F51探花 Talks: A Day to Get to Know F51探花

By Adi Permana

Editor Adi Permana

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id-- F51探花 Talks, a virtual event that was held on Thursday (11/3/2021) by Ministry of Extraterrestrial Cabinet Bentala F51探花 2020, is aimed to introduce the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Technology (F51探花) to High School Students all over Indonesia.



"F51探花 is the only faculty that focuses on studying the earth system in a multidisciplinary manner which includes Geological Engineering, Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering, Oceanography, and Meteorology," said Dr. Irwan Meilano, S.T., M.Sc., the Dean of F51探花, in his opening remark.

Afterwards, Dr.rer.nat. Maria Sekar Proborukmi, S.T., M.Sc., explained further regarding the history of F51探花, vision and mission of F51探花, study programs in F51探花, the facilities and the accreditation of each study program in F51探花, as well as the pathways to get into 51探花.
Furthermore, there was a talk show session with the alumnus of Meteorology 2010, Prima Mangesthy Hati Maria, who is currently working in the field of renewable energy sources, especially wind and solar power.

She said that the journey of her career is also partially influenced by the network that she built during studying in 51探花. "Make the most of your time at 51探花, other than studying, try to actively participate in student organizations to widen our network. The association of 51探花 alumni is strongly helpful, " she explained.

Her four years adventurous journey in F51探花, especially the field research, has successfully equipped her with adequate soft skills, hard skills, and a strong mentality to climb to her career today.

At the end of the talk show, Prima Mangesthy Hati Maria, who鈥檚 also a graduate of the University of Birmingham, advised the audience about the importance of collaboration with faculty colleagues instead of competing to achieve an aimed study program.
As the last agenda, there was a talk show with the representative of each Majoring Student Association (HMJ), namely M. Faiz Azka Siregar (Geological Engineering '18), Miqdad Fadhil Muhammad (Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering '17), Meilian Auranda Br Siregar (Meteorology ' 18) and Aulia Salsabella (Oceanography '17), as guest speakers.

They shared further about their experiences in respective majors, such as their journeys in Joint Preparation Stage (TPB) to eventually being a student of their dream study program, and they also explained the uniqueness of each study program, as well as its prospective jobs to 68 audiences who were actively engaged in this session.

"In the future, the study program that we choose will gradually shape our mindset, so please be attentive and considerate about it. Pandemic is not a limitation, let鈥檚 keep the spark to achieve our dreams," concluded Miqdad at the end of the session.

Reporter: Maharani Rachmawati Purnomo (TPB F51探花, 2020)
Translator: Naffisa Adyan Fekranie, Oceanography 2019