Indonesia (Universitas Sumatera Utara) USU Wins 11 Awards at the 2026 Diktisaintek Awards
Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) won 11 awards at the 2026 Diktisaintek Awards in Surabaya. The awards recognize USU’s achievements in governance, collaboration, budget performance, and public relations, while reinforcing its commitment to improving the quality of higher education and making tangible contributions to society.
USU PUBLIC RELATIONS – Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) won 11 awards at the 2026 Diktisaintek Awards, held in Surabaya on Tuesday (November 10, 2026). These achievements represent recognition of USU’s performance across various areas.
USU Rector, Prof. Dr. Muryanto Amin, S.Sos., M.Si., stated that the 11 awards were the result of the collective efforts of the entire USU academic community and its organizational units in improving governance and institutional performance.
According to Prof. Muryanto Amin, the awards represent not only recognition of the university’s achievements but also motivation to further strengthen the contributions of higher education institutions in creating tangible benefits for society.
“These awards are the result of the collective efforts of the entire USU academic community. These achievements motivate us to continuously improve our performance and introduce innovations that benefit society. We are committed to continuously improving the quality of higher education, research, and community service,” he said.
The Rector added that these achievements also demonstrate the importance of synergy among organizational units in establishing professional, transparent, accountable, and adaptive university governance that responds to societal developments and needs.
The 2026 Diktisaintek Awards ceremony was attended by Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Prof. Dr. Fauzan, M.Pd., and Secretary General of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Prof. Badri Munir Sukoco, S.E., MBA., Ph.D.
The Diktisaintek Awards are presented by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology to recognize universities and stakeholders whose performance and contributions support the improvement of higher education, science, and technology in Indonesia.
Through these achievements, USU is expected to further strengthen its role as an excellent and competitive higher education institution that makes tangible contributions to national development.
The 11 awards received by USU are as follows:
- Best Key Performance Indicator for Social Impact – Legal Entity State Universities (PTN-BH)
- Bronze Winner – Best PDDIKTI Data Reporting
- Bronze Winner – University with the Best Industry Collaboration
- Gold Winner – University with the Best Collaboration with Government/Non-Governmental Organizations
- First Place – Best Budget Performance among Legal Entity State Universities in 2025
- Gold Winner – Website
- Silver Winner – Press Release Gold Winner – Social Media
- Silver Winner – Integrated Service Unit (ULT)
- Gold Winner – Public Relations Personnel
- Gold Winner – Protocol Management Report