STRENGTHENING MOTIVATION

WITH STUBE HEMAT

Campus Orientation at

Yogyakarta Institute of Technology

Monday, September 5, 2016

Yogyakarta is the learning destination of youth from various region in Indonesia to continue their education to colleges. There are various study majors with complete education facilities as the magnet for new students. Besides the comfortable situation to learn and affordable living cost in Yogyakarta, the easy access to get information attracts new students to continue their study in this city.

This is revealed in the Campus Orientation at Technology Institute of Yogyakarta, on September 5-7, 2016 with a theme "Students Orientation in Establishing Critical Personal Character, Harmony and Integrity for A Better Campus". The Orientation was attended by 202 new students from various regions in Indonesia. One of the session discussed was about motivation, facilitated by Trustha Rembaka, S.Th, coordinator of Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta.

In the beginning of the session, Trustha invited six students to draw up map fragments of Indonesia. Although they had difficulties, finally they were able to arrange the map fragments of Indonesia. Furthermore, they are reminded to be smart and be wise during living in Yogyakarta., such as, How to adapt to new environments which are different with their origin, to mingle with the society where they live, keep their focus on their goals to study in Yogyakarta and come to the realization that their knowledge should be beneficial for others and environment.

In fact, a variety of positive news appeared in media about the dynamics of students in Yogyakarta, such as a student assisting a village how to cultivate ginger into ginger syrup, becoming a young pioneer of the province of DIY, delivering environmental education to elementary students, joining voluntary works with residents around their boarding house and inspiring a village to develop batik printing. However, there were really distressing news when students were hostile each other because of different origins, being involved in drugs and promiscuity, being drop out student and even dying in vain because ‘alcoholic mixed-drug abuse, committing suicide by doing self-hanging or murder.

The facilitator reminded that the strongest motivation is an inner passion which consciously does an action with a specific purpose that encourages him/her to do something to reach a desired purpose and finally satisfied by the action. Furthermore, participants were invited to recall message or mission before they  went to Yogyakarta, then they were asked to make a reflection of the message and to write it as personal motivation and finally they shared it in groups.

One of the participants, Puri, from Wonogiri, Central Java said that she would study seriously, because she realized that her opportunity to study in a college is a very valuable blessing. She was not able to continue her study if no one supported for her school fees.

The facilitator provided an opportunity to Agustinus Soleh, a student of a Village Governance Academy, coming from Long Alango, a rural area of North Borneo to share his struggle to go to Yogyakarta to study. From his village in Long Alango, he had to fight for three or four days by boat across swift and rocky river towards Tarakan, then he continued his travel by plane from Tarakan to Yogyakarta.

At the end of the session, the facilitator invited participants and committee to sing a song ‘Tanah Airku’, as a call to dedicate their knowledge to the country. Some participants shed tears while singing the song.

Have a good time to study in Yogyakarta and dedicate your knowledge for our society, friends. (TRU).