Daniel Winoto

UPH's Environment Makes Me A Better Person

Daniel Winoto, alumnus to UPH Mathematics cohort 2013 was a rebel since senior high, the same guy who started university. As time goes, the friends he had in UPH Mathematics helped shape his character into a better man. “Frankly speaking, UPH’s environment shapes me to be a better person. My friends were really nice. The mischievous ones are not ‘bad’ bad,” Daniel reminisced.

Daniel further admits that being a member of the Mathematics study program student association further supports his dream in becoming an actuary. Besides academic knowledge, Daniel felt grateful being equipped with Christian Worldview values, something he hold on to this very day.

“I believe this is what made UPH stronger than other universities. Academically, universities might have to oblige to the curriculum. But the Christian Worldview values equipped for me are still applicable in my daily life, including at the office. With that, I regard work as service,” Daniel explained.

As of right now, Daniel worked at Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) Indonesia, one of the four companies of the world’s Big Four Auditors. Ever since his graduation in 2017, he served as the Actuarial Services Associate, in accordance to the minor he chose in university. His work demanded him to apply the knowledge he’s gained from class, including analytical skills, logic, and statistics.

“I had a little bit of regret though, and that regret is not mastering statistics. In my workplace, understanding regression and s statistic time series is crucial, especially in banking projects,” says Daniel.

In Daniel’s eyes, UPH’s Mathematics has progressed insurmountably. One of the most prominent one is in the lecturer’s attention in helping students prepare for their actuary certification test. This certification helped increase the student’s capacity in actuary and will influence the student’s career prospects.

“There are a few students I knew who has finished five (and some even seven) certification steps during college. Back when I graduated, I finished only three steps – which thankfully are still enough for me to contribute to this company. These students have gone far beyond me, and I believe our lecturers played a big role in supporting them,” Daniel explained.

Daniel further adds that career opportunity for actuary is huge, especially remembering how small of a community there is working as one. Daniel believed that when it comes to work preparations, the key is to never stop learning.