Getting Top Three Participants, SBM ITB Geared Towards International Unilever Future Leaders

By Hafshah Najma Ashrawi

Editor Hafshah Najma Ashrawi

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - Again, School of Business Management (SBM) ITB getting praised for their global achievement, Wishnu Aryo Setio (SBM ITB 2011) and Nasha Pinasthika (SBM ITB 2011) was selected as the top three participant who will represent Indonesia in Unilever Unilever Future Leaders' League global level in Singapore along with twenty-two other countries in the Unilever Future Leaders' League 2013 on Monday to Friday (11-15/11/13). In addition, the team consisting of Wishnu Gardapati Aryo Setio, Fransiska Dewi (UI), and Fulgentius Gary (UGM) successfully won the champion in the team category. This competition was held at Unilever Learning Center in Megamendung, Bogor.

Future Leaders League is the first business competition launched by Unilever in Indonesia . Future Leaders League is part of the global business competition aimed for approximately 30 students selected from various universities throughout Indonesia . Business competition is more than just a business competition in general because it not only focuses on case studies applicable workmanship , but also at the same time teaches leadership in running a business and personal mentoring of participants given to hone their leadership skills . The winner of the Unilever Future Leaders Indonesian League will represent our country at the global level .

This business competition held by Unilever Indonesia as part of Indonesia's commitment to develop future leaders of Indonesia as well as the global standard of Unilever Indonesia to strengthen partnerships with leading universities in Indonesia . Director of External Relations Sancoyo Antarikso Unilever Indonesia , stated that " Currently , Indonesia is faced with the scarcity of human resources competitiveness . Various agencies , including the business sector and educational institutions must work together to ensure that Indonesia has enough human resources to global competitiveness ensure the country can compete in the future and build a strong Indonesian " .

Nine university students are represented by 30 students in the Unilever Future Leaders ' League 2013 . The university is Bakrie University , Bina Nusantara University , Institute of Technology ( ITS ) , Bogor Agricultural University ( IPB ) , Prasetya Mulya Business School , University of Diponegoro , Universitas Gadjah Mada , Hasanuddin University , University of Indonesia ( UI ) , Petra Christian University and School of Business Management ITB . The thirty participants also represent the interests of participants from various fields , such as Marketing , Customer Development or Sales , Human Resources , Finance and Supply Chain .

During the U - Camp event, participants were given the material presented by more than 20 experts from the internal Unilever . After that , they are given a business case to be completed either individually or in a team that aims to hone and test cognitive ability , practical and interpersonal . All business cases given has been packed with creative ways for participants to gain business experience memorable and nyata.Direktur Unilever Indonesia to Human Resources , Enny Sampurno , and Billy Boen Young on Top of the Organization also has inspired the participants with leadership training that gives their knowledge of how to plan a career after graduating from college .

" Students should begin to think about and define the vision of their career from now , do not wait until after graduation to ensure they can achieve their dream career " Enny said Sampurno . 

The final competition Unilever Future Leaders ' League in 2013 was also attended by representatives of the university and student organization AIESEC as Unilever partner on this event . This event not only provide learning through business cases as well as valuable experience for the 30 students selected , but also managed to establish closer cooperation with the university and student organizations to jointly create the future leaders of Indonesia that has global competitiveness . Overall, the Unilever Future Leaders ' League 2013 is not just a mere business competition in general , about becoming its own life experience for participants that have followed .