Selected students of SMA Negeri 1 (State Senior High School) of Cibinong choose to study at IPB

About twenty selected students of SMA Negeri 1 of Cibinong visited IPB. The group was welcomed at the Meeting Room of Educational Administration, Darmaga Campus of IPB (26/4). The representative of the High School, Saefuddin said that his goal was to invite male and female students to visit IPB in order to know and understand the campus life, especially in IPB. According to him, IPB is one of his students’ choices to study at universities. "In addition, our students would like to ensure which Department matches their interests and talents", he said.

Saefuddin added, the number of the senior high school graduates entering IPB has started to increase; even the alumnae of SMA Negeri 1 of Cibinong who are studying IPB have established a Regional Student Organization (Omda) of Cibinong and are very active in such activities as socializing IPB to the senior high schools in the Cibinong region.

Head of IPB’s Public Relations and Protocol, Ir. Henny Windarti, MSi cited some reasons why IPB could be the choice of the students of SMA Negeri 1 Cibinong. One reason, she said, is that besides IPB is a leading university, it is included into one of world class universities. IPB is also the most innovative campus as it has been a higher education for four consecutive years producing the biggest number of innovations and included in the category of Indonesia Most Prospective Innovation. The high school students were then invited to take a tour around the campus to know better the faculties and innovative works of IPB. (Mtd)