On Friday (17/4), Widyatama University (UTama) welcomed a visit from Baleendah State Senior High School 1. The group arrived at around 9:00 a.m. at the Widyatama parking lot and was welcomed by the Marketing Bureau and Marketing Crew. The group was led by Mrs. Ikeu, Deputy Head of Public Relations at SMAN 1 Baleendah, and representative teachers from the school. They brought along around 350 students from the MIA and IIS departments.
There was something different about this series of visitation events. The group did not take the National Examination Tryout because they were at Widyatama University after they had taken the National Examination. The event was packaged as a full visitation and observation of all the excellent facilities at Widyatama University.
Held in the Seminar Room on the 4th floor of Building A, the event began with a speech from the Head of the Marketing Bureau, Mr. Eddy Witono, A.Md, followed by a speech from a representative of SMAN 1 Baleendah. “It is very beneficial for students to visit higher education institutions, whether public or private. Students can have a clearer and more focused direction when they are still unsure about what major to choose,” said Mrs. Ikeu in her speech.
The purpose of the group’s visit to UTama was to provide high school graduates and their equivalents with an understanding of the world of higher education. This is because high school graduates do not yet know which university they will attend after graduating from high school and what major they will choose when they go to college. In addition to providing this understanding, this visit was used as a means to provide more detailed information about Widyatama University. At the end of the event, the group and the visitation committee held a photo session to foster familiarity and good relations between the two institutions.
