UNS — Wahyu Nur Safitriono, an alumnus of the Chemistry Study Program, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA), Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta, won the Dexa Science Scholarship Award (DAS) 2022. The winner announcement was held on Friday (29/7/2022) through Dexan TV’s YouTube channel.

Wahyu succeeded in becoming the winner of the 2022 DAS alongside two other candidates Faizal Maulana from the Bogor Agricultural Institute (IPB) and Jovita Aurelia from Unika Atma Jaya Jakarta. The three managed to set aside 1,002 registrants from 338 campuses and 329 districts/cities. The research topic proposed by Wahyu is the Development of Cancer Drug Delivery to a Target in the Brain.

For this victory, Wahyu felt happy and grateful because he was also awarded a scholarship for a Master study. With the scholarship, he can continue his education to a Master degree, including research assistance, which can ease his parents’ financial burden. “Thank God, I am grateful to be one of the winners,” said Wahyu in his release on Monday (1/8/22).

The Dexa Science Scholarship Award is a scholarship program for Master’s studies with full financing. The awardees were given the freedom to choose study programs in the A-listed accreditation campus in Indonesia with the proposed Master’s research proposal related to human health. Additionally, the winners of the Dexa Award Science Scholarship were also provided a career opportunity at Dexa Group.

Further, Wahyu also advises students who are currently studying in undergraduate programs to never give up on pursuing their dreams. If there is an opportunity for you to walk toward your dream, feel free to try—the courage to try shows that we have managed to set the first foothold to achieve the dream. “Being a successful person is not enough, be a successful person who can benefit others. Never give up on pursuing your dreams, if there is an opportunity, do not hesitate to try,” said Wahyu.

The Dean of FMIPA UNS, Drs. Harjana, M.Sc., M.Sc. Ph.D., highly appreciates the achievements made by the alumni. “Before Wahyu, in 2019, there was an alumnus of the Chemistry Study Program FMIPA UNS, namely Yayan D. Sutarni, who also managed to become the winner of the Dexa Science Scholarship Award,” said Harjana. Humas UNS

Reporter: Adisti Daniella Maheswari
Editor: Dwi Hastuti