BANDUNG, UNIKOM — In an effort to foster a culture of literacy in the community, the West Bandung Regency Government held the 2025 West Bandung Regency Reading Ambassador Selection, which took place over two days, on Monday and Tuesday, October 27-28, 2025. The event was held at the Lemon Lembang Hotel Auditorium, Jalan Hortikultura No.18, Jayagiri, Lembang District, West Bandung Regency.
This annual event aims to find inspirational figures who can represent West Bandung Regency in improving literacy culture in 16 subdistricts. In addition to being a platform for the younger generation to convey their ideas on literacy, this event is also part of the regional strategy to create a strong literacy ecosystem, increase public interest in reading, and strengthen the role of libraries as centers of knowledge and lifelong learning.
Out of the 10 finalists representing each subdistrict, Jihan Salsabila, a 2022 student of the UNIKOM Informatics Engineering Study Program, who is also the 2024-2025 UNIKOM Reading Ambassador and a member of the UNIKOM Student Protocol Corps Student Activity Unit, proudly won second place representing Sindangkerta District and UNIKOM. During the quarantine period and the grand final, the finalists participated in a series of briefing sessions and literacy innovation presentations. Jihan’s success in achieving this accomplishment also affirms UNIKOM contribution in producing a young generation that is not only academically excellent but also active in the national literacy movement. The first and second place winners will go on to compete at the West Java provincial level to represent West Bandung Regency.
The Reading Ambassador selection event was held in collaboration with various parties, including the West Bandung Regency Government, the West Java Provincial Library and Archives Office, the West Bandung Regency Archives and Library Office, the Reading Interest Cultivation Movement (GPMB), the West Bandung Regency Reading Ambassador Association, the West Bandung Regency Sub-District Forum, Bank BJB, and educational institutions from various schools and universities in West Java, including the Universitas Komputer Indonesia (UNIKOM). This success also confirms UNIKOM contribution in producing a young generation that is not only academically excellent but also active in the national literacy movement.
The Director of the UNIKOM Library, Ubudiyah Setiawati, S.Sos., M.I.kom., in her statement, expressed her appreciation and high hopes for this achievement. “We are very proud of Jihan Salsabila’s achievement in bringing the name of UNIKOM and Sindangkerta District to the 2025 West Bandung Regency Reading Ambassador event. May this achievement motivate other students to continue being active in the literacy movement. We hope that Jihan can achieve success at the West Java Provincial level, even nationally, and be able to inspire the community in building a strong reading culture and digital literacy,” she concluded.
Through this competition, it is hoped that more young generations, especially UNIKOM students, will emerge as active agents of literacy change, spreading the spirit of reading, writing, and critical thinking throughout West Bandung Regency, West Java, and even at the national level. (Directorate of Hms & Pro)
