Invite Ubaya Students To Routine Local Entertainment Consumption, Minister Sandiaga: RI Lampung Korea 5 Years In The Future

JAKARTA - Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf) Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno invites students from the University of Surabaya to consume local entertainment products so that they can surpass Korea. "If we are committed to consuming local entertainment, God willing, Indonesia can surpass Korea in the next five to ten years," said Sandiaga when opening virtually the "Colabpreneur 2022" event which will be held at the Surabaya University (Ubaya) campus, Thursday, September 22, quoted from Antara. Sandiaga said Indonesia tourism had increased by 12 places. The increase was because President Joko Widodo had a policy to empower local MSMEs. "We are not only proud, but also have to use Indonesian products. With the spirit of 3G, namely gercep (fast movement), gas pol, gas immediately, I believe you can become successful people," he said. Deputy II for Human Development, Abetnego Tarigan's Presidential Staff Office who was also present to discuss the priority of developing human resources (HR) which is currently the president's priority.

"We are open to all ideas aimed at building human resources, such as the 2022 Kolabpreneur," he said.

He gave his appreciation to the participants who took part in this activity. This event is not only a space to develop capacity but also an important networking for the future.

The 2022 Collabpreneur will be held for four days, starting from 22-25 September 2022. Collabpreneur is a national level activity initiated by WU Hub Coworking Space.

The annual event held in each city is a competition for innovation ideas which includes four topics, namely green innovation, social innovation, creative innovation, and culinary innovation. Competitions are attended by students, students, professionals, MSMEs, and the general public.

The founder of Kolabpreneur, Aprilando Suryokusumo, said that his party did not hesitate to choose Ubaya as the venue for the 2022 Kolabpreneur because of its achievement as the number one private universe in East Java.

"Therefore, we believe this event will be successful thanks to the full support of Ubaya. We also hope that after this there will be other collaborations in the form of startup incubation programs or networking needs from the WU Hub for Ubaya that we can facilitate," he said.

The Ubaya Chancellor, Benny Lianto, strongly supports the development of entrepreneurship among the younger generation through this event.

"Ubaya wants to create a conducive climate that creates an innovating culture among the academic community," he said. He hopes that after this event students can build more ability to collaborate and have a sustainable spirit of entrepreneurship.