USU TALENTA Excellent Achievement-Based Selection (SBPU TALENTA) Program

The USU TALENTA Excellent Achievement-Based Selection (SBPU TALENTA) is a program that filters prospective students of Universitas Sumatera Utara who have talents/achievements in the academic and non-academic fields or have special talents recognized at the national or international level. It is conducted to look for prospective students with good character and achievements in their area of interest and talent they master. Hopefully, it can improve the quality of successor students at Universitas Sumatera Utara and provide more excellent opportunities and benefits to students who are motivated to hone their abilities to study at Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU). Based on the Regulation of the Rector of Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) on New Student Admissions through the USU TALENTA Excellent Achievement-Based Selection Pathway, it was explained that new student admissions through the USU TALENTA Excellent Achievement-Based Selection (SBPU TALENTA) is a new student admission pathway of USU whose results are ratified through a Decree of the Rector and organized by university-level committee. For those of you who want to submit proof of achievement, for that, an original certificate is needed from the institution organizing the competition. Some achievements that meet the selection requirements are Hifzhil Qur'an, Musabaqah Tilawatil Quran (MTQ), Pesta Paduan Suara Gerejawi (Pesparawi), competitions in science and humanities, etc. The purpose of implementing SBPU TALENTA USU is to provide opportunities for outstanding students to develop at Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU), improve the quality of new USU students, appreciate outstanding students in academic and non-academic fields, and provide motivation to students to maintain their achievements.

The capacity of the USU TALENTA Excellent Achievement-Based Selection (SBPU TALENTA) is a maximum of 0.5% of the new student admissions quota. The selection is conducted only once a year, and prospective participants can only choose a maximum of two vocational and/or undergraduate study programs at USU. Announcement of the approval will be announced via the www.usu.ac.id website. Those who pass will be considered for single tuition fee (UKT) relief. After passing the selection, prospective students must re-register for administration according to the correct schedule and procedure and are not allowed to change their study program. If they do not re-register, the participant will be disqualified. Finally, participants will take medical tests and collect other documents, such as drug-free and crime-free certificates.

1. In addition to meeting the general requirements, prospective new students through the superior achievement selection route must have one of the following achievements or certificates/letters:
   1. Champion/1st, 2nd, or 3rd place or winning a trophy/medal in gold, silver, or bronze for championships in sports, arts, spirituality, reasoning, subject olympiads, and other competitions or having other outstanding achievements obtained during their time in SMA/MA/SMK/MAK or equivalent;
   2. Skills/abilities or other outstanding achievements proven by a certificate or letter from an official institution established and/or recognized by the government that organizes the program of superior skills/abilities or outstanding achievements;
   3. Skills/abilities in the field of Spirituality specifically in Hifzhil Qur’an with a minimum of 5 (five) Juz obtained during their time in SMA/MA/SMK/MAK or equivalent
2. The champions/achievements referred to in point (1) letter a are champions/1st place at the district/city level, champions/1st and 2nd place at the provincial level, champions/1st, 2nd and 3rd place at the national level, and champions of all categories at the international level involving at least 3 (three) countries.
3. Proof of certificates, championship certificates, or letters regarding outstanding achievements as referred to in point (1) must be validated by the Head of the local Education Office or authorized officials.
4. Champions/achievements in the field of sports as referred to in point (1) letter a that are recognized are championships at the national to international multi-event level (POPNAS, PON, Sea Games, Asian Games, and Olympics) as well as single event National Championships among provinces in all sports organized by KONI or government agencies and are official championships recognized by sports organizations proven by authentic evidence in the form of certificates and recommendations from Sports Organizations/KONI.
5. Champions/achievements in the field of spirituality as referred to in point (1) letter a for Islamic spirituality that are recognized are achievements organized by relevant government agencies or state-owned enterprises that are institutional in nature, including:
   1. MTQ Category of Al-Qur’an Recitation;
   2. MTQ Category of Al-Qur’an Recitation;
   3. MTQ Category of Al-Qur’an Memorization;
   4. MTQ Category of Al-Qur’an Interpretation;
   5. MTQ Category of Al-Qur’an Understanding;
   6. MTQ Category of Al-Qur’an Calligraphy;
   7. MTQ Category of Al-Qur’an Content Writing;
   8. MTQ Category of Al-Qur’an Tafsir;
   9. MTQ Category of Al-Qur’an Recitation.
6. Champions/achievements in the field of spirituality as referred to in point (1) letter a for Protestant Christianity that are recognized are achievements organized by relevant government agencies or state-owned enterprises that are institutional in nature, such as the PESPARAWI competition, including:
   1. Champion in the Youth Solo Singer Category - Pesparawi;
   2. Champion in the Youth Solo Singer Category - Pesparawi;
   3. Champion in the Youth Choir Category - Pesparawi (Group);
   4. Champion in the Vocal Group Category - Pesparawi (Group);
   5. Champion in the Church Pop Music Category (Group);
   6. Best Conductor/Director.
7. Exempted from the provisions in point (2), champions/achievements in the field of arts as referred to in point (1) that are recognized are individual champions in national-scale talent search competitions organized by government agencies or state-owned enterprises or private parties.
8. Inventors of Appropriate Technology proven by patents, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights issued by the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia.