On Wednesday (24/2), the English Study Program at Widyatama University (UTama) held an English Festival (E-Fest). This annual event involved lecturers and students as the organizing committee. Dr. Hero Gunawan, M.Pd was present as the Executive Chair of E-Fest 2016.
The event included a Speech Contest, News Reporting Contest, Singing Contest, News Reporting, and Movie Parody Contest. With high school students or equivalent participating in the competition, the event, which was held at the UTama Auditorium, attracted the attention of many schools to participate in the event. “This year, the number of registrants has increased significantly. Our success in increasing the segmenting of participants can be seen from the fact that registrants are not only from the city of Bandung. Schools in the cities of Cimahi, Garut, and even Sumedang have also successfully grab in enlivening E-Fest 2016,” said Rafa, the Field Coordinator of the event, when met by the marketing team.
He added that the total number of registrants this time reached 27 schools covering various competition categories. E-Fest, which was held this year, had the theme Entertainment, which is short for Travel the Time Travel the Experience. He added that the theme invites us to the era of Marilyn Monroe or the era of European classic, more specifically British classic, which is implemented in each competition category.
Additionally, the success of E-Fest can also serve as a positive effort for the program in terms of public relations, promoting the program to external audiences, especially to attract the interest of prospective students interested in the English program.
