During said halal bihalal moment the Rector mentioned how we would understand the amount of hardwork the founders of ITB did in order to develop it whilst going through various infrastructure limitations and economic difficulties at the time if we looked back.

“It is not only the limited amount of laboratory facilities, but also the availability of textbooks. However, with a very high 'fighting spirit' accompanied by sincerity and an attitude of trustworthiness, the founders of ITB have succeeded in upholding and developing ITB," said the Rector.

She said, “I believe that without a fighting spirit, sincerity and trustworthiness from the ITB founders, it would be difficult for us later generations to reach achievements today and in the future.

In the modern psychology field, she continued, a concept known as the ‘growth mindset’ is related to self-development. This concept among others was popularized by Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck. “Dweck’s idea is that humans more or less have internal factors that can push and move themselves to keep on going forward, despite facing various obstacles. These internal factors are related to their view or perception,” she stated.

For example, when someone believes that their abilities are limited, that there is nothing else that they could do to bring changes, then that person will stop trying. This is what we call a ‘fixed mindset’. However, Prof. Reini explained further, if said person believes that their abilities can be improved further, then they will attempt new ways to increase their abilities.

“I believe that worship, as described by Gus Wafiq, is an important internal factor for us to form a 'growth mindset'. Our readiness to ‘work more’, ‘give more’, accompanied by a trustworthy attitude in order to bring forth a wider benefit, are the internal factors that will spur our self-development," he said.

Reporter: Adi Permana
Translator: Hanna Daniela Ayu (Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 2021)