The ceremony lasted for five hours, consisting of four main events. Both ITB’s academic civics and alumni welcomed the ceremony with joy. The program began with a rendition of the ITB hymn by the student choir alumni, followed by a speech from Prof. Reini Wirahadikusumah Ph.D. (Rector of ITB) and Ridwan Kamil (Governor of West Java and ITB’s AR90 alumni).

“Institut Teknologi Bandung has gone through prolonged changes of dynamics for more than a hundred years. In honoring this celebration, we have organized various events that not only bring excitement but can also be beneficial for Indonesia.” Prof. Reini stated.

According to Prof. Reini, the 100th and 101st anniversaries of PPTI and ITB respectively must serve as a reflection to all academic civics. As the oldest engineering campus in Indonesia, multiple obstacles await out there, and its expertise is much needed to solve the challenges of transformations. However, interdisciplinary approaches and collective efforts are necessary to achieve the goal and support the country.

ITB planned “ITB 100 Years on the Move” with similar sets of events and introduced prominent public figures in Indonesia. Some of them are alumi of ITB, including the Minister of ESDM Arifin Tasrif (TK71), Minister of PPN and Head of Bappenas Suharso Monoarfa (PL74), Minister of KKP Sakti Wahyu Trenggono (TI82), Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin (FI83), dan Vice President of ADB Bambang Susantono (SI82).

Elfi Malano (EL82) and Imelda (AR89) then led the Transformative Talks session with industrial development 4.0 in various sectors as its main topic. After that, the subject switched to “The Cradle of Civilization” which discussed the on-campus development of the arts and culture through extracurricular activities. According to Purwacaraka (TI79), who was also invited as a speaker in Transformative Talks, culture is a vital factor that can either build or destroy a nation if not fully understood. Culture is a serious matter that is worth protecting together with integrity.

“Indonesia possesses a broad range of culture, encompassing from Sabang to Merauke. With such wide scope, it should be able to make us very tolerant in life. Society must be able to take advantage of its power to eliminate all existing intolerances. On campus, student organizations active in the arts and culture are the fire of students’ lives,” Purwacaraka declared.

The highlight of the event was ended with “ITB Karsa, Karya, dan Kreasi” that displayed musicals and four fashion shows with these titles: “Soppe Mirre Marrata” by Nick Djatnika (TI86), “KIND DENIM” by Donna Priadi (AR89), “Wrekso Leathergoods” by Ardi Lada (AR92), and “DUA” by Dea Yuliana (KR11).

Before the event concluded, the recipients of the Doctor Honoris Causa degree- Bambang Brodjonegoro, I Nyoman Nuarta, and Sam Bimbo- conveyed congratulating words for ITB’s accomplishments. They participated celebrating ITB’s 101 years of contributions in human resources quality development of technology, arts, and humanities.

Reporter: Erika Mariana (Teknik Metalurgi, 2020)
Translator: Ruth Nathania (Teknik Lingkungan, 2019)