Tuesday (January 30, 2024), 400 class XII students from 7 High and Vocational Schools in Bandung City visited the Widyatama University (UTama) campus known as the Friendly Campus for Future Business Pro, on Jln Cikutra No. 204 A Bandung City. The activity titled School goes to Widyatama was followed with great enthusiasm by students who will graduate from high school and continue their education in college in the 2024/2025 Academic Year. The school goes to Widyatama program is divided into 4 segments: Campus Tour, University Opening and Introduction, UTama Basketball Exhibition, and finally UTama Visiting Booth Study Program.
In the Campus Tour segment, students and accompanying teachers were invited to tour iconic spots at Widyatama University. This activity is to better introduce students to the environment and infrastructure supporting academic and non-academic activities at Widyatama University which is quite spacious and comfortable as conveyed by the students who participated in this activity. The event continued with the official opening of the activity by throwing basketballs on the hoop by the Chairman of the Widyatama Foundation Board (Roeshartono, S.T., MCEM., MBA.), Vice Rector for Higher Education and Student Affairs Tridharma (Dr. R. Wedi Rusmawan Kusumah, S.E., M.Si., Ak., C.A.), Marketing Director of Widyatama University (Dr. Aditya Yudanegara, M.M.), and representatives of accompanying teachers present, Mrs. Lia from BPI I High School.
While the accompanying teachers listened to presentations related to Widyatama University and had interactive discussions with the Rector of Widyatama University, Prof. Dr. H. Dadang Suganda, M.Hum., the students were enthusiastic about supporting basketball heroes from their respective schools to compete between the attending schools. The winning team in the match between students from 7 schools then competed with UTama basketball athletes. This activity certainly has a positive impact on fostering sportsmanship, solidarity, togetherness, and competitiveness of students as the young generation of the nation’s hope. In addition, inseparable from the main purpose of School goes to Widyatama activities, the Basket Exhibition is an introduction to one of the SMEs at UTama which is fully supported by the campus to actively compete in regional, national, and international leagues.
In the last segment, students were invited to visit 18 booths of study programs at Widyatama University. Students are welcome to explore information to answer their curiosity regarding matters related to the study program. With this activity, students’ insights are expected to be more open so that they can decide and be more confident in the study program they will take in college. The accompanying teachers and students who came gave a positive response to the activity held by Universitas Widyatama and hoped that the School goes to Widyatama program could be held regularly to help class XII students make choices for their future. As a Friendly Campus for Future Business Pro, Universitas Widyatama is committed to always providing and improving educational services that prepare future professionals.
