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Muhammad
Afi Ramadhan, S.E.
IG : @afiramadhan
LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/muhammad-
afi-ramadhan/
Alumni of International Accounting Program (IAP)
Batch 2017, Universitas Syiah Kuala
Virtual Mobility Student at Universiti Utara Malaysia
(UUM), 2020 – 2021
ACHIEVEMENTS:
g 1st Winner of Intervarsity Corporate Strategy
Challenge (ICSC) 2021 held by Universiti Malaya
Accounting Club (UMAC), Kuala Lumpur – Virtual
g 2nd Winner of Most Outstanding Students -
Universitas Syiah Kuala 2020
g Awardee of Beasiswa Unggulan Masyarakat
Berprestasi – Kemendikbud RI, 2018 - 2021
g Indonesian Delegates of ASEAN-Korea Youth
Network Workshop, Seoul and Manila (2018);
CIMB Young ASEAN Leaders, UKM (2018); Hitachi
Young Leaders Initiative (2019); STEP Youth
Regional Affairs Dialogue (2019); SMU Leadership
Symposium (2018); Bali Democracy Students
Conference (2019); Virtual HPAIR Harvard
Conference (2021); YSEALI Smart Cities Regional
Virtual Workshop (2021); Virtual ANU Asia
Pacific Week (2020); #CONVERGE Virtual Event,
Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS)
(2020); 2nd Winner (High School/University) of
BKPM GoWrite Article Competition 2018, held
by Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
g (2017 – 2021) Member and Media Staff
of Debating Union of Syiah Kuala (DUSK)
g (2018 – 2021) XL Future Leaders
Batch 7 by XL Axiata
g (2020 – 2021) Associate (Succession
Project) at UUM Youth Consulting (UYC)
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Follow Your Passion
to Have a Fulfilling College Life
wise man once said,“As a intensive leadership development to even survive and stay sane. But isn’t
student, one has a lot of time and program by XL Axiata and became an there always a silver lining in every cloud?
energy yet one has no money; alumnus of XL Future Leader. Through One positive thing we have during these
Wh
A en one works, one has a lot of these experiences, I knew I was blessed. times is the fact that conferences are
energy and money yet one has no time;As And I learned a lot about the importance now running virtually all over the world.
one ages, one has a lot of time and money of having a passion and nurturing the This is a perfect time to gain experiences
yet one has no energy” spirit to achieve it. and international exposure by spending
Since I first encountered it in 2017, I For example, if someone has a passion a lot less money than usual. It’s such an
came to realise how true the saying is as I for badminton, it is important to find the opportunity that one definitely should not
finish my bachelor studies in 2021. Indeed, community to harness their ability. They miss!
as a college student, I was blessed with could join the USK badminton club and In my experience, having a mentor and
ample time and endless energy to pursue find support from people and peers with a supportive circle are also important to
my passion and everything else that I the same passion. If one is interested pursue passion. Having a mentor means
loved. And undoubtedly, this pursuit in acting, they can come and join that we have someone who has more
requires a considerable number of communities that cherish drama. experience in the field of interest who
financial resources at many points. But if someone is still wondering can help guide us on walking the pathway
But with Allah’s help, about their passion, then it’s time to try of college life and beyond. They can be
Alhamdulillah I managed and experience a lot of things to find out the seniors in university, a speaker in a
to realise my ambitions, which skills and interests that perfectly webinar, or even an expert from LinkedIn!
one by one. In four years fit them. For me, passion is something In the meantime, a supportive social
of my studies, I visited that keeps you going, so finding and circle will also be a support system to root
South Korea, Philippines, exploring one would really help us to go for anything that we pursue. They will be
Singapore, and Malaysia - all further and live our college life happily. there for all the ups and downs along the
without costing my own Having passions also lead me to always road. The journey to make our passion
money. be prepared so that I could grab every true may not be easy. And last, but never
During that time, I also opportunity that comes to me. the least, is to always pray and hope for
participated in several As one of my lecturers said, the best from Allah.
international and national “opportunities will come for those who are We may not succeed on the first try,
competitions. I received ready”. So it’s very important to always be and our wishes may not be fulfilled despite
a scholarship, attended prepared with the skills and experiences the efforts we put on our passions. But it’s
a virtual exchange in needed. In my case, I made sure to make okay, because I believe that Allah knows
Universiti Utara Malaysia a holistic preparation; having a good GPA, what’s best for me, what’s best for us.
(UUM), wrote a paper learning language and organizational All in all, a journey to make one’s
and published it in an skills, joining competitions, getting passion become true is a journey to be
international proceeding, international exposure, even developing a better version of ourselves. I hope my
and submitted one article to hobbies! experiences could become inspirations
be published in a book. Unfortunately, we all know as the for those who strive to live a fulfilling
I even managed to join the 2-year pandemic strikes, it became difficult college life. Cheers! []
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