Zita Anjani invited 3.900 UMJ new students to support sustainable tourism

Jakarta – Special delegation from the President of Tourism, Zita Anjani, was present as an important speaker during the introduction to Campus Life for New Students (PKMB) of the University of Muhammadiyah Jakarta (UMJ) 2025 with the theme ‘Green and Sustainable World Campus’. In the event that it occurred in Cendekia Hall, Zita emphasized on Monday (09/22) that students have an important role as a motor change, especially in answering global challenges associated with tourism and sustainability. “Today is not just a campus introduction, but the beginning of a long journey that will determine your contribution to the country. Students have always been the leading waiting to make positive changes, and I believe that new UMJ students are ready to answer this challenge,” Zita said in a written statement, Tuesday (9/23/2025). Browse to continue with the content revealed by Zita to about 3,900 new students. Zita explained that global tourism has contributed 10% of the world’s GDP and created more than 320 million jobs. While in Indonesia, before Pandemi, this sector was about 6.2% to the national GDP. However, he emphasized that numbers are no longer the main goal, but rather how tourism can move to new directions that are green and sustainable. He also mentions the real threat facing Indonesia, where 27% of ecological areas such as floods, drought and coastal shed. According to him, this fact shows that tourism can no longer be seen as a holiday business. “Tourism is the face of our civilization. If we do not protect the environment, we are eroding the DNA of Indonesian tourism itself,” he said. Nevertheless, Zita invited students to stay optimistic. He gave an example of the success story of Nusa Penida in Bali, who is now much cleaner thanks to the community and student movement in waste management, as well as the Nglanggeran Tourism Village in Yogyakarta, which is recognized by the world of tourism as the best tourism village 2021. Potential for the potential suggested to practice the potential to practice the potential for the potential for the potential for Hidden Tourism in the country world. He also invited UMJ students to be part of this program. “Imagine, if the green research ideas on your campus are combined with the National Network, Indonesia will have new power to introduce beautiful and sustainable tourism. I invite UMJ new students to become the leading guard of this great movement,” he concluded. With this spirit, Zita believes that new UMJ students are not only the successors of knowledge, but also the driving force of ideas, innovations and real solutions to sustainable nation development. (PRF/EGA)