Universitas Muhammadiyah Purworejo (UMPWR) - The Indonesian Language and Literature Education Study Program (PBSI) won 2nd place at the National Level in the category of Poetry Musicalisation in the National Poetry Competition for Students and Students Category at Universitas Tidar Magelang (Untidar), Tuesday, 3 June 2025. This event was organised by Untidar in collaboration with the Pancasila Ideology Development Agency (BPIP).
This activity carries the theme "Nuances of Love for the Country in Poetry", which aims to foster a sense of love for the country, nationalism, and explore the potential of literacy and literary arts among the younger generation. This competition was attended by participants from various regions in Indonesia consisting of high school students and university students, with various competition categories such as poetry recitation, poetry creation, and poetry musicalisation.
This achievement is a matter of pride for PBSI UMPWR. Similarly, in 2024 PBSI also won 1st place in the same event nationally. One of the winning team members, Tegar Aldia Syah, a 4th semester student of PBSI UMPWR said that this success is part of the PBSI tradition in producing outstanding students. He also expressed his happiness and pride in being able to bring the good name of the study programme and university in the national arena.
The event went smoothly, solemnly, and full of the spirit of nationalism, and ended with the presentation of awards to the winners by representatives of BPIP and Tidar University. (edt.Akb/KP).
