This year, USU received 3,029 prospective students through the SNBT pathway and 762 recipients of the Indonesian Smart Card (KIPK) from 61,366 applicants. The university's capacity for the academic year 2024/2025 for SNBT applicants is 3,114 seats.

“Therefore, our activity today is important and strategic in strengthening future planning visions,” he said.

"We hope that the insights and strategies shared today will be understood and beneficial to all participants, especially our students. May this event inspire and empower the participants to achieve better academic performance," concluded Prof. Poppy.

"We also have the MBKM platform that provides internship positions at the KPK, which we hope USU students can participate in for 2-4 months to assist the KPK in eradicating corruption in Indonesia," added Vice Rector I of USU.

The ease of access to communication opened as wide as possible to students or parents regarding UKT is only to ensure that the UKT implemented at USU has fulfilled equitable aspects and, most importantly, to ensure that no new USU students fail to study because they cannot afford UKT.

"We are delighted and grateful for the extraordinary achievement of the Faculty of Forestry," he said.

The peaceful and conducive expression of aspirations was directly responded to by the university's leadership, who engaged in a dialogue with the students regarding the increase in UKT.

SMMPTN Barat is an independent selection pathway jointly conducted by public universities in Indonesia's western region, including Sumatra Island, the western region of Java Island, and Central Kalimantan Province.

"This year, the number of study programs offered by USU in the UTBK-SNBT 2024 consists of 49 undergraduate programs (S1), seven diploma programs (D3), and five professional programs (D4). The D4 programs are newly opened in this year's UTBK," said Edy Ikhsan.

"USU will set requirements for students to study for one semester at UniMelb, and for lecturers, it will be prepared to improve collaborative learning/case study methods. In addition, UniMelb will also send lecturers and students to USU to study the themes of multiculturalism, tropical health, pediatrics, and mangroves," said Prof. Mury on Friday (Mar. 8) on the sidelines of his visit to Australia.