In his speech, the Director of AKN Pacitan, Prof. Dr. Joko Triyono, explains that AKN Pacitan is a vocational education institution designed for post-MA, SMA, and SMK (vocational high school) education, offering one-year Diploma and two-year Diploma Program. The curriculum in AKN Pacitan is established in collaboration with Polytechnics, the Industrial World Business World (DUDI), and market players, with sustainable and industrial professional development orientation. Institutionally, AKN Pacitan is a state educational institution under the supervision of the Directorate General of Higher Education.

Prof. Joko mentioned that his party wanted to learn further about public relations management at UNS because UNS has much more experience and maturity than AKN Pacitan. “Hence, we want to learn more about public relations. For that objective, I brought the AKN Pacitan Public Relations Team to learn from the UNS Public Relations and Media UPT,” explained Prof. Joko.

Prof. Joko and his entourage expressed their gratitude for the warm welcome ceremony provided by UPT Humas and Media UNS team. “Our gratitude went to the UNS Public Relation team for the warm welcome,” explained Prof. Joko.

The Head of UNS Public Relations and Media UPT, Dr. Deddy Whinata Kardiyanto, welcomed the AKN Pacitan team and explained the role and function of public relations in universities. Moreover, the team from UPT Humas and Media UNS also deliver material related to media management, branding, social media management, and how to carry out external promotions for the advancement of higher education.

“The role of public relations in a university is essential. Our task is to carry out public relations services, publications, media documentation, as well as managing information and documentation within the university (UNS),” explained Dr. Deddy.

Dr. Deddy expressed his gratitude for the AKN Pacitan Public Relations Team visit to UNS. “Thank you for visiting UNS. I hope this knowledge sharing can be useful for both parties,” said Dr. Deddy. Humas UNS

Reporter: Dwi Hastuti

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The disaster mitigation focuses on tsunami waves following the geographical position of the hamlet, which is included in tsunami-prone areas. The danger of tsunami waves increased in Maron Hamlet because the area has Maron River that ends in Ngiroboyo Beach, which could increase the speed of waves to reach the local housing in the event of a tsunami.

The team with ten students of the Geography Education Program held the socialization on Thursday (25/11/2021) in Maron Hamlet Hall. The team supervised by Dr. Pipit Mijayanti, S.Si., M.Sc., invited the Regional Disaster Mitigation Board (BPBD) of Pacitan District to deliver materials on tsunami disaster mitigation. The team leader, Kasan Hanafi, hoped that this program could equip local people with practical knowledge to mitigate tsunami.

“Hopefully, the socialization on tsunami mitigation could provide knowledge for the local people in Maron Hamlet on the danger of a tsunami, and they could understand what needs to be done before, during, and after the wave hit,” Kasan said.

The program was attended by Maron Hamlet people and Dersono Village officers in an offline meeting under a strict health protocol. All attendees were required to wear a mask, and free masks were provided from people who did not bring the item themselves. The attendees learned about the causes of a tsunami and its process, followed by the areas with high danger levels, the impacts, and the mitigation process they need to take.

The Chief of Maron Hamlet, Dersono Village, Agus Priyanto, stated that he was delighted with the socialization program and hoped that the program would benefit the local people. He also thanked the team for their program in tourism development and education provided by BPBD Pacitan.

“Hopefully, all efforts that were made could benefit Maron people,” Agus Priyanto stated. Humas UNS

Reporter: Ida Fitriyah
Editor: Dwi Hastuti

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