Astra International to Challenge PresUnivers
President University in cooperation with Astra International, Tbk., conducted an opening session of a program called Astra Challenge on Saturday, the 28th of January 2012, at President University’s Auditorium, Cikarang. The program was participated by selected 40 PresUnivers who enthusiastically followed the opening session started at 9.30 AM.
The event was open with a welcoming speech from Sendy Widjaja, B.Com, MBA, the Vice Rector 3 of President University, and was followed soon after with a brief explanation about the program by Yeni Hardy, a PresUniver majoring in accounting batch 2010 and a project manager to Astra Challenge.
The program was initially known as Astra First which was a part of Astra’s Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) programs to the nation. Yeni Hardy was one of the graduates of Astra First. Together with her friends, Yeni initiated the program as her contribution to the University. She described Astra Challenge as a program to face the challenge concerning the low awareness of social conditions and the need to nurture “servant leader” spirit in each student’s personality.
According to Yeni, Astra Challenge would be conducted from January 28th to February 25th, 2012. The selected 40 PresUnivers would be divided into 4 groups. Each group would be assigned a creative project (the detail about the project has yet been announced) by the committee to be presented at the end of the program. The creative project would be financed entirely by Astra. Meanwhile, as the preparation for the project, the 40 PresUnivers would have to join some workshops and trainings delivered by reputable speakers and motivators.
The opening session was divided into two seminars. The first seminar was delivered by Helen Listiani, a delegation from Astra International, and the second one was delivered by a great motivator, Dedy Dahlan.
At the end of the program, the 40 PresUnivers would be given a certificate of appreciation for completing the program.
