The University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM) team managed to win 2 competition numbers in the final event of the 2020 National Unmanned Fast Boat Competition (KKCTBN), 5-7 November 2020. The White Campus represented by Mekatronic Teams 1 and 2 each won 2nd place. in the Fuel Engine Remote Control (FERC) and Electric Remote Control (ERC) Prototype Performance categories, the winner of the Best Prototype FERC and Mechatronic 2 Vessel category won the favorite team category.
Vice-Chancellor I of UMM, Prof. Dr. Syamsul Arifin, M.Sc. in his remarks, he congratulated all the winners who had competitively and sportively participated in the competition. Even though he was in a very limited condition in the midst of Covid-19, he said he was satisfied with the second time at UMM, the event which was on the prestigious agenda of the National Achievement Center of the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia was held.
“Competitions such as the KKCTBN will have a very positive impact on the participants. In the future, it will be easier for them to find work and earn higher incomes. Because this kind of event will really help the mobility of students in the future. Of course, we would be happy if UMM was chosen for the third time as the host,” said Syamsul.
On the other hand, the Secretary of LLDikti Region VII East Java, Dr. Widyo Winarso, M.Pd. representing the National Achievement Center of the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia symbolically closed the KKCTBN event which had been held 7 times. Every year, the enthusiasm for participation is increasing. Personally, Widyo is proud that many of his partner universities at LLDikti, East Java, have entered the final round.
"Thanks to UMM for volunteering to host the 2020 KKCTBN event. Even earlier, it was called Prof. Syamsul, who admitted that he wanted to be the host for the third time. We welcome this offer. Because indeed, not all campuses have special characteristics (having a fast boat racing arena in the form of a lake on campus, ed.) like UMM," he said at Rayz Hotel UMM.
This achievement complements the achievements that were also obtained by UMM at the 2019 KKCTBN event, namely first, ranking 2 in two categories, namely the Electric Remote Control (ERC) and Fuel Engine Remote Control (FERC) categories. Second, the favorite team in the FERC category was won by the UMM Mechatronics Team I.
UMM Mechatronics 2 Team in the ERC category got the best score with a final score of 120.678. Meanwhile, UMM Mechatronics Team 1 was in the FERC category with a final score of 121,379. Meanwhile, in the ASV category, UMM had to settle for the 14th position with a score of 10.8252.
