Two students from Gadjah Mada University (UGM) in Yogyakarta have been awarded with the Best Abstract Award in the 35th International Geological Congress held in Cape Town, South Africa, between Aug. 27 and Sept. 4.

The duo, namely Putra Herianto and Ichsan Ramadan, orally presented a paper titled Geoheritage and Geotourism Potential of the Baginda Hill, Belitung Island, Indonesia.

Held every four years since 1878, this year's congress hosted more than 3,000 participants doing oral presentations and more than 1,700 poster presentations.

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In addition to the award, Putra told tempo.co that he had also gained experience and new perspectives and built networks. "Hopefully we'll soon have intensive assistance and be able to publish the paper in relevant journals," he said.

During the event, the UGM delegation also competed in Student GeoQuiz held by the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, in which participants include post-doctoral and PhD students from different countries. In this competition, Putra and his team managed to grab fourth place out of 24 teams. (kha/kes)