Dewi as the representative for Purworejo District, hoped that the KKN Participants could assist in the rural development process.

“As mentioned by the Minister for PDTT and Rural Area regarding the achievement of SDGs, the students could build synergy, collaborate with village government and professional assistant in the village to explore the rural potential and share your knowledge from the campus,” Dewi stated.

Ninety-eight students from UNS will implement their programs in ten villages in six subdistricts for 45 days. The villages are Krandegan, Karangrejo, Kebondalem, Kaliwader, Sukowuwuh, Rowodadi, Sumberagung, Sumberejo, Binangun, and Ngembak.

“If there are programs that are considered not completed, it can be continued in next years by the juniors. Hopefully, all the programs could be completed, not only in one KKN program but in a continuous program,” she added.

Dewi also mentioned that the students should be able to learn to implement their knowledge from the campus and apply it in their respective villages. “Learn about the village conditions. Ajur means you need to mingle with the community, village government, and the existing condition,” she mentioned.

Dewi also reminded that the students could assist in establishing Pos Pelayanan Teknologi Tepat Guna Desa (Posyantek) (Center for Rural Applied Technology). She also ensured that the local government was open for any program proposed by the KKN Team. Humas UNS

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In his opening remark, the Minister stated that KKN is a means for students to serve the community and provide an opportunity for students to practice their learning outcomes on the campus as a practical implementation that benefits the local people. He observes that the strength of the educational institution is on their benefits for the community. Higher Education Tri Dharma must be implemented in villages with diverse typologies to detect real issues in the rural areas. The Minister also stated that research needs to be expanded to create applied technology.

“Applied technology is expected to improve rural commodities and rural people’s productivity,” he stated.

Kemendes PDTT formed a forum for universities for villages named Pertides to accelerate village development. The Minister explained that Pertides is a means for a campus in assisting, improving human resources quality, and rural economy to grow evenly. In this effort, Pertides also ensure the sustainability of rural culture. Gus Halim, the Minister, stated that KKN could find relevance, and university students could act as an innovator that distributes the university’s excellence to the local people. KKN students also could act as the executors of the university’s inventions into applied technology that benefits local people.

“KKN should not only be defined as a mechanical and static activity. Or even only to meet credit requirements,” Gus Halim stated.

He reminded the importance of KKN for universities to find the most effective communication strategies and technical adaptation to ensure that university invention could be accepted by local people. Students will find various conditions in their location that require adaptation both for social life and their learning outcomes. For the Minister, KKN is a hope for changes for the local people following the 18 Rural SDGs.

“We have a high expectation that UNS KKN Thematic could support the acceleration of rural development to achieve 18 Rural SDGs,” he hoped.

The ceremony was followed by a send-off ceremony by the Rector of UNS, Prof. Dr. Jamal Wiwoho, S.H., M.Hum. Humas UNS

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In particular, the students participating in the UNS Thematic Student Community Service Program for Rural Development were symbolically deployed by the Ministry of Village, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration (Kemendes PDTT). The Minister of Village, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration RI, Drs. A. Halim Iskandar, M.Pd., attended the virtual ceremony in person.

The ceremony was also attended by UNS Rector Prof. Dr. Jamal Wiwoho, SH, M. Hum., UNS Vice-Rector for Academic and Student Affairs, Prof. Dr. Ir. Ahmad Yunus, MS., Karanganyar Regent, Drs. Juliatmono, MM., Purworejo Regent, RH Agus Bastian, SE, MM., the university leaders, UNS faculties Deans, and representatives from partner institutions.

In his remark, Prof. Jamal states that UNS Thematic Student Community Service Program for Rural Development is the duty of and a mandate for students in integrating the knowledge gained during their study to the actual conditions or problems faced by the community. Students shall become one of the most important national assets in carrying out movements and transformation with their idealistic nature. Prof. Jamal also encouraged the students’ roles and functions to contribute to the nation’s development.

“Students’ role and function are not only to study and be successful in their study. With the wealth of knowledge, ideas, and skills, students must also become active figures who contribute to the development and advancement of the nation,” said Prof. Jamal.

The UNS Thematic Student Community Service Program for Rural Development as one of the nine MBKM activities implies that the learning process can take place anywhere, including in the community. Through strong interactions, synergies, and collaborations between universities and the real world, Prof. Jamal is optimistic that there will be young talents who will contribute to the development of Indonesia.

In this period of the student community service program, UNS designed four major health and economic recovery programs, which are still affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The programs are MSME Development, Productive Sector Digitization, Community Empowerment, and Humanitarian Projects. These programs were selected based on input from the City/Regional Government as the target area/objective of the UNS Thematic Community Service Program.

“We also agree that there are some serious problems faced by local governments, which require appropriate solutions to overcome the impact of technology disruption, both caused by the Covid – 19 Pandemic and the advancement of information technology,” said Prof. Jamal.

The presence of the UNS Thematic Student Community Service is expected to motivate, educate, and encourage regional community potential growth. Besides that, Prof. Jamal also hopes that through the MBKM program, students will be able to develop soft skills and a passion for solving cross-sectoral problems using a multidisciplinary approach.

At the end of his speech, Prof. Jamal expressed his gratitude to Drs. A. Halim Iskandar, as the Minister of Village, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration, for attending the ceremony, providing direction, and officially deploying the students participating in UNS Thematic Student Community Service for Rural Development for the February – July 2022. His gratitude also extended to the Regent of Karanganyar and the Regent of Purworejo in representing the regional heads who would welcome UNS Thematic KKN students.

The remarks are concluded with congratulatory to the UNS KKN Management Unit, field supervisors, and all KKN participants who will carry out the community service duty in their respective regions for approximately 1 (one) month. Additionally, Prof. Jamal also prayed for all supervisors and KKN students to stay safe, healthy, and prosperous during their duty.

Meanwhile, UNS Vice-Rector for Academic and Student Affairs, Prof. Ahmad Yunus, added that the UNS Thematic Student Community Service for Rural Development Program involved 1,492 students and 58 field supervisors. For this period, there are 10 (ten) participating faculties, the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (FKIP), Faculty of Sports (FKOR), Faculty of Cultural Studies (FIB), Faculty of Art and Design (FSRD), Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP), Faculty of Law (FH), Faculty of Agriculture (FP), Faculty of Engineering (FT), and Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB).

Approximately 60 percent of the participating UNS students in this period Student Community Service will be deployed to various regions in Java. Meanwhile, there will be 14 students conducting their Community Service programs outside Java, and 6 (six) students will be deployed for Community Service Program in Timor Leste.

“The Thematic Student Community Service Program for Rural Development under the MBKM scheme will allow students to adjust their Community Service programs in line with the village development programs priority,” said Prof. Yunus. Humas UNS

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