Proud news comes from the UGM contingent in the National Mathematics and Science Olympiad (ON MIPA), held on May 13-16, 2024, at Hasanuddin University, Makassar. The UGM contingent secured 13 medals and three honorable mentions.
Ivan Hadinata (Mathematics) won a gold medal in the Mathematics field. This was followed by Muhammad Fathkurrohman and William Kosasih from the same study program, who won silver medals, and Rama Sulaiman Nurcahyo (Information Engineering), who won a bronze medal.
In the Biology field, Tsaqifa Zuhayra Emery Bagus (Biology) won a silver medal, followed by Kevin Lensrich (Pharmacy), who won a bronze medal, and Syafira Nurul Aisya (Biology) and Fauzil Azhiim (Medicine) who received honorable mentions.
In Chemistry, Naufal Ahmad Fauzy (Pharmacy) won a gold medal. He was followed by La Ode Muhammad Aditya Isnan (Chemistry), who won a silver medal, Anton Triyono (Chemistry), and Agatha Novi Febriyanti (Chemistry), who won bronze medals.
In Physics, Faiq Pramatya Murdiyanto (Electrical Engineering) won a gold medal, and Muhammad Adhen (Physics) won a bronze medal. Muhammad Raihannafi Fadhel (Physics) also won a bronze medal, and Zulfa Nailil Muna (Physics) received an honorable mention.
UGM Director of Student Affairs, Dr. Sindung Tjahyadi, expressed his appreciation for the achievements of the UGM ON MIPA team.
According to him, this achievement results from the hard work of the 2024 UGM ON MIPA contingent, the UGM ON MIPA community, the supervising lecturers, and various other parties involved. UGM sent five students to each of the four competition fields for this competition.
“We hope this achievement can be a source of inspiration and enthusiasm for other students to continue innovating and bringing glory to Universitas Gadjah Mada at the national and international levels,” he said.
ON MIPA’s opening ceremony was held on May 13, 2024, at the Prof. A. Amiruddin Auditorium, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University. The closing ceremony occurred at the same venue on May 16, 2024. ON MIPA was divided into four fields: mathematics, chemistry, physics, and biology.
Author: Agung Nugroho