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Telkom University alumni raise hundreds of millions in donations for disadvantaged students

TIME.CO, Jakarta – Graduates Telkom University raise funds for donation programs. The money raised, approximately IDR 404 million, was delivered to the campus. “All funds have been handed over to Telkom University for management,” Telkom University head of public relations and analytics Daris Rohmansyah Maulana said on Friday 13 October 2023.

40% of the donated funds were donated to the Telkom University Alumni and Endowments Directorate. The remaining 60% is distributed to the Directorate of Student Affairs. “To help students who have difficulty paying semester fees,” Daris said.

Usually, explains Daris, there are many requests from parents of students who have difficulty paying and postpone payments. Funds donated by alumni are distributed to handle such cases.

The fundraising was carried out by the Telkom University Alumni Forum or Fast through the organization of a sporting event entitled Fast Olympics 2023. The event was enlivened by various competitions including virtual cycling, marathons, chess matches and Tel-U Got Talent.

The flagship event of the Olympics took place at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah on Sunday, October 8, 2023. The activity opened with fun ride with nearly one thousand participants graduating from Telkom University in the class of 1991 to 2023.

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According to Daris, this sports-themed meeting has been held since 2020. This activity should take place regularly every three years.

Telkom University Alumni Forum president Sri Safitri said the event aims to be a meeting place for alumni of various generations. “As well as collecting donations for disadvantaged students at Telkom University so they can continue their studies,” he said in a written statement, Thursday 12 October 2023.

This Bandung-based private university now has 34,052 students, 979 faculty and 65,355 graduates. It has seven faculties with 45 study programs. In The Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Telkom University is now in position 1,210.

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