The Airlangga Creativepreneur Competition, commonly abbreviated as ACTION, is a program of the Department of Business that takes the form of an entrepreneurial competition in the business field. The ACTION event was held on September 14-15, 2018, and was attended by students from all universities in Indonesia, such as Gajah Mada University (UGM), Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Padjajaran University, and others. The ACTION event is expected to hone the skills of the younger generation to enhance their entrepreneurial spirit and identify promising students from all universities in Indonesia.

The 2018 ACTION theme was “Agent of Change: Be A Problem Solver & Opportunity Seeker”. Initially, participants submitted papers online to be screened into the top 10 teams. Qualified teams began arriving on September 14, 2018, to attend the Technical Meeting before proceeding to the second stage of selection. On September 15, 2018, each team underwent the second stage of selection, presenting the papers they had created to the judges. This second stage of selection was held at the KRM Tirtodiningrat FEB UNAIR Hall.

The event continued with a mentoring session featuring Ms. Tri Siwi Agustina, Dr., SE., M.Si., as a speaker. The mentoring session took place in the Hall of the Evora Hotel in Surabaya that afternoon at around 3:30 PM WIB. The winners were announced and awarded at the end of the event.