Aceh – Indonesia, The Library Center of Universitas Bina Bangsa Getsempena (UBBG) held a training activity on writing innovative and scientific works themed “Solutions for On-Time Graduation: Overcoming Methodological Obstacles in Thesis Preparation.” The activity was attended by 76 students.
In her opening remarks, Syifa Andina, the event’s committee chairperson, stated that this activity is part of the 2026 UBBG Library work program. It is crucial to understand how to systematically design a academic work—from identifying research problems, selecting research approaches, determining data collection methods, analyzing data, to overcoming methodological hurdles in thesis writing and innovative projects.
Head of the UBBG Library, Ashabul Kahfi, mentioned in his opening address that literacy activities are conducted regularly, thanks to the continuous support of UBBG leadership.
“Furthermore, the main objective of this activity is to enhance participants’ abilities to produce high-quality, systematic, creative, and academic-standard scientific and innovative works at UBBG. Most importantly, it aims to improve their skills in selecting topics, formulating problem statements, and outlining objectives and writing methodologies,” he stated.
He further added, “We encourage participants to generate innovative works that can be applied to benefit both the institution and the wider community. This training will also continue via a WhatsApp group and subsequent classes to review the works prepared by each participant.”
The first speaker, who also serves as UBBG’s Head of Career Development and Innovation, Zahraini, presented material on writing creative, innovative, and competitive works through quality writing. The basic concept of innovative work involves replicating existing ideas while adapting context, methods, or technology with proven value. Innovative work stems from a problem, an idea, novelty, prototyping, testing, and refinement. He added, “The innovative works produced can be registered for intellectual property rights or patents through the Directorate General of Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Law of the Republic of Indonesia.”
Meanwhile, the second speaker, Rita Novita, who is also the Vice Rector I for Academic Affairs and Innovation at UBBG, explained the guidelines for scientific writing at UBBG. Students must understand UBBG’s writing standards, which can be downloaded and read in digital format via their respective Opensimka accounts provided by the campus. This aligns with the Rector’s latest decree regarding policy changes for graduation requirements and cum laude distinctions for undergraduate and master’s programs.
“Furthermore, the first thing to understand is that scientific writing is an academic work that must be written using structured language, presenting data derived from scientific sources rather than mere opinions, with citations and formatting adhering to UBBG guidelines. This will yield academic outputs or innovative works that significantly increase the chances of graduating on time,” she explained.