2023Gold Medal — International
TRASH2PRINT
Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS)
It was my first time presenting outside Bali. My family and friends tuned in to the YouTube livestream while my team and I defended TRASH2PRINT in front of an international panel. Standing there, far from home, pitching an idea we had built ourselves, was surreal.
- The Competition
- International innovation competition hosted at ITS, Surabaya, on 20 December 2023 — judged on originality, execution and real-world impact.
- The Challenge
- We were younger than most teams, working across school schedules with limited equipment, and had to translate a rough prototype into a convincing, demonstrable solution under time pressure.
- The Lesson
- Preparation beats nerves. Knowing the project end-to-end — the why, the how and the limits — let us answer hard questions with confidence instead of fear.
- The Impact
- Gold at the international level, and proof to myself that an idea from a self-taught student in Bali can compete on a global stage.
