ITB Student Team Becomes the Sole Delegate in the International Event "CaseIT 2017" in Canada
BANDUNG, itb.ac.id – Once again proving its existence as world class university, The Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) continues to achieve impressive international success. Less than a month into 2017, ITB students were once again the sole Indonesian delegates at the "CaseIT 2017" event hosted by the University of Indonesia. Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada on Tuesday-Friday (14-17/02/17).
CaseIT is a competition business case an annual international event designed to identify strategies IT case analysis the best that has been held since 2004 by Simon Fraser UniversityCanada. This event, which is intended for undergraduate students with strong knowledge of information management systems, has entered its 13th year and this year ITB is represented by a team from the Information Systems and Technology (STI) study program consisting of 3 students, namely Neyssa Nathania (STI 2013), Nadhira Afriani (STI 2012), and Muhammad Ibrahim Al Muwahidan (STI 2012). The three of them will travel to CaseIT 2017 in Vancouver, Canada against 10 other countries, namely America, Canada, Singapore, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Denmark, Belgium, Hungary and Mexico.
"We obtained information about CaseIT from an invitation sent to the study program," said Neyssa. The invitation to the Systems and Technology study program was certainly motivated by... track record the good of STI in its existence in the arena Business-IT Case international. In 2016, one of STI's representatives won third place in an international event. APEX Business-IT Case Global Challenge . Singapore Management University, Singapura.
Furthermore, the achievements of the participants themselves are also worthy of ITB's pride. Nadhira Afriani, often called Afi, has won various competitions, including third place. APEX Business-IT Case Competition 2016, 1st Place National Business Case Competition 2016, and received the title of best student at STI ITB 2015. Muhammad Ibrahim Al Muwahidan, who is familiarly called Wahid, has also achieved many achievements such as 1st place Busines IT-Case Competition 2015 and became a delegate of the School of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (STEI) at ASEAN Undergraduate Summit, National University of Singapore, 2016. And Neyssa Nathania, who is familiarly called Neyssa, has also won many achievements in the event Business-IT Case which can be seen from his success in winning 1st place Business IT-Case Competition 2016, Best Speaker of Business-IT Case Competition 2016, and 3rd Place Business IT-Case Technology Euphoria 2016.
After passing an internal selection held by the STEI ITB study program, the team, consisting of Afi, Wahid, and Neyssa, received direct guidance from Dr. Ir. Arry Akhmad Arman, MT, a lecturer at STEI ITB. The three admitted to having done extensive preparation, from practicing presentations in front of their fellow students, presenting to their lecturers, and fundraising. sponsorship.
This fundraising is necessary because the competition organizers do not cover transportation and accommodation costs for the participants. The competition, which will take place on Tuesday-Friday (February 14-17, 2017), certainly requires a significant amount of funds, therefore the preparations that the three of them are doing are not only preparing the materials for the competition but also preparing the funds they need to travel, stay and return home to Indonesia. To date, the sponsors who have participated in providing financial support are PT. Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk, Huawei Indonesia, Mitratel, Bukalapak, PT Indosat Tbk, Pertamina Bina Medika (Pertamedika), PT. Sigma Cipta Caraka (Telkomsigma), Bank BJB, PT Pos Indonesia, PT Semen Indonesia and PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Internasional (Telin).
For Neyssa and Wahid, CaseIT 2017 was their first time participating in an international event. Neyssa said, "Honestly, I ngerasa was nervous because this was the first time, there was definitely pressure because we were carrying the name of the study program and ITB, but on the other hand I felt grateful because this was a valuable opportunity. nggak everyone can get it.”
“Kalau saya gugup sih Yes, but I'd rather experience what international competition is like. Especially considering the people we'll be facing. kan native speaker jadi ya takut aja English is still heardbelepotan And it's unclear to the judges. Moreover, we also have to face winter, so I'm quite worried that it will affect our health because we're not used to it. So there are a lot of things to think about. sih,” ungkap Wahid.
As the sole delegate from ITB and Indonesia, there are certainly many things the three of them hope to achieve. For Afi, who has previously participated in international competitions in APEX Business-IT Case Global Challenge, "Actually, our main goal in taking part in this competition is to benchmarking. "Because our study program is new, we're going not only to participate in the competition but also to observe the standards used there, so we can share them with our juniors. We also hope this opportunity will pave the way for them to participate in international competitions in the future," Afi concluded.