Minister of Education and Culture Opens Pimnas XXVI (National Student Science Week) in NTB

Minister of Education and Culture of Indonesia, Prof. Muhammad Nuh, opened the prestigious annual event for university students, National Student Science Week (Pimnas) XXVI on the yard of Rector Building, Campus of Mataram University (Unram), West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), 10/9.

 

 "Pimnas is organized to build a tradition of scientific culture. As scholars, students are expected to be able produce something creative and useful to society. It is also to build a tradition of achievement," said the Minister in his speech. He said, the Pimnas participants are those who excel, and therefore they should be proud of being outstanding students. "Every child of the nation should compete in reaching achievements, and this requires a tradition of appreciation," he said.

 

 

Minister of Education and Culture will Provide Scholarships for the Most Achieving Student

As a form of appreciation for achievement, Ministry of Education and Culture will provide scholarships for students who become winners in the Pimnas XXVI, as promised in his speech. "The winners will receive a scholarship from the Ministry. This scholarship is for their further education of a higher level. Those studying in the Diploma 3 will be given a scholarship to continue to Diploma 4 or S-1. Those studying for S-1 degree will be awarded a scholarship to continue to the S-2 degree," said the Education Minister.

 

Meanwhile Unram Rector, Prof. H. Sunarpi as the host reported that as many a106 state and private universities participate in Pimnas XXVI. This Pimnas will be present 400 scientific papers that have been selected from 30 thousand proposals. The opening ceremony was attended NTB Governor, Muhammad Zainul Majdi. (Mtd)