on
experience before graduating from
the University. He said that some
theories learned in the classrooms
and good academic scores were not
enough to support learning
experiences, let alone to guarantee
success in life. Students must also
learn some practical skills which could
only be obtained by being an intern in
a company. Moreover, he said that
many companies within Jababeka
Industrial Estate were open for
President University’s students who
wished to gain working experience
and some pocket money. Darmono
remained all students of President
University that their rivals while seeking
for future employments were not
limited to local graduates only, but also
overseas students from reputable
universities in the world hence English
became compulsory.
During the question and answer
session, a student
asked whether
Indonesia as a new
emerging force
should revolutionize
i t s e c o n o m i c
sectors. Darmono
r e s p o n d e d b y
a s s e r t i n g t h a t
innovation was
indeed revolution!
By doing some
innovation in our
economic sectors in
terms of products,
services, procedures
and p rocesses,
p o l i c i e s , a n d
technologies, we had
h e l p e d
r e v o l u t i o n i z i n g
Indonesia as a
whole.
The inspiring seminar which lasted for 2
hours was attended by Prof. Dr. Ermaya
Suradinata, the Rector of President
University, along with several hundreds
of the University’s students.
A Thousand for ONE
President University (PresUniv) through
Green Planet Supporters (GPS) and
Dirventure (DV) in cooperation with
Toshiba and PT. Jababeka Tbk. organized
A Thousand for One (1000 trees planting)
on Thursday, September 8, 2011 at
PresUniv’s campus. The event was
attended by 150 participants as a form of
awareness of Student Executive Board of
President University (GPS and DV) to
environment. GPS and DV realize about
many existing industries in Jababeka
surrounding, ± 1500 industries, will cause
environmental problems. For those
reasons, GPS and DV want to protect
environment and educate the
communities about saving our
environment is obligation of all parties
without any exception. On this occasion
GPS and DV also want the younger
generation as successor to nation have a
sensitivity of importance green lifestyle,
more senses of responsibility about
environment and realize that open space
really necessary for community.