Named the Most Innovative University, IPB University Wins a Total of Seven Awards at the 2026 Abdidaya Ormawa Awards
IPB University has once again achieved a milestone by winning seven awards at the 2026 Abdidaya Ormawa Awards, organized by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology (Kemdiktisaintek). The awards ceremony took place at the University of Muslim Indonesia (UMI) in Makassar, South Sulawesi (10/21–25).
The seven awards won by IPB University include:
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1st Place for Most Innovative University
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1st Place in the Faculty Advisor Category: Faculty Advisor with the Best Understanding of Community Empowerment (Prof Illah Sailah-Industrial Technology Student Association)
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1st Place in the Student Organization Category: Most Innovative Student Organization (Agricultural Industrial Technology Student Association)
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1st Place in the Implementation Team Category: Team with the Highest Community Participation (Marine Science and Technology Student Association)
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2nd Place in the Implementation Team Category: Best Community Transformation (Animal Science and Technology Student Association)
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3rd Place in the Poster Category: Implementation Team with the Most Visually Appealing Poster (Forest Resource Conservation and Ecotourism Student Association)
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3rd Place in the Video Category: Implementation Team with the Most Informative Video (Forest Management Students’ Club)
The Abdidaya Ormawa Award marks the culmination of the Student Organization Capacity Building Program (PPK Ormawa) in the field of community service. This event serves as a national platform to recognize universities, student organizations, faculty advisors, and students for their implementation of community empowerment programs.
IPB University’s Vice Rector for Education and Student Affairs, Prof Deni, commended this achievement. “Congratulations to the student organizations, faculty advisors, and students who have successfully brought this achievement to IPB University. May this serve as motivation for all student organizations to continue improving program quality, expanding collaborations, and producing innovations that yield tangible and sustainable impacts.”
According to him, this achievement reflects IPB University’s commitment to strengthening student organization development through innovation, faculty mentoring, and the implementation of programs oriented toward community needs.
Furthermore, students’ active involvement in designing and implementing empowerment programs is an essential part of the learning process. This approach also fosters the development of competencies, creativity, leadership, and problem-solving skills within the community.
“This success also demonstrates the importance of synergy among universities, faculty advisors, student organizations, and the community in creating empowerment programs that effectively reach their intended targets,” he said.
Prof Deni hopes that this collaboration will not only yield results during the program but also foster long term benefits for the communities in the target areas.
“IPB University is committed to continuing to support student capacity building so that they can become agents of change who are innovative, collaborative, and contribute to community development,” he concluded. (*/Rz) (IAAS/DAM)
