Students from UPH Mathematics and Biology Department competed in ON-MIPA national round. The competition took place in Bandung on April 28 ? May 1, 2011.
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Danny, student from Biology Department took the third place in ON-MIPA. | UPH students who competed in ON-MIPA along with other top 5 students from all over Indonesia. |
Students from UPH Mathematics and Biology Department were selected as top 50 students to compete in Olimpiade Nasional Matematika dan Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam ? ON-MIPA (Mathematics and Science National Olympic) national round. The competition took place in Bandung on April 28 ? May 1, 2011. On this final national competition, students from Biology Department, Danny received bronze medal and Ellen was awarded ?Honorable Mention.? Before the national round, ON-MIPA for Kopertis wilayah 3 (coordination of private university third area) was held and from this first competition two Math students and three Biology students successfully got into the top 50 students who would continue in the national round. Mathematics students, Yohanes took the first place and Panji Widiarda Rabowo took the second. Students from Biology Department, Ellen also took the first place while Danny took the second and Astia took the third. ?Getting into the top 50 was actually very surprising because there were many outstanding competitors,? said Panji. Yohanes also added that the competition material was also way beyond their capabilities as a sophomore. ?There were many questions that we did not understand because it was made for senior students. However, UPH lecturers helped tutoring us twice a week before the competition,? said Yohanes. Last year, in October, Panji Widiarda Rabowo also took the first place while Ferry Vincenttius Ferdinand took the second in Olimpiade Sains Nasional Perguruan Tinggi – OSN-PT (National Science Olympic) for Banten area. (dee) UPH Media Relations |