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The recognition covered personnel who served as project proponents and project writers for entries submitted to the WURI 2026 ranking, where BukSU attained an overall ranking within the Top 100 among universities worldwide.
The entries covered WURI categories for digital education, parking technology, cultural heritage, energy management, foresight, student engagement, digital services, water conservation, institutional storytelling, agricultural technology, air-quality monitoring, educational technology and financial literacy. These project rankings ranged from No. 12 to No. 97 in the Top 100.
The Gantimpala Agad Award is BukSU’s mechanism designed to grant immediate recognition to BukSU employees for exemplary performance, timely achievements, and notable contributions to university goals.
Here is the complete list of awardees, including their WURI 2026 project category, Top 100 ranking, project title and assigned role:


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