UNS – On Wednesday (15/1/2025), postgraduate students from Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta carried out a community service activity. These students are members of the LPDP Scholarship Recipients Association of UNS. Specifically, the activity involved donating books and teaching for a day at Sekolah Peradaban Magelang.
The event, titled “Traveling and Teaching,” aimed to provide quality reading materials. This initiative was designed to enhance the knowledge and insights of the students at Sekolah Peradaban. Additionally, it sought to foster reading interest and literacy among the children.
The participants in this activity were master’s and doctoral students from various study programs at UNS. These students are members of the LPDP Scholarship Recipients Association. They collaborated with ANDI Publisher (Yogyakarta), Ziyad Books (Surakarta), and the Cerdas Kimia YouTube channel. The teaching staff at Sekolah Peradaban Magelang also supported the program. A total of 13 students and 4 teachers from the school participated in the activity.
In a statement to
In a statement to uns.ac.id on Monday (20/1/2025), Julhan Irfandi, Chair of the Organizing Committee, explained that the activity was a form of community service in the field of education. He emphasized that the LPDP UNS program would continuously conduct this initiative.
“Through this book donation and one-day teaching activity, we aim to increase the children’s interest in reading and enhance literacy at the school. We also aim to extend similar activities to other schools or educational foundations in need,” Julhan explained.
Saras, the Founder of Sekolah Peradaban Magelang, expressed her gratitude for the contribution of the LPDP UNS students. She stated that the activity was highly beneficial for her students. Furthermore, she extended her heartfelt thanks for the books and teaching provided. “We are deeply grateful to the LPDP scholarship recipients at UNS. The books donated sparked the children’s enthusiasm for learning and captured their interest,” Saras said.
The Traveling and Teaching activity began with the handover of books from UNS students to Sekolah Peradaban. Ike Nur Syamsiah, a master’s student in Geography Education at UNS, conducted the following teaching session. Ike delivered a lesson on disaster mitigation, starting with earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. “We explained the signs of volcanic eruptions, such as earthquakes. Additionally, we outlined the actions to take during these events,” Ike said.
The session included visuals and songs to make the material easier for the children to remember. Additionally, Ike and the team conducted a simulation of a volcanic eruption. This captivated the children and encouraged their active participation.
Representing the student team, Gayus Yudha Girsang, a master’s student in Civil Engineering at UNS, expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to teach and donate books to the students at Sekolah Peradaban. “We hope the student team can deliver even better activities in the future,” he concluded.
This community service activity aligns with LPDP’s efforts to achieve the fourth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). Specifically, it focuses on ensuring quality education by providing education to those in need.
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