EduAsiaNews, Makassar – Universitas Diponegoro (UNDIP) has once again achieved national recognition at Abdidaya Ormawa 2026, held at Taman Firdaus, Universitas Muslim Indonesia (UMI), in Makassar. At the closing ceremony and awards announcement on Saturday, Oct. 24, the UNDIP delegation won seven awards in recognition of its student-led community empowerment and sustainability programs.
UNDIP sent five Student Organization Capacity Building Program (PPK Ormawa) teams from various faculties to Abdidaya Ormawa 2026. Their programs focused on developing village potential, innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainability. The five participating teams were:
- PPK Ormawa Forum Studi Teknik (FST), Faculty of Engineering, with its “SAHABAT TANI” program, which uses an intelligent ultrasonic and biopesticide-based rat pest control system powered by solar energy to support sustainable smart farming in Brongkol Village.
- PPK Ormawa Student Executive Board (BEM), Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), with its “Transforming Bejaten Village into a Smart, Empowered and Sustainable Village through the MENITI Literacy Corner” program. MENITI stands for Mentari Cendekia, Nawasena Tani and Titian Wirausaha, and the initiative focuses on smart village development.
- PPK Ormawa HMD Pertanian, Faculty of Animal and Agricultural Sciences, with its “SRIKANDI Naik Kelas” program, which aims to transform institutional capacity and expand the market for PisPong banana products in Pongangan Subdistrict, developing them into an impactful and sustainable business unit.
- PPK Ormawa Student Executive Board (BEM), Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP), with its initiative to empower Lanjan Village through downstream processing of Sejiwa Lan Java coffee under the Kopi Berdaya Movement (GKB), with the goal of creating a sustainable entrepreneurial village.
- PPK Ormawa Student Association for Business Administration, FISIP, with “NATHER,” an innovative banana bio-leather initiative that empowers ecopreneurs to promote a sustainable economy in Banyumeneng Village.
The participation of these five teams earned UNDIP seven awards across several categories:
- First Place – Team with the Strongest Program Impact and Continuity: PPK Ormawa HMD Pertanian UNDIP.
- Second Place – University with the Best Program Sustainability: Universitas Diponegoro.
- Second Place – Faculty Adviser with the Best Understanding of Community Empowerment: Dr. Tutik Dalmiyatun, S.Pt., M.Sc., adviser to the PPK Ormawa HMD Pertanian UNDIP team.
- Second Place – Most Visually Appealing Poster: PPK Ormawa BEM FEB UNDIP.
- Third Place – Most Creative Poster: PPK Ormawa BEM FISIP UNDIP.
- Third Place – Most Innovative Student Organization: FST UNDIP.
- Fourth Place – Team with the Most Tangible and Strategic Innovation Outcomes: PPK Ormawa HMPS Administrasi Bisnis UNDIP.
Ir. Daud Samsudewa, S.Pt., M.Si., Ph.D., IPM., coordinator of UNDIP’s Abdidaya Ormawa teams, expressed his pride in the dedication and hard work demonstrated by all the participating teams.
“We would like to thank all the teams for their extraordinary efforts in PPK Ormawa and Abdidaya Ormawa. You have all done an outstanding job representing our beloved UNDIP. We also extend our gratitude to everyone who supported the UNDIP Abdidaya Ormawa 2026 delegation,” he said.
Dr. Nuswantoro Dwiwarno, S.H., M.H., deputy director for Student Achievement and Business Development at UNDIP, also expressed his gratitude for the achievement. He praised the students’ hard work, faculty advisers’ guidance and university leadership’s support throughout program implementation and the competition.
“Praise be to God for giving the UNDIP delegation this opportunity. This year, all five of our PPK Ormawa teams advanced to Abdidaya, and we are grateful to bring home seven awards. We thank our students for their hard work, our faculty advisers for the time they have invested in mentoring them, and university leaders for their support from the beginning of the process through the final night of the competition. Thank you all. We hope this achievement will inspire us to achieve even greater success in 2027,” he said.
UNDIP’s achievements at Abdidaya Ormawa 2026 recognize its students’ efforts to develop community empowerment initiatives. The results are expected to encourage program sustainability and strengthen students’ contributions to addressing community needs through practical, innovative solutions.
(Public Communications/UNDIP/Wishnu)
