In this prestigious event, five UM Surabaya students won 3 categories, namely the poster category, the PKM PM presentation category and the Exact Research category.

Five students from the UM Surabaya Teaching and Education Faculty successfully passed and were funded by the 2021 Indonesia Innovation Talent Program. Of the 4,116 applicants, UM Surabaya students managed to pass after entering the substance selection stage.

Students who pass the Indonesian Innovation Talent Program are: Sela Rizqiyah (Biology Education), Dharul Jannah (Mathematics Education), Indah Rosidah (Mathematics Education), Maila Rosidatus Sayyidah (Mathematics Education), and Nurusy Syahrotir Rohmah (Mathematics Education)

"We are grateful that 5 teams from the Innovation Talent Program passed this year and were funded by the Ministry of Research and Technology, this is a good start for students. Hopefully the innovation program initiated by UM Surabaya students can realize innovation and creativity and support the development of science and technology that is beneficial to society," said the Head of the Student Administration and Innovation Bureau (BAKAI) Junaidy Fery Efffendi, when contacted Sunday (14/11/21)

The Indonesian Innovation Talents Program is a funding program in the form of incentives given to students who are currently actively studying in Bachelor, Masters or Doctoral programs, both in the academic and applied fields. This program is in the context of helping finance and realizing innovation and increasing the nation's competitiveness, developing Independent Learning Campus Merdeka (MBKM), and accelerating the completion of the study period.

"This is the first year, then we will prepare as many UM Surabaya teams as possible and as well as possible so that there will be more graduates of the Innovation Talent Program next year," he added.

Meanwhile, Nurusy, one of the participants who passed the Innovation Talent Program, hoped that the competition she was participating in would be a good start for further achievements.

"Alhamdulillah, I am very happy and grateful to have passed this stage. I was also surprised when I read the announcement. Alhamdulillah, I was given the opportunity to qualify. Hopefully this achievement will further motivate me to continue to excel and not stop here," he said.