Universitas Muhammadiyah Purworejo (UMPWR) - made another proud achievement at the national level. Four UMPWR student teams successfully passed and received funding in the 2025 Student Entrepreneurship Development Programme (P2MW) organised by the Directorate of Learning and Student Affairs, Directorate General of Higher Education, Kemdiktisaintek.
This achievement was officially announced on Friday, 11 July 2025. Of the total 743 proposals selected for funding across Indonesia, four of them came from UMPWR. With this achievement, UMPWR managed to enter the top 10 Muhammadiyah and 'Aisyiyah universities (PTMA) with the largest number of teams that passed P2MW 2025 funding nationally.
Of the four UMPWR proposals that passed, two of them were in the early stage category, and the other two were in the growing stage category. The students who managed to get the funding are:
1. Lanova Innovation of Used Cooking Oil into Valuable Soap as an Effort to Reduce the Impact of Environmental Pollution (Sadiyah Sugiarti / 222210275) Category of manufacturing and Applied Technology - Early Stages
2. Vermiluxe Natural Beauty from the Earth (Robianto / 242140004) Manufacturing and Applied Technology category - Initial Stage
3. Sempontea Healthy in Every Sip as a Practical Solution for The Herbal Drink (Shafira Maharani / 222210163) Category Tourism Services, and Trade - Growth Stage
4. Kokoro Mie (Andreyana / 222210007) Food and Beverage Category - Growth Stage.
The four student teams come from various study programmes and are mentored by experienced lecturers and have gone through a rigorous selection and coaching process at the university level.
UMPWR Rector, Assoc. Prof Dr Teguh Wibowo, M.Pd, expressed his appreciation for the students' achievements. "This shows that the entrepreneurial spirit among UMPWR students is growing in quality. We will continue to support and foster the potential of students to be able to compete, innovate, and become strong young entrepreneurs," he said.
P2MW is a national programme that aims to foster students in developing their startup businesses in a sustainable manner, through development funding support and coaching in the form of training (coaching) and business assistance with the hope of creating highly competitive young entrepreneurs, as well as fostering an entrepreneurial spirit in the university environment.
This achievement is not only a pride for UMPWR, but also proves the real contribution of the campus in producing young people who are independent, creative, and entrepreneurial. (akb/KP).
