Yogyakarta, June 9, 2026 — Jerry Bayu Mawardi, a student from the Dance Department, Faculty of Performing Arts, Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI) Yogyakarta, has achieved a proud accomplishment at the Djarum Essay Contest 2025/2026. Jerry was selected as a Regional Finalist and secured 6th place out of 10 selected essays, after going through a selection process from 134 Djarum Scholars from the Semarang Region.
This achievement serves as proof that ISI Yogyakarta students not only possess strengths in artistic practice and creation but are also capable of demonstrating intellectual quality, critical thinking skills, and argumentative ability through their written works. Jerry's accomplishment illustrates that art education at ISI Yogyakarta continues to encourage students to develop holistically, both as artists, academics, and as a young generation capable of contributing through their ideas.
The success of dance majors in this essay competition also affirms that performing arts have broad room for dialogue with issues of life, culture, education, and society. Through writing skills, art students can convey creative as well as analytical perspectives, so that the works and thoughts born from the art campus environment can have a wider impact.
As a leading art college in Indonesia, ISI Yogyakarta continues to provide space for students to develop their potential across various fields. The campus is not only a place for strengthening artistic skills but also an academic ecosystem that fosters literacy, research, innovation, leadership, and social awareness.
Jerry Bayu Mawardi's achievement is part of ISI Yogyakarta's commitment to producing creative, adaptive, critical, and competitive graduates. This achievement is expected to motivate other students to continue creating, excelling, and bringing good name to ISI Yogyakarta at the regional, national, and international levels.
With this achievement, ISI Yogyakarta once again reaffirms its position as an art campus that not only excels in the creation and development of artworks but also actively builds a strong intellectual tradition. This accomplishment serves as tangible proof that art students can be creative individuals who think sharply, write concisely, and contribute positively to society.
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