ULM FKIP Student Team Wins Achievement in National Level Essay Competition
Lombok – Student teams from three Study Programs (PS) within the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (FKIP) Lambung Mangkurat University (ULM), namely Ezer Ayusalin Nazara and Willy Selpriani Zalukhu from the Geography Education Study Program, Alvince Stevani Lase and Eirene Kardiani Zalukhu from the Education Study Program . Chemistry, and Yarni Ester Gea from the Sociology Education Study Program under the guidance of the Geography Education Study Program lecturer, Nevy Farista Aristin, took part in the Mandalika Essay Competition 4 National Level which is one of the annual programs of the Nusantara Muda Institute in collaboration with the Faculty of Agriculture, Nadhlatul Wathan University, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB). This team won a bronze medal and became the favorite poster champion in the field of tourism and culture.
The team started creating ideas related to the fields they participated in in the final seconds of collecting competition materials in December 2023. January 22 2024, the team received the announcement results, and finally passed and had the opportunity to take part in a live presentation in Lombok. The team was represented by Ezer to take part in the final in Lombok on March 2-4 2024. Out of 1,036 registrants, the team managed to qualify along with 349 others.
Regarding this achievement, supervisor Nevy admitted that he was very grateful, “Thank God for winning the bronze medal and favorite poster winner in the field of tourism and culture at the Mandalika Essay Competition 4 national level, Lombok for the team led by Ezer Ayu Salin Nazara, a Geography Education student at FKIP ULM. This team’s achievement did not go without support from the Dean and Deputy Deans of FKIP ULM and the Study Program Coordinators. Efforts and prayers from all parties were also part of achieving this achievement.
As the supervisor of this team, I am very proud of what Ezer and his friends have achieved in this national level essay competition. This competition was attended by several well-known campuses in Indonesia. This is proof that we can compete with the best campuses in Indonesia and bring the ULM name to the national stage. The Mandalika Essay Competition is one of the competitions that provides opportunities for students to come up with creative ideas to support tourism and culture in Indonesia. There are many brilliant ideas from fellow students who were expressed in the form of essays in this competition which need to be supported by related institutions in order to increase tourism and culture in Indonesia. Apart from that, this competition is an opportunity to improve students’ 6C competencies in the education 4.0 era. “However, this is not the final result for us, but it is a trigger for our team to continue to make achievements and bring the name of the geography education study program, FKIP, and ULM to the national and international level,” he said.
Congratulations to the team, hopefully they will continue to make achievements and be an inspiration to others. (Public Relations of FKIP ULM).

