FMIPA UI Students Win 2 Medals at Once in National Science Competition

A proud achievement was made by Meutia Admiralda Andini, a student from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Indonesia (FMIPA UI), Biology Undergraduate Study Program, class of 2018.

On April 20, 2022, Meutia won two medals at once in the FKIP UISU Science Competition (FUSC), a national-level science competition organized by the National Science Championship Center (Puskanas) in collaboration with the Islamic University of North Sumatra (UISU).

In the competition held online, Meutia took home a gold medal for the English Olympiad and a silver medal in the biology Olympiad.

Meutia's interest in Biology and English became her motivation to participate in this event. In addition to being a student, Meutia is also active in teaching Biology and English subjects for elementary/middle/high school students, so that this is also what makes Meutia more accustomed to dealing with various questions.

Another thing that motivated him to take part in the competition was the desire to challenge himself as well as measure and hone his competence in the branch of science he was studying.

"Actually my biggest motivation is because of the failure in a similar competition before. Besides that, I also want to make the most of my final year by adding achievement. I have a principle to just try it first because if No tried, we No will be able to achievement nothing”, said Meutia.

Although he is used to facing questions, he admitted that he still finds obstacles in doing them. The main obstacle according to him is the fear of failure and often losing self-confidence.

"Apart from the level of difficulty of the questions, I think the other challenges are more mental. Send feedback, especially to overcome panic and remain confident that we can do the questions well," he added.

In addition to the Biology and English Competitions, FUSC (FKIP UISU Science Competition) also opens competitions in 9 other science fields for the SMA/MA/SMK/college student categories, namely Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Geography, Earth, Astronomy, Indonesian, and Informatics.

This competition is held with the aim of motivating the young generation of Indonesia to improve their spiritual, emotional, and intellectual abilities based on good norms and values; applying scientific knowledge in everyday life; becoming a means of evaluating the abilities of the young generation of Indonesia; and preparing the young generation of Indonesia to compete in the National Science Competition (KSN) from the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia.

News source : https://sci.ui.ac.id/