Difa Tazkiyah and Maulidia, students from the Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA), Universitas Syiah Kuala (USK), were selected to deliver speeches representing the graduates at USK’s 162nd Graduation Ceremony. Difa represented graduates with the highest GPAs, while Maulidia represented those who received the KIP-Kuliah scholarship.
Difa, born in Banda Aceh, successfully completed her undergraduate studies at the Department of Mathematics, FMIPA USK, in four years with a GPA of 3.85 and is currently enrolled in the fast-track master’s program in the same department. In addition to achieving an outstanding GPA, Difa has earned numerous accomplishments throughout her studies. She served as Chair of the Student Product Innovation Program (PIPM) funded by the USK Entrepreneurship Development Unit (UPT Kewirausahaan). She also represented USK at the ONMIPA-PT 2023 Regional Competition and other mathematics competitions at Universitas Negeri Jakarta. Beyond academics, Difa has been highly active in student organizations and committees—serving as Chairperson of the National Seminar “Math Fair” in 2022 and as Treasurer of the Mathematics Student Association (HIMATIKA) for the 2023/2024 period. Moreover, she has contributed to teaching as a Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Calculus and a Lab Assistant for Linear Programming and Algorithms and Programming.
Meanwhile, Maulidia, who represented the KIP-Kuliah scholarship recipients, is also an accomplished student. She represented Universitas Syiah Kuala at the ONMIPA-PT 2023 National Competition held onsite at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) and participated in the Pelangi Matematika Competition at Universitas Negeri Jakarta. In the same year, as part of the PPK Ormawa UKM BSPD USK team, Maulidia and her group won 3rd place in the Best Poster category at the Abdidaya PPK Ormawa Award organized by Universitas Jember.