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Group photo of the program staff with students at the 2026 PJJIK Gathering. (Doc. UMN)
Tangerang, (October 31, 2026) – The Distance Learning Program in Communication Studies at Universitas Multimedia Nusantara (PJJIK UMN) once again held the PJJIK Gathering. This event served as a platform for students from various cohorts to build relationships, get to know the campus environment, and strengthen their involvement in the UMN academic community.
The UMN PJJIK Gathering is one of the program’s initiatives to provide a college experience that focuses not only on academic learning but also creates opportunities for students to get to know one another and build relationships with fellow students and faculty members.
“I am very pleased to see the enthusiasm of PJJIK students at this year’s gathering. Amid an online learning process, the opportunity to meet and interact in person is meaningful. For us, students are part of the family and the academic community who need to get to know one another, listen to each other, and support one another,” said Theresia Lavietha Vivrie Lolita, S.I.Kom., M.I.Kom., Head of the UMN PJJIK Study Program.
Theresia explained that the PJJIK Gathering is not only an annual event but also part of the program’s efforts to foster a more inclusive learning environment. In her view, students need a space to voice their aspirations, exchange ideas, and receive support while pursuing their studies remotely.
“Through this event, we aim to build an inclusive and supportive learning environment so that students have peers to discuss with, a network for collaboration, and the courage to voice their needs and aspirations. I hope the connections formed during this gathering will continue to thrive in their daily academic lives,” she concluded.
The PJJIK 2026 Gathering drew 53 students from Batch 5 through Batch 10. This marked the highest attendance since the event began in 2025. The program featured various games, team-building activities, and a seminar featuring Novrita Widyastuti, M.Si., CEO of the Indonesian Humor Institute (Institut Humor Indonesia Kini) and a lecturer at the LSPR Communication and Business Institute.
The organizers also felt the participants’ enthusiasm throughout the event. Allexys Zylva, one of the organizers of the 2026 PJJIK Gathering and Chair of IMKOM UMN, saw the students’ participation as one of the factors that made this year’s event memorable.
“The PJJIK students showed tremendous enthusiasm from the very beginning to the very end of the event. The enthusiasm and active participation of every student at the 2026 PJJIK Gathering served as positive energy for the entire organizing committee and proved that distance is no barrier for PJJIK students when it comes to networking and sharing warmth. Despite coming from different places, being of different ages, and having different schedules, every participant warmly welcomed one another,” explained Allexys.
Allexys hopes this event will continue to serve as an open space for PJJIK students to expand their networks and participate in various campus activities. He also hopes the number of students involved will continue to grow in future editions.
Student Stories: Finally Meeting and Sharing Stories!
Various activities and team-building events at the 2026 PJJIK Gathering (Doc. FIKOM UMN)
For students, the PJJIK Gathering also offered an experience different from their daily college routine. One such experience was shared by Dayah Fata Fadillah, a 2024 distance learning Communication Studies student, who said she was happy to get to know her classmates better—people she had previously only met through a screen.
“There’s a special joy in finally being able to meet in person—to meet people I’ve only known through a screen—and to feel that we’re truly part of the larger UMN student family,” said Dayah.
Not only did she get to know her classmates, but Dayah was also excited to tour the UMN campus and see the various facilities available. This experience gave her a more tangible sense of campus life, which she had previously only known through online classes.
Mohamad Adroni, a distance learning student in the Communication Studies program who attended the 2026 Distance Learning Gathering, shared a similar experience. He viewed this event as an opportunity to get to know other students with diverse backgrounds and academic experiences.
“In my opinion, this experience was enjoyable because I could feel a sense of camaraderie as a distance learning student—not just meeting through a screen. I was also able to get to know each other better, chat, and share stories about our experiences during distance learning. It turns out that even though we come from different backgrounds and regions, we’ve had nearly identical experiences in our distance learning journeys,” said Mohamad.
According to Mohamad, sharing stories about their academic experiences was one of the event’s most memorable aspects. Through these conversations, he discovered common ground while also gaining insight into other students’ perspectives on navigating the distance learning system.
Through the 2026 PJJIK Gathering, PJJIK UMN hopes that the relationships forged among students will continue to grow beyond this event. In this way, the physical distance involved in the learning process will not prevent students from building networks, sharing experiences, and becoming active members of the UMN academic community.
By Rachel Tiffany | UMN News Service
English translation by Levina Chrestella Theodora
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