One of the programs that I participated in in 2022 was an, this program is online event to welcome new Indonesian students intake March 2021 which will be held from the 6th – 7th of March 2021, this event focuses on improving communication skills and adaptability for the student. I am a secretary who organized correspondence, proposals, and LPJ needed for this event. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this event was held online via Zoom and Youtube platforms, with the theme of 'Solidarity within capacity'. This event aims to welcome new Indonesian students and as a place to introduce each other to the culture they have and to strengthen the family ties between Indonesian students at UTM. This event was contributed by lots of speakers, one of them is Madam Ayu Azrin Binti Abdul Aziz who explained about student visas and health insurance policies, Madam Ayu provided a lot of information. Besides that, the material from excellent speakers was expected to increase awareness and enthusiasm for new Indonesian students to be better prepared to start studying at UTM.
On the first day, the event began at 08.30 MYT where the opening of the event was carried out with an opening dance performance by the Sanggar of ISS-Indonesia and an opening speech from the Head of Committee of Samasta Online Gathering, President of ISS-Indonesia, President of ISS-Malaysia, Supervisor of ISS-Indonesia, Associate Director of Global Education and experience UTM International, and the Consul General of the Indonesian Consulate in Johor Bahru. After that, followed by a webinar by Andita Puteri Purnama, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ardiyansyah Syahrom, Madam Ayu Azrin binti Abdul Aziz, and an introduction to ISS- Indonesia UTM and its departments were carried out.
Then on the Last day, new Indonesian students attended a room-to-room session with their respective groups that had been previously determined. In this room-to-room session, new Indonesian students participated in various activities such as quizzes, race in the melody, guess the picture, CMIW, guess the word, followed by the introduction of UTM starting from the places, facilities, and buildings of each faculty, and closed with a Force event between the September and March intakes which aims to bond to get to know friends from each faculty and the event went on smoothly until the proper closing at 16.00 MYT.
as a secretary this event helped me in improving my communication skills, teamworking skills, and paying attention to the little things. Among some of the problems encountered in this event are technical problems such as problematic internet connection, a microphone that is unintentionally unmuted, and human error, some committees and participants did not join on time, therefore the start time of the event is getting longer and there was no backup plan. And the way to overcome it is Evaluate each problem and arrange a backup plan, Issue a warning to the committee and participants to raise awareness of the event, and One hour before the start of the event, the committee and participants must participate in the zoom.