University English Competition 2017 

On October 29, 2017, University of Muhammadiyah Ponorogo held a "University English Competition 2017". This was the first time of a national-scale competition held. The competition was divided into two categories, namely English Debate and Academic English Proficiency Test (AEPT). The competition was attended by students from state universities and private universities throughout Indonesia, such as from Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Makassar, and of course the universities in Madiun and surrounding areas. The Department of English Teaching (PBI) of Universitas PGRI Madiun (UNIPMA) sent 7 students from 3rd, 5th and 7th semesters as representatives to participate in the competition. 4 students joined the AEPT and 3 students followed the English Debate. One of the representatives, Puji Laksono, succeeded to become the first champion of AEPT competition to defeat the representatives from UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta and Muhammadiyah Ponorogo University as the second and third winners. This 3rd semester student became the winner by only 4 points from the second winner. This achievement certainly boasted all the elements of the campus especially the Department of English Teaching of UNIPMA.