Pursuing A Abroad Scholarship, The Provision Gen Z Wants To Get To Face The Challenges Of The World Of Work

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JAKARTA - Generation Z (Gen Z) is gradually entering the world of work. Although many label this generation weak, there are still some of them who are really preparing themselves to enter the world of work.

One of them is by chasing scholarships abroad by following the opportunities given by SingCham Uplifting Scholarship. This program, supported by companies based in Singapore with a strong presence in Indonesia, aims to provide financial assistance, guidance, and professional experience to Indonesian students.

Students who attended the 2025 SingCham Uplifting Summit admitted that they were lucky to be selected as finalists for this scholarship. For those most importantly, it is an opportunity to learn directly from business leaders in Singapore, as well as internship opportunities that are also important to support their work skills and ideals.

"This is a rare opportunity, being able to meet directly with professionals, mentors, and business leaders from Singapore and Indonesia institutions. The knowledge and network that we have obtained will certainly form our mindset and prepare to move from the world of campus to the world of work," said Indi Naswa from Pakuan University recently in Jakarta.

Meanwhile, Michael Divo from the IPMI Institute added that this program also strengthens personal branding and provides valuable direct insights into career development and strategies to achieve success.

"For me, SingCham Uplifying Scholarship opens up many new opportunities," added Michael.

Scholarship recipients (awardee) were selected after going through a rigorous selection process, both administratively and face-to-face interviews. SingCham itself collaborates with edutech startup Kinobi as program partner and is supported by a number of company partners, including PT Bank UOB Indonesia, APRW, Titan Corporation, and Withersworldwide.

Eight students who won the SingCham Uplifying Scholarship 2025 were Bianca Hadi from the Indonesia International Institute for Life-Science (I3L), Muhammad Trisna Kusuma Wardana - IPB University, Indi Naswa - Pakuan University, Daffa Nadindra Paramananda - UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Veni Coralia Tarigan - Poltekkes Kemenkes Jakarta I, Michael Divo Yuniarto - IPMI Institute, Agatha Augustin - Tarunmanagara University, Berny Novita - Tarumanagara University.

During the interview, prospective scholarship recipients also explained what they had written about efforts to empower Indonesian youth with a number of skills, in order to answer the increasing needs of talents such as in Singapore.

Talenta is currently the largest asset that a country or company can have. As a trading room whose members operate a lot in Indonesia, the development and development of talent is a top priority. With this spirit, we are very proud to have taken the first step to bridge the talent gap and encourage knowledge exchange between Singapore and Indonesia through the Uplifting Scholarship scholarship program. We are very grateful to companies from Singapore who have supported this program wholeheartedly and are committed to fostering young talents," said Shoeb Kagda, Chairman of Singapore Chamber of Commerce Indonesia.

Not only eight awards, 22 students entered the selection stage for interviews (finalists) were also present at an event entitled SingCham Uplifting Summit 2025 organized by Kinobi. There is a mentoring session aimed at providing provision in the form of knowledge and insight from companies based in Singapore as sponsors, starting from PT Bank UOB Indonesia, Titan Corporation, and PT Kinobi Technologies Indonesia (Kinobi).