UGM Diving Student Activity Unit, also known as Gadjah Mada Diving Society, has just finished Open Water Training for their new members from May 2 to 5, 2024 in Pasir Putih, Situbondo. This activity was attended by 54 members of the Gadjah Mada Diving Society and accompanied by 6 diving instructors. Open Water Training is an advanced diving training activity on the open seas, conducted after completing 7 times of pool skills training and tryouts. This activity is carried out by prospective members of the Gadjah Mada Diving Society in order to fulfill the requirements to obtain A1 ISSA (Indonesian Subaquatic Sport Association) Diving Certification and be inaugurated as a new member of Gadjah Mada Diving Society. ISSA license is an international diving license affiliated with the world diving federation, Confederation Mondiale des Activites Subaquatiques (CMAS), in conducting research and certification for divers. There are 7 types of licenses issued by POSSI, namely A1 (Open Water Scuba Diver), A2 (Advanced Scuba Diver), A3 (Rescue Scuba Diver), A4 (Master Scuba Diver), and Dive Instructor Certification.
UKM Karate Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) has made another outstanding achievement at the international level. UKM Karate UGM won 12 medals in various categories at the Karate Championship held at Stadium Titiwangsa, Malaysia, from March 8 to 10, 2024.
UKM Karate UGM has prepared itself to achieve this achievement. Since November 2023, the training center has conducted training with intensity four times a week. The athletes have practiced hard and dedicatedly under the guidance of Sensei Yuskar, Senpai Ari, Senpai Dika, Senpai David, and Senpai Aliffa.
Reactics Chem-E-Car UGM, a team from Universitas Gadjah Mada, has achieved remarkable success in the international arena of the Chem-E-Car competition. The team secured the second place in the VDI ChemCar Competition, organized by kjVI VDI Germany 2023, which took place in CityCube, Berlin, from September 17-19, 2023.
The Reactics Chem-E-Car UGM team, led by Muhammad Hasbi Aminudin from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, consisted of four members: Armando Rizky Nugroho (Department of Computer Science and Electronics), Mikael Bagastama Jatinitiraga (Department of Chemical Engineering), Muhammad Akbar Ariffandi (Department of Chemical Engineering), and Muhammad Husein Hartanto (Department of Mechanical Engineering). With the assistance of their manager, Novia Safitri (Department of Chemical Engineering), the team began their preparations in late March 2023 by designing an environmentally friendly and energy-efficient chemical-based vehicle.
The Indonesian Robot Contest (KRI) is an annual student competition in robotics design and engineering fields participated by students at tertiary institutions in the Republic of Indonesia, from various ministries/institutions or government agencies, which are recorded on the Higher Education Database. KRI is organized by the Indonesian Talent Development Center (BPTI) National Achievements Center (Puspresnas) Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) of the Republic of Indonesia.
This prestigious national-level competition is going to be held at the University of Semarang from 21 to 26 June 2023. The steps taken to reach the National KRI were long. Previously, the team had carried out proposal selection, field infrastructure checking and testing selection, robot preparation, camera placement and team lighting, regional level selection, and finally the current national-level Indonesian Robot Contest participation.
“Hopefully, Gadjah Mada Robotic Team can make the university proud through all the various long processes that have been taken. We also hope it can be a good way to perform creativity in the national event,” said Dr. Sindung, the Director of Student Affairs, in his remarks at the KRI 2023 Team Release..