BANDUNG, fmipa.itb.ac.id. -The 2023 National Olympiad in Mathematics and Natural Sciences for Higher Education level (ONMIPA PT/Olimpiade Nasional Matematika dan Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam Pergurutan Tinggi) was successfully held at Institut Teknologi Bandung on Saturday, June 17, 2023 in the Multipurpose Room, the 3rd floor of the CRCS Building. ITB as the host has held the 14th ONMIPA PT very well and was awarded the title of grand champion. This annual competition, attended by students from various universities in Indonesia, focuses on four scientific fields of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, namely Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. This national selection was attended by 260 finalists with 65 people in each field from various universities who had passed various selection stages in the regions. This national selection series started on June 13, 2023 starting from the opening, written test (June 14-15, 2023), educational trip activities, visit to the Boscha observatory (June 16, 2023), and closing (June 17, 2023).

Dr. Deana Wahyuningrum, S.Si., M.Si. as Chair of the local committee for organizing the 2023 ONMIPA PT really appreciated all parties who have supported and contributed from preparation to the end of implementation day. It is hoped that the participants can get many benefits, have a deep impression of being able to collaborate in producing joint work, and that the implementation of the next ONMIPA can be better.

According to the Dean of FMIPA ITB, Prof. Ir. Wahyu Srigutomo, S.Si., M.Si., Ph.D., this culture of good basic science competition can be developed in the future with collaboration in the fields of teaching, research, and community service which are included in the Tridharma of higher education in science, so that it can perceived benefits and applications in society. Even the smallest contribution will be of great benefit to prepare the next excellent and competitive generation. He was also proud that FMIPA ITB students were able to bring ITB to become the grand champion and host this year’s ONMIPA PT. The results achieved are also inseparable from the supervisors and all parties at ITB who were involved and contributed optimally to achieve this prestigious achievement. In the 2023 ONMIPA PT exhibition, ITB won 12 medals (3 gold medals, 5 silver medals, 4 bronze medals) and 3 honorable mention titles. This competition is also one of the parameters for the progress of science in Indonesia from excellent talents in various regions who will later contribute a lot to solving problems in society. A strong basic science will provide bright hopes for Indonesia in advancing national technology to build the nation and state. Besides the Dean of FMIPA ITB as a representative from ITB, there was Ir. Hendarman, M.Sc. Ph.D., Head of the National Achievement Center, Secretariat General, Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology as a representative from the government. He said that this competition can strengthen skills, hone mental abilities, and be confident in an individual's own abilities to become something useful. In the future, he added that this competition will develop and can be participated by participants from other study programs other than mathematics and natural sciences scope to be more broadly and not more exclusively. This activity was also attended by the Head of the Indonesian Talent Development Center (BPTI/Kepala Balai Pengembangan Talenta Indonesia), Asep Sukmayadi S.IP, M.Si. the Coordinator of the Science, Research, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Talent Event, Setiawan Witaradya M.A., Higher Education ONMIPA judges, lecturers/supervisors, finalists, and from several levels of units at ITB. Through this competition, we can always fight together to advance Mathematics and Natural Sciences to build this country better, for God, the Nation, and the Alma Mater. Congratulations to ITB. (MYA)

List of winners of the 2023 Higher Education ONMIPA from ITB