This plan was shared directly by the Rector of UNS, Prof. Jamal Wiwoho, when attending the National Conference (Munas) V of Alumni Association (IKA) UNS held in the Senate Meeting Room dr. Prakosa Rectorate Building UNS on Sunday (5/12/2021).

“(We) ask for your prayer for UNS will open a campus in Jakarta in 2022,” Prof. Jamal stated.

The Rector explained that the new campus would facilitate UNS alumni in the capital city who want to continue their study to the Master and Doctoral degree. He added that the new campus would be opened for people in Jakarta who want to study in UNS without having to come to Surakarta. This plan will be executed with a serious effort from UNS with a budgeted cost of IDR 50 billion that has been accepted by the Board of Trustees (MWA) UNS as confirmed by the Vice-Rector for Planning, Partnership, Business, and Information Affairs UNS, Prof. Sajidan in an interview after V IKA UNS.

“The plan to open Jakarta campus is a form of partnership between UNS and its stakeholders in Jakarta, including alumni living there and the surrounding region who need access to education,” prof. Sajidan explained.

Prof. Sajidan added that the new Jakarta campus would also serve as a representative office of UNS to facilitate the education, research, and community services activities.

“We also offer a partnership program with PPATK that will be signed soon, BPK, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Attorney General’s Office, and IKA UNS stakeholders in Jakarta and surrounding regions,” he added.

As a start, UNS will open only two programs in the new campus, the Doctoral Program in Law Science and Doctoral Program in Economy. The two programs were selected due to their high number of prospective students and their complete preparation. Prof. Sajidan added that although the development site is yet to be secured, UNS set a target to realize the plan in 2022.

The plan was also welcomed and appreciated by the Chairman of IKA UNS 2021-2025, Ir. Budi Harto, who stated in his interview with uns.ac.id that the new campus will bring large benefits for UNS alumni who want to continue their studies.

“I think this plan is excellent and will be very useful for us alumni and provide opportunities to other parties who want to continue their study in UNS,” Ir. Budi Harto concluded. Humas UNS

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Segorogunung Village has potential in tourism and agricultural sectors, with tourism sectors well known among visitors. Tourism development requires supporting sectors such as culinary and souvenirs. Segorogunung Village potential that could be developed such as chayote. However, low creativity and innovation lead to a low-profit margin for the local community. Therefore, as an implementation of Higher Education Tri Dharma through community service and assisting local people in developing their local potential, the Diploma Program (D-3) of Agribusiness Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta in Student Association in Diploma Program of Agribusiness (Gamagrita) conducted empowerment program that focuses on local community business skills upgrade.

The program was implemented under the Rural Community Empowerment Program (P2MD) funded by the Directorate General of Vocational and Professional Higher Education Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) and the implementation of the Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka Program (MBKM) by directly assisting community members and develop students’ skills. In the implementation, the Team collaborated with the rural government, village-owned business (BUMDes) Mustika Lawu, and Women Farmers Group (KWT) Mawar. In five months, the Team has conducted diverse activities, such as “Scale-Up Local Rural Production Supporting Segorogunung Tourism Destination” training, chayote processing into chayote chips, risoles, brownies, and wingko, assistance in development progress and solution for issues that arise, and branding through packaging under “Sechi” brand.

The Team also established the Agrilawu Center as a center for incubation and sales of Segorogunung excellent products and tourism destination that provides photo spots with a “millennial colorful” theme. The center was officially opened and introduced on Thursday (11/11/2021), located south of the Segorogunung football field. The opening ceremony was attended by Ngargoyoso Subdistrict Chief Wahyu Agus Pramono, S.S.T.P., who appreciated the efforts made by the Team. “Thank you to Universitas Sebelas Maret academic members for helping in the development of Segorogunung Village. Hopefully, this event does not stop here, but could continue and develop,” he stated.

The ceremony was also attended by the representative from the Tourism, Youth, and Sports Office of Karanganyar District, Sarno S.Kar., as the Head of Tourism Marketing Development, who also welcomed the program and considered it to be in line with Karanganyar tourism vision in 2030. “We support this program as a small step in achieving Karanganyar tourism vision in 2030,” he stated.

Another appreciation was shared by the Dean of Vocational School UNS, Drs. Santoso Tri Hananto, M.Acc., Ak., showed his gratefulness for the success in P2MD program implementation. He also mentioned that collaboration among other programs is necessary for community development efforts. “So that, the output could be diverse and reach various elements of the rural community,” he added.

The Team also received thanks from Segorogunung Village Chief, Tri Harjono, S.Sos., for selecting his village as a community service location. “Thank you to P2MD Gamagrita Team led by Mbak Hilda and supervisor for helping this village development to be more advanced and independent in the future,” he said in his opening remark.

Hilda Sekar Wulandari, as Team Leader, also thanked all parties who helped her Team in implementing their programs. She also mentioned that she learned many things during the process. According to Rysca Indreswari, S.Pt., M.Si., as a team supervisor, the program is an appropriate means of knowledge transfer and implementation of what students learn because, as an agent of change, students need to observe and solve issues in the community.

In the opening ceremony, SV UNS also signed an agreement of collaboration with Segorogunung Village as assisted village and community service site for students. The event was also livened up by Afifah Nuha Prasiswi who sang modern Javanese songs. Humas UNS

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