“These abilities are the ability to think critically and think creatively,” said Agus Cahyo. He said, The idea given by Evelyn Soegijapranata Quest Board (SQB) was a technology platform. Allows lecturers or practitioners to write down real problems that exist in society. Where later it can be seen by all students across majors to be completed collaboratively. This idea arose when he saw his lecturers in the Information Systems Study Program who often received projects to solve problems in various fields.
Where the lecturers involve their students to get involved in solving these problems. This activity generates joy for students in the Information Systems Study Program. “If last year, Maxine was mentored by Prof. Ridwan Sanjaya, this year Evelyn is mentored by Andre Kurniawan Pamudji,” said Agus Cahyo. With real problems written in SQB, students are expected to be able to think critically and creatively to answer problems. So that later when students graduate, they already have provisions related to real problems that exist and don’t stutter about problems.
SOTY is a series of quite long processes starting from the selection of study program stages, faculties, the quarantine process at the university level, to the public test at the university which will be held on June 28, 2023. In the SOTY 2023 public test, 10 participants were selected representing each faculty at Unika Soegijapranata. SOTY 2023 has the theme Hoi Aristoi which is a term to express selected and honorable people who can become extraordinary leaders and can work for society.
The 2023 SOTY Public Test is the culmination of the event to find the three best champions from three faculties. As a result, student representatives from the Faculty of Computer Science, Faculty of Medicine, and Faculty of Architecture and Design became the winners of SOTY 2023. The three are Evelyn Vania from the Information Systems Study Program, Faculty of Computer Science. Rayhan Towarani La Sida from the Medical Education Study Program, Faculty of Medicine. As well as Kelly Yumico from the Visual Communication Design Study Program, Faculty of Architecture and Design.
With Evelyn being selected from the Information Systems Study Program as the winner of the SoTY, it means that it has been two years in a row that representative students from the Information Systems Study Program (Faculty of Computer Science) have been selected as the SOTY. “Both Maxine (class of 2020) and Evelyn (class of 2021) are active students and have been research assistants for lecturers since entering as new students,” added Agus Cahyo.