Visit of SMA Negeri 1 (State Senior High School) of Glagah Banyuwangi to IPB
A total of 250 students of SMA Neger 1 Glagah Bayuwangi visited IPB Campus. The delegation was received by the Executive Secretary of IPB, Dr. Bonny PW Sukarno in the Auditorium of Andi Hakim Nasution, Darmaga Campus of IPB, (21 / 3).
The representative of SMAN 1 Glagah, Andi Zainal, SPd. MPd, said that his students are very enthusiastic to be able to study at IPB but faced with economic limitations. In fact, according to Andi, many of his students are of excellent candidates. One of them is the National champion in physics.
In addition, according to Andi, the students of SMA Negeri 1 Glagah hold far more respect for their origin university after the entry to (taking studies) IPB, so IPB in this visit is the primary goal, although there are another 3 PTN (state universities) they will visit.
IPB Executive Secretary in his welcoming speech expressed thanks to SMA Negeri 1 Glagah as IPB had become the main purpose of its study tour.
In addition, Dr. Bonny viewed that Banyuwangi Regency with a vast area, abundant natural wealth and untapped regional potential will provide opportunities for children of the region to develop it.
Banyuwangi is also the place of soybean seed production as the largest contributor to the national production, he said.
Related to Scholarship, Dr. Bonny says that to get the scholarship, as long as it meets the standards, IPB will certainly guarantee it. The amount of scholarship varies widely and is motivating in nature. IPB will help those who are intelligent and have high learning motivation but have economic difficulties, he said.
Earlier the students of SMA Negeri 1 Glagah were greeted with a variety of door prizes prepared IPB. But the door prizes were not free to obtain for the SMA Negeri 1 Glagah students; first they had to answer the questions about IPB.
On the occasion, the Head of IPB Public Relations and Protocol, Ir. Henny Windarti, MSI presented an overview of IPB along with a number of ways of admission to IPB. (mtd)
