RRI.CO.ID, Yogyakarta - Indonesian students have once again made their mark on the international stage. Satwika Nino Wandhana, a Computer Science student at Gadjah Mada University (UGM), won First Prize at the Regional Final of the Global Sustainability Challenge, held on January 17–18 at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China.

The competition, which ran for nearly three months, brought together multidisciplinary teams from various countries. 

The regional final was organized by the Global Sustainability Challenge in collaboration with Zhejiang University, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), and Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.

Nino competed as part of Team Tycoon, alongside fellow UGM students Najwa W. Ayu, Nikita Dinda Azizah, and Gustav Susanto (all from Business Management, Faculty of Economics and Business), as well as international teammates Pranavi Kuntrapakam (Computer Engineering + AI, HKUST) and Anuk Ranaweera (Mechanical Engineering, HKUST).

The diversity of academic backgrounds and institutions posed challenges for the team, particularly in coordinating schedules across countries. “We all had our own commitments," Nino said on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, as quoted on UGM's official website. 

"I was doing an internship, Niki was also interning, Najwa had other programs, and our teammates from India and Sri Lanka had their own busy schedules. Because we were spread across countries, we had to adjust our meeting times, which often had to be kept short,” Nino added. 

For the competition, Team Tycoon developed Resilient360, an integrated disaster management platform designed to enhance preparedness and emergency response through digital technology. 

The system combines early warning tools, a community-based mobile application, and AI-powered logistics drones within a single ecosystem. 

“Natural disasters cause extensive damage. That’s why we created an application that can help people in need, whether through drones scouting affected areas or delivering essentials like food, water, and first aid,” Nino said.

Resilient360 addresses key disaster management challenges such as fragmented coordination, limited information, and slow aid distribution. 

With real-time geospatial mapping, drone tracking, and centralized command systems, the platform aims to accelerate relief delivery, improve risk identification, and strengthen community resilience before disasters strike. 

Early simulations suggest the prototype could significantly improve response speed.

Winning First Prize has not made Team Tycoon complacent. They hope to further develop the prototype and eventually implement it in Indonesia, where disaster risks are high. 

“I believe this idea could be applied in Indonesia, which faces greater disaster risks. With the right support, we could make this innovation a reality,” said Gustav.

The team also expressed hopes for stronger institutional backing. “In our experience, support came only from the faculty. We hope that in the future, if there are other delegations like ours, assistance will also come from the university level,” Najwa added.***