The abilities and achievements of the Malang State University (UM) academicians again deserve to be appreciated in the international arena. This time, the UM TEAM from the Faculty of Letters, Department of Art and Design of UM became one of the five teams that successfully passed the TDDC-2019 Taiwan Digital Design Camp Chapter II. This team consisted of two students namely Muhammad Idris Setiawan and Maghfirah Aginda Putri, as well as Andreas Syah Pahlevi, S.Sn., M.Sn. as a guide.
TDDC-2019 took place in Taiwan from July 13 to August 23, 2019. This activity aims to develop participants' knowledge and skills with the concept of teamwork and sharing with practitioners, educators and students from Taiwan. The activity was held by TEEP @ ASIAPLUS Ministry of Education Taiwan in collaboration with Da-Yeh University as the host.
In this design camp there are two categories, namely the Animation Design and Mobile Video Advertising categories. To qualify for TDDC-2019, UM Teams who are participants in the Mobile Video Advertising category have competed in the selection process with around 50 teams from other universities and vocational high schools. From the selection process, five best teams were selected to represent Indonesia, two teams for the Animation Design category and three teams for Mobile Video Advertising.
During TDDC-2019, participants are given the opportunity to learn and deepen the skills fostered by professors and industry practitioners. The participants also had the big task of preparing for an international competition, Oscar Award 2020. Apart from competency and skills, they also learned about cross culture with local Taiwanese students.
At the end of the activity, all participants collaborated were challenged to create an international exhibition which was held for 2 days. Muhammad Idris Setiawan said that there were many benefits that were obtained from TDDC-2019. "From this activity, relationships can be built with campuses in Taiwan to establish cooperation in various matters, such as study scholarships, international seminars and exhibitions," he said. Through this activity, on the other hand, the UM Team is also preparing and finalizing the startup initiated with experts in Taiwan to participate in a national business competition which will be held at the end of 2019 in Indonesia.
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