Jakarta - One of PT Pertamina Hulu Indonesia's CSR flagship programs, the Sobat Bumi Kalimantan Scholarship Program (BSBK), has completed the interview stage for 32 students who passed the earlier selection phases. Based on the interview results, 15 students will be selected and eligible to receive the BSBK Program to support their education at the tertiary level.

The interview stage took place online on July 11-12, 2024. Interviewers from Pertamina Hulu Indonesia (PHI) and Pertamina Foundation (PF) representatives explored the candidates' backgrounds, motivations, leadership qualities, and self-potential academic and non-academic achievements while also assessing their communication skills. The names of the BSBK Program recipients are scheduled to be announced in August 2024.

Manager of Communication Relations & CID at PHI, Dony Indrawan, stated that the BSBK Program is a CSR initiative in the education sector organized by PHI in collaboration with PF.

"Through the BSBK Program, PHI aims to provide opportunities for sons and daughters of Kalimantan to pursue quality higher education. We hope that they will become young generations who contribute to improving family welfare and, importantly, the advancement of Kalimantan," said Dony.

Director of Operations at PF, Yulius S. Bulo, expressed pride in the spirit and quality of the BSBK selection participants in each stage. "Their enthusiasm has been remarkable from administrative stages, TPA tests to interviews. I see their earnestness in following each stage and meeting our judges' expectations," explained Bulo. He hopes that the BSBK Program recipients will become high-achieving students and serve as role models for their juniors.

The BSBK Program provides full scholarships for undergraduate studies to high school graduates and equivalent from participating schools, particularly those from less affluent families. As an inclusive program, it also offers equal opportunities to qualified individuals with disabilities. This year marks the inaugural year of the BSBK Program, supported by PHI's subsidiaries: PT Pertamina Hulu Mahakam (PHM), PT Pertamina Hulu Sanga Sanga (PHSS), and PT Pertamina Hulu Kalimantan Timur (PHKT).

The four partner universities for this program are Universitas Borneo Tarakan (North Kalimantan), Universitas Mulawarman and Kalimantan Institute of Technology (East Kalimantan), and Universitas Lambung Mangkurat (South Kalimantan).

The BSBK Program underscores PHI's commitment to enhancing educational quality, particularly access to higher education. This CSR program in education also supports the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), precisely Goal 4 on education, Goal 7 on affordable and clean energy, and Goal 13 on climate action, as scholarship recipients will be involved in the Sobat Bumi activation.

Information about the BSBK program can also be accessed through PT Pertamina Hulu Indonesia and Pertamina Foundation's official social media channels.

PT Pertamina Hulu Indonesia (PHI) is a part of Pertamina's Upstream Subholding that manages upstream oil and gas operations in Regional 3 Kalimantan, following Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles. 2023, through its subsidiaries and affiliates collaborating with SKK Migas, PHI recorded oil production of 62.17 thousand barrels per day (MBOPD) and gas production of 710 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD). In pursuit of its vision to become a world-class oil and gas company, PHI continues to innovate and apply technology to produce energy safely, efficiently, reliably, compliantly, and environmentally friendly to support #EnergiKalimantanUntukIndonesia. PHI's headquarters is in Jakarta. For more information about PHI, visit https://phi.pertamina.com.