The First International University in Indonesia Congratulates the Latest Batch of Qualified and Globally Competitive Young Graduates
On 25 September 2016, Swiss German University (SGU), the first recognized and accredited international university in Indonesia, proudly held the 13th graduation ceremony at Pullman Hotel, West Jakarta. The graduation ceremony for 329 undergraduate and graduate students from the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, Faculty of Business Administration & Humanities, and Faculty of Life Sciences & Technology is a concrete realization of the vision and mission of SGU which emphasizes teaching philosophy on improving global competitiveness as well as the establishment of soft skills and character through the internship program in Indonesia and abroad.
In the midst of globalization and the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) era, the next generation is faced with new challenges when they graduated from university. Not only must they be able to compete with graduates from Indonesia, but are also expected to compete with other fresh graduates from abroad. Dr. rer. nat. Filiana Santoso, the Rector of SGU said, "Under the theme of this year’s graduation, 'Qualified Young Generation for Global Competitiveness', today we celebrate the graduation of our young generation who have gone through a variety of challenges so they can compete globally not only for their ability to transform their knowledge and skills into very valuable outputs, but also because of the development of their character when facing life's difficulties – a character that can only be developed by overcoming a variety of circumstances and challenges, not only with textbooks and lectures."
Out of the 329 graduates, 258 were from undergraduate programs and 71 were from graduate programs. Also, for the first time ever SGU awarded a triple-degree to five Hotel and Tourism graduates who spent a year in Switzerland. "Today we are proud to say that our graduates have demonstrated excellent academic results. The average GPA for undergraduate programs was 3.33 and for graduate programs is 3.65.
The highest GPA of the graduate program was a perfect score of 4.00 by a member of the Master of Information Technology and Master of Mechatronics study program and the highest GPA of the degree program was 3.99 also by a member of the Information Technology study program.
As a university which always promotes character development and upholds the balance between academic and non-academic achievement, during the ceremony SGU also gave awards in the category of non-academic excellence through the ‘EY Kanter for Distinguished Achievement Award’, inspired by the figure of Major General Empi Yohan Kanter who served nobly in the New Order (Orde Baru). This award is given to students who are active and excel in college and is known as someone who has a positive character and attitude on and off the campus.
The graduation ceremony was attended by the Coordinator of KOPERTIS Region IV West Java and Banten, Prof. Dr. Ir. Abdul Hakim Halim M.Sc; the Chairman of the Swiss German University Foundation, Chris Kanter; the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Indonesia in 2009-2012 and Member of the Supervisory Board of SGU, HE Dr. Norbert Baas; and officials of the partner companies, organizations, and local and international institutions of Swiss German University.
Swiss German University (SGU) is committed to advancing Indonesian higher education and the quality of Indonesian human resources by providing innovative education programs through 11 undergraduate and 3 graduate study programs with the provision of dual/triple degree from well-known international university partners, and industry collaboration with more than 250 companies throughout Indonesia and Europe.
