Closing the series of activities, KKNT FISIP Unud students held the 2024 Batuan Tourism Ambassador Grand Final
Exactly on December 10 2023, the 2024 Batuan Tourism Ambassador performance finally reached its peak. After going through several series such as interviews, trainings, photoshoots, presentations and exercises, now the 2024 Batuan Tourism Ambassador has a winner. The grand final activity which took place in Wantilan west of Puseh Batuan Temple was of course well prepared by the committee and other parties who helped make this event a success.
Before the start of this top event, the participants and committee had been preparing since morning. Entering the event, the grand final of the 2024 Batuan Tourism Ambassador was attended by Udayana University, the Batuan community and local stakeholders. Opened warmly and lively by Mrs. Sulendri as Village Secretary of Batuan together with other stakeholders, this peak activity was opened symbolically with the beating of a gong.
After gaining sufficient knowledge about tourism, now the finalists representing several banjars, namely Puaya, Lantang Idung, Geria, and Dentiyis are ready to carry out a live question and answer session together with the jury to test their future abilities as Batuan Tourism Ambassadors 2024. Of course, to assess of the finalists, the Committee has invited a panel of competent judges to give scores to the finalists, which of course involves Communication Science Lecturers, Bali Tourism Ambassadors, Jegeg Bali 2023, and Kompas Executives. After attending 2x question and answer sessions for each finalist, the winners of the 2024 Batuan Tourism Ambassador were finally determined to be I Wayan Kostiajuna and Ni Wayan Diah Cintya who both come from Banjar Dentiyis. Then followed by Putu Adi Guna Artana and Ida Ayu Ketut Rahning Putri Pertiwi as RU. I, Kadek Diva Rasnatha and Luh Ayu Sekar Dewi Parwati as RU. II, as well as Ida Bagus Made Naoya Widyantara and Ni Putu Bintang Kinar Gali as RU. III.
Summarized from the statement of the Chair of the Committee, DPL KKNT FISIP Unud, and Mrs. Batuan Village Secretary, in the future after this selection event the 2024 Batuan Tourism Ambassador can help in developing and introducing Batuan Village as a Tourism Village.