Debriefing and Assistance for the Accounting Competition Team Regarding the 2021 Independent Campus Competition Program—Session 1

Parahyangan Catholic University’s Accounting Study Program won a Competition Grant (Hibah Kompetisi) in the Ministry of Education and Culture’s Merdeka Campus Competition Program in 2021. With regard to the achievement of this competition grant, the Parahyangan Catholic University’s Accounting Study Program organized a series of activities, one of which was the debriefing and mentoring of the Accounting Competition Team by inviting accounting alumni and practitioners to deliver the materials for around 35 students of the Accounting Competition Team selected from the classes of 2018 and 2019.

The students gained a variety of knowledge experiences with current topics relevant to the competition and the future of the competition team in the workplace. On Friday, July 30, 2021, an online debriefing was held by inviting Accounting alumni from the class of 2006, namely Mr. Sergio T. Widjanarko. He once worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Jakarta, Indonesia, then moved to KPMG Services Pte. Ltd. in Singapore, and lastly at Fullerton Investment Management Pte. Ltd. in Singapore. He is currently pursuing his MBA at the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, United States.

He provided a lot of knowledge and shared his experiences from when he was working in the fields of M&A and PE. This activity concluded with a question-and-answer session and a message from the speaker to all participants and UNPAR accounting students. He told us to always broaden our knowledge and remain enthusiastic about pursuing degrees and certifications to increase our competitive advantage as accounting students.