Between the 6th and 25th of January 2025, Universitas Ciputra partnered with O.P JINDAL Global University to invite 22 students and two supervisors to Indonesia. Committee members from Universitas Ciputra accompanied the participants of this program on their journey to create business ideas as they explored entrepreneurship, Indonesian business, and went on trips to various places in order to find their inspiration.
The first week of the program focused on opening the event in the participants’ and hosts’ honor, as well as community service activities. This included a traditional performance that showcased Indonesian culture, team-building games that broke the ice, a visit to the bazaar held by Entrepreneurial Venture Execution (EVE) students in Corepreneur, and an overall campus tour that showed them Universitas Ciputra’s facilities.
The real business began with some fun activities, such as community service through learning how to produce Bolen and Es Kopyor, as well as playing board games and learning about Bahasa Indonesia. In order to benefit their business ideation, they were also provided the opportunity to shop for Rp100,000 worth of materials through UC Walk and Hokky to construct product prototypes.
The participants also attended some presentation classes that sharpened their audience engagement and exposition skills. Following that, they sat in with an Entrepreneurial Innovation for Sustainability (EIS) class that brought them some more knowledge about Indonesian business culture. The week ended with some performance workshops where the participants learned about Javanese music and language, while they themselves got to share about Indian performance culture.
The second week of the program focused almost entirely on company visits and the polishing of the participants’ business pitching presentations that they would finalize on the third week. It opened with seminars that introduced them to the idea of an ‘entrepreneurial mindset’ and taught them how to bring their business ideas to reality, whether that was through spotting business opportunities or through the process of business validation.
Along the same lines, the participants proceeded to visit many companies over the course of the week so that they could gather business experience directly in the field. They were taken on a tour of many diverse corporate centers, such as PT Amerta Indah Otsuka’s Pocari Sweat factory, BUMDes Sewu Barokah’s industrial center for the production of smoked fish, and PT Indospring Tbk’s production center for automotive and industrial springs.
The third and final week of the program was conclusive, focusing on realizing the efforts of the participants through presentations and enjoying the fruits of their labor. It began with the participants pitching their business ideas in teams, which would be evaluated by a panel of judges. This evaluation included a Q&A session, so that each team could be probed on their thoroughness, and a feedback session, to foster future improvements in their business ideation.
As a leisurely form of cultural immersion, the participants proceeded to visit Pujon, where they could relax as they experienced the mountainous terrain, the ecology of Indonesia, and the design of Batik. The next day, they returned to Universitas Ciputra to immerse themselves in cultural workshops that once again showcased both Indian and Indonesian performance culture, to understand the importance of entertainment both at home and overseas.
The latter half of the final week encapsulated a trip to Mount Bromo to see the sunrise there and explore the Bromo Sand Sea. For the participants, it was an opportunity to relax and make some memories before they made their way back home.
But before the event truly concluded, the participants were taken to a souvenir shop so that they could buy some memorabilia commemorating their study tour. This was followed by a closing ceremony, where the committee and hosts from Universitas Ciputra had the opportunity to thank the JINDAL students for their participation. An awarding ceremony was held, where both individuals and teams had the opportunities to earn certificates.