Kayla Reveals Benefits of BSI Explore for Students

The BSI Explore 2026 programme, initiated by Universitas Bina Sarana Informatika (UBSI) as a Digital Creative Campus, continues to serve as an experiential learning platform for students. This community service programme involves selected students going directly to partner villages in underdeveloped, frontier, and outermost regions, allowing them to learn directly from community life. Through BSI Explore, students not only gain knowledge in the classroom but also have the opportunity to apply their learning through various empowerment and community service programmes tailored to local needs. Kayla Zahrah Nur Fadillah, an alumna of BSI Explore 2025 from the Communication Science programme at UBSI Kaliabang campus, experienced these benefits firsthand. She said her involvement provided a real picture of applying communication science in the field. “At BSI Explore, I truly applied communication science. I learned to build trust with residents, design effective socialisation programmes, and even help promote the village’s potential through digital media. This was real-world public relations experience,” Kayla stated in Jakarta on Tuesday. Kayla explained that direct interaction with the community made her understand the importance of adaptive and needs-based communication. She also learned to work in cross-disciplinary teams to design programmes that benefit villagers. “Besides sharpening academic skills, BSI Explore also served as a means for developing non-technical or soft skills for me,” she added. She noted that students are required to adapt to new environments, solve problems on the ground, and build good relationships with various parties. Ade Suryadi, Chair of BSI Explore 2026, explained that the programme is a form of experiential learning implementation applied 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 continue being a learning space that connects the academic world 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.