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Welcome back to the special weekend edition of Miscellany! Indonesian students from the Faculty of Dentistry, Syiah Kuala University (USK), Aceh province, won a gold medal and a special award at the Inovas International Invention Show and Competition in Zagreb, Croatia, in October 2024. The innovative team known as BISCATUR created a biscuit product from eggshells, aiming to prevent stunting and osteoporosis. This extraordinary work outperformed more than 4,000 participants from various countries.

The BISCATUR team consists of students from the Faculty of Dentistry—Galuh Satwika Paramita, Deffan Dericco, Mohd. Fakhriza Naufal, and Diva Maulana—and one student from the Faculty of Economics, Muhammad Raiyan Fajri. They brought home not only a gold medal but also special awards from Canada and Romania. Their innovation focuses on utilizing eggshells, usually considered waste, into health-beneficial products. The team was assisted by the Vice Dean of Student Affairs of the Faculty of Dentistry, drg. Sri Rezeki SpPM.

For this success, the Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry, Dr. Cut Soraya, expressed her gratitude, stating that this achievement will encourage creativity among other students at USK to innovate at the international level. The INOVA 2024 event featured 213 research teams from 25 countries, highlighting Indonesian students' potential to contribute to science and innovation, crucial for welcoming Golden Indonesia 2045. Hopefully, the success of the BISCATUR team will inspire other young generations to excel.