CommTECH Camp Highlight 2024 Stream 2 ITS Visits SMPN 22 Surabaya for Cultural Session and Internationalization

Surabaya, September 3rd 2024 – SMPN 22 Surabaya hosted the visit of CommTECH Camp Highlight 2024 Stream 2, which was attended by foreign students from various countries, such as Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Russia, Japan, Thailand, India, and Cambodia. This activity is part of the Indonesian cultural introduction program and increasing internationalization in students.

During this visit, foreign students were invited to get to know Indonesian culture better through various interesting activities. Among them, there was a traditional dance learning session that introduced regional dances such as the plate dance. The participants, both foreign students and SMPN 22 students, seemed enthusiastic to follow the movements taught by the instructors.

Not only dancing, the participants were also invited to learn and play traditional Indonesian musical instruments such as the angklung and gamelan. They were taught the basic steps to playing these musical instruments, while their meaning and history in local culture also explained.

The event became even more lively when the foreign students tasted the typical Surabaya food that was served. Several local dishes such as rujak cingur, lontong balap, and tahu tek became the focus of foreign guests. They expressed their amazement at the deliciousness and uniqueness of Surabaya’s culinary delights.

The Principal of SMPN 22 Surabaya said that this activity is very important to open students’ horizons to foreign cultures, as well as to promote Indonesian culture on the international stage. Where the CommTECH Camp Highlight program organized by the Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS) Surabaya is not only a forum for the community to study global issues but also aims to introduce Indonesian culture to international students as well as build a network between local and international students.

Surabaya, 03 September 2024 – SMPN 22 Surabaya menjadi tuan rumah dalam kunjungan para peserta CommTECH Camp Highlight 2024 Stream 2, yang diikuti oleh mahasiswa asing dari berbagai negara yakni Malaysia, Filipina, Vietnam, Russia, Jepang, Thailand, India, dan Kamboja. Kegiatan ini merupakan bagian dari program pengenalan budaya Indonesia serta upaya untuk meningkatkan internasionalisasi di lingkungan pelajar.

Dalam kunjungan ini, para mahasiswa asing diajak untuk lebih mengenal budaya Indonesia melalui berbagai kegiatan menarik. Di antaranya, terdapat sesi belajar menari tradisional yang memperkenalkan tarian khas daerah seperti tari piring. Para peserta, baik mahasiswa asing maupun siswa SMPN 22, tampak antusias mengikuti gerakan demi gerakan yang diajarkan oleh para instruktur.

Tidak hanya menari, para peserta juga diajak belajar memainkan alat musik tradisional Indonesia seperti angklung dan gamelan. Mereka diajarkan dasar-dasar memainkan alat musik tersebut, sembari dijelaskan makna dan sejarahnya dalam budaya lokal.

Acara semakin meriah saat para mahasiswa asing mencicipi makanan khas Surabaya yang disajikan. Beberapa hidangan lokal seperti rujak cingur, lontong balap, dan tahu tek menjadi sorotan para tamu asing. Mereka menyampaikan rasa kagum terhadap kelezatan dan keunikan kuliner Surabaya.

Kepala Sekolah SMPN 22 Surabaya mengungkapkan bahwa kegiatan ini sangat penting untuk membuka wawasan siswa terhadap budaya asing, sekaligus mempromosikan budaya Indonesia di kancah internasional. Dimana program CommTECH Camp Highlight yang diselenggarakan oleh Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) Surabaya ini selain sebagai wadah komunitas mempelajari isu global yang bertujuan untuk memperkenalkan budaya Indonesia kepada mahasiswa internasional sekaligus membangun jaringan kerjasama antara pelajar lokal dan internasional.