Training Students to Create Real Impact in Their Regions, Novo Club Batch-4 Launched
CEO of Paragon Nurhayati Subakat Entrepreneurship Institute Salman Subakat opened Novo Club Batch 4, held in a hybrid format on Saturday (25/04/2025). This programme, which has attracted 176,000 students from across Indonesia, serves as a platform for students to sharpen their ideas, collaborate, and create real impacts in their regions.
Some students attended in person at Graha Bhakti Budaya TIM in Jakarta, while others participated online from various regions in Indonesia or through regional venues.
The programme adopts the theme “Dare to Innovate, Impact Without Limits”. In his remarks, Salman Subakat, CEO of Paragon Nurhayati Subakat Entrepreneurship Institute (NSEI), stated that the strength of the younger generation lies in their courage to start even if not fully prepared.
“Many great changes in the world did not begin with the most prepared people, but with those brave enough to take the first step. Do not wait for perfection to start. Because all great people today were once in the same position: not ready, but still moving forward,” said Salman in a written statement on Thursday (30/4/2026).
This participation reflects the growing collective spirit of youth contribution across regions, from DKI Jakarta, Greater Jakarta-Banten, West Java, Yogyakarta-Magelang, Central Java, East Java, to Sumatra, Bali, Nusa Tenggara, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Maluku.
More than just a programme, Novo Club is designed as a 1.5-year development journey that combines learning with direct field practice. Students are guided to identify surrounding problems, design relevant solutions, and execute projects until they are truly operational in the community. This capacity equips them to continue pursuing innovation even after the programme ends.
Dias Wiwaha, an alumnus of Novo Club Batch 1, shared that his experience in Novo Club became a crucial foundation in his career development. “The time I spent in Novo Club was a crucial investment that shapes my work approach today, especially in management and collaboration skills that I rely on heavily now. The discipline in time management and experience working in dynamic teams during Novo Club made me more adaptive and productive in facing work demands,” he said. Novo Club has reached tens of thousands of active members across Indonesia.
The programme is also equipped with an alumni empowerment phase that opens access to professional networks and career opportunities, ensuring the movement remains sustainable even after participants complete the programme.
Previously, in Batch 2, Novo Club recorded a MURI record for a simultaneous student leadership programme opening seminar held across various parts of Indonesia. In Batch 3, 5,806 student projects were successfully completed.
The programme covers initiatives in education, environment, health, and creative economy. The consistent enthusiasm of registrants over the past three years indicates that more and more Indonesian youth believe their ideas are worth executing.
Through Novo Club Batch 4, ParagonCorp hopes that more young people will not only have ideas but also the courage to execute them, creating real impacts starting from their regions, for Indonesia.