Achievement from Computer Science Student at 2020 Asian English Olympic Contest


by: Depilkom UPI    20/02/2020 20:15:11

On 10 to 14 February 2020, one of UPI Computer Science students, Jonathan Suara Patty, took part in one of the biggest English competitions in Asia called the Asian English Olympics 2020. This competition was held at Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta. There are various competitions, including Debate, Speech, News Casting, Spelling Bee, Storytelling, Radio Drama, Short Story Writing, and Scrabble. The event was attended by more than 70 educational institutions from 8 countries, namely: Indonesia, Taiwan, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Bangladesh, South Korea, and Vietnam.

Jonathan Suara Patty and the team took part in an English debate competition and won an award as a Novice Grand Finalist. The UPI team represented by Jonathan became one of 4 teams, out of a total of 40 teams from various educational institutions, who entered the Novice Grand Final, together with 2 teams from Yogyakarta State University, and also one team from MIST (Military Institute of Science and Technology) originating from Bangladesh.