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Materi 08 - Pengenalan Organisasi Kemahasiswaan dan UKM

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Educational

Main ideas / lessons conveyed

  • College is more than earning a degree: The video encourages students to use Telkom University to build a “life portfolio”—a record of leadership experience, projects, competitions, achievements, relationships, and, most importantly, impact.
  • Learning happens in an ecosystem, not just classrooms: Classroom learning builds knowledge, academic competencies, and hard skills, while real-world abilities come from teamwork, leadership, decision-making, conflict resolution, and problem-solving in contexts beyond textbooks.
  • Student organizations and activities are a “living laboratory”: Student organizations (UKM/activities) are presented as hands-on environments to practice real skills—managing disagreements, working with different personalities, and executing programs under constraints.
  • Competence is shaped by experience: The message critiques the idea of viewing organizations only as a place to “meet” or “be on the committee.” Instead, experience develops:
    • leadership
    • communication
    • collaboration
    • problem solving
    • critical thinking
    • creativity
    • adaptability
    • cross-cultural understanding
  • Balance hard skills, soft skills, and character:
    • Hard skills: what you can do
    • Soft skills: how you work with others
    • Character: how you apply those skills
  • Activity is the beginning, not the goal: Joining is only the start—students should pursue passion, learning, mentorship, creating work, and then testing their abilities through competitions and projects.
  • Achievements are broader than medals: Student success includes both competitive recognition and non-competitive work, such as engineering, social humanities, entrepreneurship, service, leadership, and impact.
  • Track record matters: Student activities can be recorded through TAK (student activity transcript) and summarized via IKK (cumulative activity index). This becomes a track record of how students processed, created, collaborated, and contributed during their studies.
  • Personalize your path: Students are encouraged not to chase what is “most popular” or “busiest,” but to ask:
    • “Who do I want to be while studying at Telkom University?”

Then choose organizations/activities aligned with personal goals (leadership, sports, arts, tech, entrepreneurship, social impact, etc.).

Methodology / progression presented

  • Start with reflection on your identity and goals
    • Don’t only ask which organization/UKM is most active or popular.
    • Ask what kind of person you want to become during your studies.
  • Select opportunities that match what you want to develop
    • If you want to lead → choose spaces that allow leadership roles.
    • If you want to be an athlete/musician/debater/programmer/designer/entrepreneur/content creator → choose spaces that train those skills.
    • If you want to help society → choose community service or social project spaces.
  • Join, then grow through a cycle
    • Join your chosen passion/community
    • Learn and practice
    • Get a mentor
    • Create real work/projects
    • Test your ability (especially through competitions/events)
  • Participate in a wide range of challenges
    • Competitions organized by:
      • Belmawa
      • Kemdikti (subtitle suggests “STCH”)
    • Independent national/international competitions
    • Field- and interest-based events
  • Build outputs and contributions beyond just competition
    • Create innovative works
    • Conduct research
    • Develop entrepreneurship
    • Do community service
    • Earn recognition through both:
      • competitive activities
      • non-competitive activities
  • Measure success by growth → evidence → impact
    • Participation = beginning
    • Achievement = evidence (proof of progress)
    • Impact = goal (ultimate purpose)
  • Use documentation systems to reflect on your journey
    • Student activities recorded through:
      • TAK (student activity transcript)
      • IKK (cumulative activity index)
    • Included categories: organizations, competitions, research, community service, entrepreneurship, committees, international activities, and self-development activities.

Key concepts emphasized

  • Life portfolio / track record (not just an academic transcript)
  • Living laboratory of student organizations
  • Holistic competencies (critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, computation, cross-culture understanding, compassion)
  • Soft skills vs hard skills vs character
  • Student achievement beyond medals (recognition, non-competitive contributions, leadership, impact)
  • Ecosystem structure at Telkom University
    • University level: DPM, BEM, UKM (student activity units)
    • Faculty level: faculty student organizations
    • Scientific environment: student associations for developing knowledge
    • Activities across sports, arts, culture, spirituality, entrepreneurship, reasoning/creativity, technology, social/community service
    • Locations mentioned: Bandung, Jakarta, Surabaya, Purwokerto (Telkom University “Nasional” campuses)

Speakers / sources featured

  • Speaker: An unnamed lecturer/host speaking to “young Telizen / new students of Telkom University.”
  • Referenced organizations/government bodies/systems:
    • Telkom University
    • DPM, BEM, UKM
    • Belmawa
    • Kemdikti (subtitle mentions “STCH”)
    • TAK (student activity transcript)
    • IKK (cumulative activity index)

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