Rio Alfajri

One of my favourite activities when travelling is to visit the University in that place. When I was in Osaka, several months before, my friends and I had chance to visit Osaka University and felt the education atmosphere in this one of the best University in Japan.

Fortunately, in the same time when we came here, there was a Senta Shiken. It is a University Entrance Test. If in Indonesia we have SBMPTN. Many high school students came to the university to do the test.

In Japan, the full name of the test is Daigaku Nyushi Senta Shiken. The test is not only about Mathematics and Natural Sciences, but also about Japanese Literature, Geography, Foreign Language, and Civic Education (kalau di kita PPKN).

Actually, the Civic Education test is quite unique. Why? Because in some countries, the civic education test is usually forgotten. However, if we think more deeply, a good student needs a good nationality also. It is important to create the heroic soul of the students. Comparing to Indonesian SBMPTN or other test, majority of tests is not include the civic education test. If I am not in mistaken only Entrance Test for Kedinasan College like STAN (Sekolah Tinggi Akuntansi Negara), STIS (Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Statistika), etc, which include the Civic Education Test. In Indonesia, we know it as Tes Wawasan Kebangsaan.