UNAIR NEWS – Universitas Airlangga students continue to make great achievements. This time, Affan Hasby Winurrahman, a student of Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Master of Media and Communication, won the best project at the Asia Youth Summit Goes to Turkiye 2023.
Global Youth Ambassador organized the competition and this year’s theme was Sustainable Collaboration in Public Service Action. In the competition, Affan presented an idea of accessibility of non-academic education in preparation for professional world. To support his ideas, he had to go directly to several schools to make sure the ideas he put forward provided solutions to problems.
“It was a challenge and a new experience for me, because so far, I have never been to the field alone,” said Affan.
His brought was called Re-course. Re-course is a project to utilize high school extracurricular activities such as training and development as career preparations.
The re-course is an ongoing project from the startup business that Affan previously planned called Azdoz. However, Re-course and Azdoz have different scope.
According to Affan, in an era of disruptive and rapid change, students should not only use their free time with hobbies but also carry out productive training to prepare them for the professional world. It requires the collaboration of several parties, such as schools, students, and school alumni.
Schools are not only places for learning but also for training which is useful in the long run and can reduce unemployment among undergraduates and high school graduates. Most of the causes of unemployment are due to a mismatch of skills and industry needs.
Affan hoped that his plan could be realized. During his study at Master of Media and Communication UNAIR, he saw school institutions played a big role as an educational environment and realized the dreams of innovators to advance the nation in the realm of education.
“My message for students who want to participate in a similar competition is to ensure that the problems initiated are real problems. Listen to their complaints, analyze, and find solutions to answer their needs,” Affan concluded.
Author: Satrio Dwi Naryo
Editor: Khefti Al Mawalia
