Fast Response Community BINUS University (FARCO)

What Fast Response Community BINUS University (FARCO) does

Fast Response Community BINUS University (FARCO) is a non-commercial student activity organization operating under the Student Club & Activity Center (SCAC) at BINUS University, a private higher education institution in Indonesia founded in 1974. FARCO functions as an umbrella structure coordinating five student activity units: BINUS Student Learning Community (BSLC, established 2008) for academic mentoring and reasoning skills; BINUS Game Development Club (BGDC, founded April 30, 2013 by Wimpy Wijaya, officially inaugurated January 12, 2015) for game development education including workshops on Unity, Godot, and Unreal Engine; BINUS TV Club (founded December 7, 2009) for broadcasting and media production across four divisions producing content for BINUS TV; Cyber Security Community (CSC, established 2013) for cybersecurity learning and community building; and UKM Wushu (founded September 19, 1999) for martial arts training and competition.

The organization serves exclusively enrolled students at BINUS University across five Indonesian campuses: Greater Jakarta, Bekasi, Bandung, Malang, and Semarang, with additional presence at the Alam Sutera (Tangerang) location. Campus coordination is handled by SCAC at Greater Jakarta, the Student Advisory & Development Center (SADC) at Bandung, and the Student Creativity & Development Center (SCDC) at Malang. All services and participation are provided free of charge to students. There is no commercial revenue model, no pricing structure, no external investors, and no funding rounds; the entity operates as an internal cost center within the BINUS Higher Education system.

Name

Fast Response Community BINUS University (FARCO)

Legal name

BINUS University

Website

https://student-activity.binus.ac.id

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fast Response Community BINUS University (FARCO) is a non-commercial student activity organization at BINUS University, coordinating five student clubs spanning broadcasting, gaming, cybersecurity, academic mentoring, and martial arts across multiple Indonesian campuses for enrolled students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

University Student Activity Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDALAHAB

Student Organizations & Club Administration

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Student Activities, Clubs & Campus Life

SECONDARYMPAKACAK

University/College Club Sports Programs

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Collegiate & Amateur Sports Organizations (NCAA, Federations, Clubs)

Keywords

• Student activity programs
• University extracurricular clubs
• Campus learning communities
• Student skill development
• University student organizations

Headquarters

HQ city

Jakarta Barat, DKI Jakarta

HQ country

Indonesia

HQ region

Asia

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fast Response Community BINUS University (FARCO) coordinates a portfolio of student-led activity units under BINUS University's Student Club & Activity Center (SCAC), providing free extracurricular programs in academic mentoring, game development, broadcasting, cybersecurity, and martial arts to enrolled students across five Indonesian campuses.

Product overview

Fast Response Community BINUS University (FARCO) operates as a collection of student clubs and activity units under the Student Club & Activity Center (SCAC) at BINUS University. The organization encompasses five main student activity units: BINUS Student Learning Community (BSLC) for academic mentoring and reasoning, BINUS Game Development Club (BGDC) for game development education, BINUS TV Club for broadcasting and media production, Cyber Security Community (CSC) for cybersecurity learning and awareness, and UKM Wushu for martial arts training. These student organizations collectively provide opportunities for BINUS University students to develop their potential, expand networks, and gain experiences beyond the classroom through structured activities, events, competitions, and community engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BINUS TV Club: Student broadcasting organization that develops knowledge in broadcasting field, founded December 7, 2009
• BSLC - Binus Student Learning Community
• BGDC - BINUS Game Development Club
• CSC - Cyber Security Community
• UKM Wushu

Products and services

• BINUS Student Learning Community (BSLC) A student activity unit at BINUS University focused on academic mentoring, reasoning, and skill development. BSLC facilitates teaching and learning activities and serves as a platform for BINUS University students to develop soft and hard skills through mentoring programs, e-learning resources, and organized learning communities.
• BINUS Game Development Club (BGDC) A student activity unit at BINUS University that provides learning and development activities for students interested in game development. The club offers workshops on game engines (Unity, Godot, Unreal Engine), industry career education, and game business potential.
• BINUS TV Club A student broadcasting organization at BINUS University that develops knowledge in broadcasting and media production. The club operates four divisions focused on producing content for BINUS TV across Syahdan (Jakarta) and Bekasi campuses.
• Cyber Security Community (CSC) A student activity unit at BINUS University that accommodates students interested in cybersecurity. CSC provides a place to learn, share knowledge, and develop abilities in cybersecurity through research and development, education programs, media and publication, and human capital activities, while building a community based on togetherness and kinship.
• UKM Wushu A non-political, non-profit student martial arts organization at BINUS University that develops wushu talents through coordinated training, competitions, and events. The organization operates under Pancasila and UUD 1945 principles and has competed in national and international wushu championships.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GDC (Game Development Club) - Universitas Multimedia Nusantara (UMN)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 October 2020Podcast collaboration between BGDC and GDC UMN discussing organizational structures, events, and challenges during LFH (Learning From Home) period. Both organizations shared insights on how they adapted to online operations and maintained member engagement during the pandemic.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• CampusGroups: A SaaS platform used by universities globally to manage student clubs, events, and engagement. While FARCO delivers the in-person activity, CampusGroups represents the technology layer that student-organization federations could adopt to scale member management beyond what volunteer coordinators can handle manually.
• Hivebrite: An alumni and community engagement platform used by universities and associations. Adjacent to FARCO's ecosystem in providing the digital infrastructure for managing members, events, and communications across a multi-chapter organization.

Direct peers

• GDC (Game Development Club) - Universitas Multimedia Nusantara: Direct peer and existing collaboration partner. GDC UMN is a student game-development organization at a competing private Indonesian university; FARCO/BGDC already partnered with them for a 2020 podcast collaboration on organizational operations.

Broad incumbents

• Student Activity Units at Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB): ITB's KM-ITB oversees numerous UKMs spanning technology, arts, and sports. Comparable in mission and structure (student-run organizations, leadership rotation, competition focus) but at a public, technology-focused university with longer-established institutional history.
• Student Organizations at Universitas Kristen Petra: Another private Indonesian university operating a portfolio of student activity units (BEM, UKMs). Comparable in private-university context and federation model, but smaller and less digitally prominent than BINUS's offering.
• UKM Keluarga Mahasiswa Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM): UGM's family of student activity units at Indonesia's largest public university. Comparable in offering breadth (sports, academic, arts, media) and federated governance model, but operating at substantially larger student-body scale.
• BEM Universitas Indonesia (BEM UI): The student executive body at Indonesia's flagship public university. Operates a much larger federation of student activity units (UKMs) across UI's campus, serving a comparable function of coordinating student clubs, leadership training, and competitions — but at significantly greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ukmbinustvclub
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCT0Y3vLkCm0v5XtMr-w3Uow
• Facebookfacebook.com/BinusStudentLearningCommunity
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fast-response-community-binus-university-farco
• Instagraminstagram.com/binustvclub

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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