Five Unsri Students Are Ready to Participate in the 12th National Community Service Program (KKN) in 2024

Five (5) students from Sriwijaya University (Unsri) are ready to participate in the 12th National Community Service Program (KKN) in 2024. This year’s National KKN program is themed “Strengthening National Values to Realize Self-Reliant Villages in Island Regions.” 

Sriwijaya University is sending five student representatives to participate in the 12th National Community Service Program (KKN) in 2024, where the spirit of patriotism will resonate. The five Unsri students are Siti Aisyah (Physics Education Program), Mutiara Putri (Physics Education Program), Dila Aulia (Chemistry Program), M. Aldi Septian (Mathematics Program), and Muhammad Fiqi (Communication Studies Program).

For your information, the National KKN is a national program held annually by the Directorate of Learning and Student Affairs under the Directorate General of Higher Education, Research, and Technology. This National Community Service Program was attended by 500 delegates from the 12th National Community Service Program, representing 67 public and private universities from across Indonesia. As the host of the 12th National Community Service Program (KKN Kebangsaan) in 2024, Pattimura University involved 22 field supervisors and partnered with 44 villages spread across Ambon City, Central Maluku Regency, West Seram Regency, and Buru Regency.

The Head of the Institute for Research and Community Service (LP2M) at Sriwijaya University, Prof. Benyamin Lakitan, Ph.D., speaking on the sidelines of the send-off ceremony for the Unsri delegation at the Ambon City Islamic Center, stated that national values are firmly established through the creation of self-reliant villages in various regions, including in archipelagic areas such as the Province of Maluku. 

“The basic rights of rural communities need to be continuously strengthened through national community service programs carried out by students from all over Indonesia, including Unsri students,” he said.

Meanwhile, the National Community Service Program (KKN) Central Coordinator, Dr. Rizky Tirta Adhiguna, S.TP, M.Si., who also accompanied the National KKN students, explained that Unsri students participating in the 12th National KKN are stationed in five different villages: Layeni Village (Central Maluku Regency), Seriawan Village (West Seram Regency), Nusaniwe Village, and Amahusu Village (Ambon City). This National Community Service Program will take place over 30 days, from July 26 to August 26, 2024.(LPPM Press Release/Ara_Public Relations)