The 34th National Student Scientific Week ‘Pekan Ilmiah Mahasiswa Nasional’ (PIMNAS) has been conducted. The announcement of PIMNAS was broadcast on Friday (29/10) on three different Youtube account live. Universitas Muhammadiyah Sukabumi (UMMI) has become the national second-best Private University (PTS) and the Best Private University in West Java and Banten.
PIMNAS was the last stage from the Student Creativity Program ‘Program Kreativitas Mahasiswa’ (PKM). This year, PIMNAS was conducted by blended methods. In this agenda, the ideas and scientific innovations were created by the students. As reported from the official UMMI site, UMMI passed their two teams in all categories competed by 735 teams in total.
On the announcement of PIMNAS results and the closing ceremony, the Secretary-General of the Indonesia Ministry for Education, Culture, Research, and Technology, Ir Suharti SPd, attended the agenda. There were also Pamungkas performances in the entertainment schedule. Based on the accumulation of winning the medals and the total of contingent passes, UMMI placed in the big 25 in the medals earning in PIMNAS.
This success can be realized as earning an award equal to silver medals in the Exact research category (PKM-RE). Siti Inayah, a Chemistry student, won this award entitled “The potential of Keji Beling leaves (Strobilanthes crispus L) as the prospective medicine for Insomnia through Molecular Docking of Sedative Hypnotic Compounds”.
The supervisor of the PIMNAS team as the Head of the PKM Implementation Team, Lela Lailatul Khumaisah MSi, expressed her gratitude to all parties who have supported them so far. In addition, The Vice-rector III of Student and Alumni Affairs, and Collaboration, Andri M Isharoel Haq SThI MM, appreciated and was proud of the PKM team, the supervisors, and all the participants UMMI students. [] UMMI / Diktilitbang