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USU Students Create Eco-Friendly Food Packaging Made from Oil Palm Fronds and Papaya Leaves

This time, students from Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) successfully developed an environmentally friendly food packaging alternative to styrofoam through the Student Creativity Program – Entrepreneurship (PKM-K). The product, named BIOFLAEIS, is a biofoam made from waste materials such as oil palm fronds (Elaeis guineensis) and papaya leaves (Carica papaya).

11 October 2025

160 Al Amjad Elementary Students Conduct Environmental Education Visit to USU Integrated Waste Management Site (TPST)

10 October 2025

Turning Plastic Waste into Dentures, USU Students Win the 2025 Environmental and Social Innovation Award

The award also demonstrates how innovations from USU students, driven by science, technology, and creativity, can have a tangible impact in addressing pressing environmental issues within society.

09 October 2025

Remarkable Achievement! USU Students Excel at National and International Levels

USU Public Relations – Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) held an audience with its outstanding students at the Directorate of Student Achievement and Alumni Relations (DITMAWALUMNI), USU Rectorate Bureau, on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. This activity served as a platform for dialogue between the university leadership and students to present and discuss their recent academic and non-academic accomplishments.

05 October 2025

Prof. Muryanto Amin: The Era of Ultimate Excellence, USU Prepares to Leap Higher

“The Era of Ultimate Excellence is a phase in which USU will not only grow, but also leap to greater heights. We are not merely chasing rankings, but building a university that creates a broad impact for the nation,” affirmed Prof. Muryanto during the rector candidate hearing held some time ago.

30 September 2025

3 Candidates for USU Rector 2026-2031 with the Highest Votes Officially Elected

The election results have determined three candidates who will then be selected by 21 Members of the Board of Trustees (Majelis Wali Amanat, MWA) in Jakarta. These three candidates are Prof. Muryanto Amin, S.Sos., M.Si., who received 53 votes; the candidate with the second highest votes is Prof. Poppy Anjelisa Z Hasibuan, who obtained 18 votes; and the third highest vote recipient is Prof. Isfenti Sadalia with 16 votes.

27 September 2025

The USU Rector Audition for the 2026–2031 Period Was Successfully Held, with Eight Candidates Presenting Their Best Work Programs

The Chairperson of the Board of Trustees (MWA) of Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU), General Police (Ret.) Drs. Agus Andrianto, S.H., M.H., who opened the event virtually, emphasized that the position of rector is a major mandate with equally great responsibilities. Therefore, whoever is elected as rector must be supported by all parties.

24 September 2025

USU Ensures Rector Election for 2026–2031 Will Follow Regulations

“There are three stages in the process: nomination, screening, and election. After the audition process, the Academic Senate of USU will carry out the election. From the eight candidates, a maximum of three will be selected based on the highest number of votes. It can be fewer than three, but not more than three. The mechanism is one man, one vote,” explained Prof. Thamrin

24 September 2025

PRESS RELEASE: Results of the Administrative Selection for Rector Candidates of Universitas Sumatera Utara for the 2026–2031 Term

15 September 2025

USU Academic Senate Ensures No Money Politics in the 2025 Rector Election

“USU has a clear and measurable mechanism. The rector election is conducted based on the principles of academic democracy and integrity. There is no room for transactional practices,” emphasized Prof. Budi Agustono in a press release on Friday (12/9/2025).

12 September 2025