Kayla Reveals Benefits of BSI Explore for Students

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — The BSI Explore 2026 programme initiated by Universitas Bina Sarana Informatika (UBSI) as a Creative Digital Campus continues to serve as a vehicle for experience-based learning for students.

This community service programme (PKM) involves selected students who go directly to partner villages in the 3T regions (Disadvantaged, Frontier and Outermost). There, they can learn first-hand from community life.

Through BSI Explore, students not only gain knowledge in the classroom. They also have the opportunity to apply their learning through various empowerment and service programmes tailored to the needs of local communities.

Kayla Zahrah Nur Fadillah, a BSI Explore 2025 alumna from the Communication Studies programme at UBSI’s Kaliabang campus, experienced this directly. According to her, taking part in the programme gave her a real picture of how communication studies are applied in the field.

“At BSI Explore, I truly applied what I had learned in communication studies. I learned to build trust with residents, design effective socialisation programmes, and even help promote the village’s potential through digital media. It was a real-world public relations experience,” said Kayla in a statement in Jakarta on Tuesday (21 July 2026).

Kayla explained that direct interaction with the community helped her understand the importance of adaptive, needs-based communication. She also learned to work in cross-disciplinary teams to design programmes that benefit villagers.

“Beyond sharpening academic abilities, BSI Explore also became a vehicle for developing non-technical skills, or soft skills, for me,” she added.

She noted that students are required to adapt to new environments, solve problems in the field, and build good relationships with various parties.

Ade Suryadi, Head of BSI Explore 2026, explained that the programme is one form of the experience-based learning approach implemented by UBSI.

Through this approach, students are encouraged not only to understand theory but also to gain real experience in facing social challenges in the community.

Going forward, BSI Explore is expected to remain a learning space that connects academia with the needs of society.

“The experiences of alumni like Kayla show that direct involvement in the field can be a valuable asset for students in facing the professional world and community life,” said Ade.