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| UMM Surya Team at the Indonesian Building Competition. (Photo: Istimewah) |
University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM) again bought up trophies in the Indonesian Bridge Competition (KJI) and the 2022 Indonesian Building Competition (KBGI). They successfully won four categories in competitions organized by the Talent Development Center, National Achievement Center, and Kemdikbudristek. This competition was held last November in Tangerang and was attended by leading universities throughout Indonesia.
Fathur Rizqi, as Head of the Semi-Autonomous Institution (LSO) Surya Team, said that UMM submitted 15 proposals in four different categories. Among them are the categories of bending bridge models, steel frame bridge models, precast concrete building models, and steel building models.
"Of the 15 proposals submitted, four teams have made it into the next round and are entitled to compete in the event. Each team competed in each category and won a trophy," he explained.
Rizqi continued that the UMM team had successfully won four awards in the event. At KJI, they won second place in the steel frame bridge category and second place in the bending bridge category. As for KGBI, the White Campus team won third place in the precast concrete category and the best particular material category for metropolitan development.
Meanwhile, Ivan Galih, who was part of the 2nd winning team in the Steel Frame Bridge category, explained that preparations had been made for a long time. Luckily, the UMM campus always provides support both in terms of material and morals. Qualified supervisors also guide them at the LSO Surya team.
“After it was announced that we would advance to the final round, we immediately made three meer size mockups which were used for practice and competition, respectively. The latest innovation that we offer is the back-to-basic theme. It means taking something simple and using a simple bridge. Because a simple bridge will be easier to apply to the real world than a complicated design. One of them is the Warren Truss configuration with a 45° angle that forms a curve," he said.
He felt lucky that while participating in the competition, there were no problematic obstacles. Only the color problem of the mockup has to be fixed because the printing process uses a 3D laser and several others. "From all these obstacles, I was fortunate to be well facilitated at UMM in the process, especially regarding funding. Even though UMM is busy with various national and international agendas such as congresses and ISS, they can still share their focus with their students who are competing," he said, ending. (cdr/ros/wil)
