On Friday (27/09) the Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Islamic University of Indonesia held the final round of the 3 Minutes Thesis Challenge (3MT) competition. The event was attended by three lecturers as judges, namely Dr. Taufiq Immawan, S.T., M.M., Ir. Muhammad Ridwan Andi Purnomo, S.T., M.Sc., Ph.D., IPM, and guest judge Prof. Ir. Dwi Agustina Kurniawati, S.T., M.Eng., Ph.D., IPM, ASEAN Eng from Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa University (UNISUKA). The event took place in room 03.16 of the K.H. Mas Mansur Building, starting at 08.00 WIB with remarks from the Head of the Industrial Engineering Department, Dr. Drs. Imam Djati Widodo, M.Eng.Sc.

Five finalists in the undergraduate category competed for the title. Najmuddin Muntashir Abdussalam from Gadjah Mada University won the first place with 1095/1500 points and the research title “Complaints of Skeletal Muscle Disorders: The Risk Behind Routine Maintenance Postures in Locomotive Workshops.” Second place went to Mohammad Ghiyats Athoillah from Universitas Jenderal Soedirman with 1020/1500 points, and third place went to Zahid Anugrah Muzaffar Rana from Universitas Islam Indonesia with 980/1500 points. Raditya Aufa Risman from the University of Surabaya was chosen as the Favorite Champion in the Undergraduate category with 27% of the audience votes.

In the Master’s category, Arissa Dwi Pangestu won first place with 1060/1500 points for the research “Analysis of Customer Service Quality towards E-Commerce Platforms in Indonesia Based on Topic Modeling.” The second place winner, Muhammad Iqbal Rofif, collected 1050/1500 points, while Tasya Santi Rahmawati, with 1025/1500 points, took third place and won the Favorite Champion in the Master category with 42% of the audience votes.

In the Doctoral category, Stefani Prima Dias from Gadjah Mada University (UGM) won first place, followed by Siti Afiani M. (UGM) as second place, and Ahmad Padhil from Universitas Islam Indonesia as third place.

The competition is part of the 3MT Challenge UII which is held annually with the aim of promoting research, innovation, and creativity among undergraduate to doctoral students. The three-minute format challenges participants to present their research clearly and concisely, and is expected to be a platform for sharing innovative ideas rooted in in-depth research.

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