Paninggaran, Pekalongan Regency – Central Java (11/2). Rector of Diponegoro University, Prof. Dr. Yos Johan Utama, S.H., M.Hum. along with the staff visited the location where the students of the 2022/2023 Undip Community Service (KKN) Team I held their work programs in Paninggaran Village which is the capital of the Paninggaran District, Pekalongan Regency, on Saturday (11/2). This KKN visit aims to see firsthand the work programs and the results of student work in carrying out Community Service that provide benefits to the community.
“Alhamdulillah, we were given the opportunity to return to visit Paninggaran village, the village where I and my friends carried out KKN activities, 37 (thirty-seven) years ago to be precise,” said Prof. Yos starting his speech. “A lot has changed, especially the more advanced development which shows the government’s great attention to village development,” he added. “Here I learned about leadership, how to raise funds for the construction of village facilities, and I also learned about conflict management at that time,” added Prof. Yos. “Alhamdulillah, there are many friends from the KKN programs of my batch in this village who are successful, have successful careers and occupy strategic positions. Many great people were born from here. For this reason, Undip provides opportunities for three or five native Paninggaran children who are smart and active in organizations and especially from underprivileged families to study at Undip. The hope is that after they graduate, they will return to society and be of use to society,” he explained.
Apart from providing the opportunity to study at Undip for smart students with achievements, Undip also offers collaboration in the form of training for the community by sending Undip experts to provide assistance as a form of community service.
Present representing the Regent of Pekalongan, Ipung Sunaryo, as the Head of Basic Education and Culture of the Education and Culture Office of Pekalongan Regency, expressed his gratitude for the participation and contribution of KKN students to the community. He conveyed the Regent’s message that he really appreciated the KKN student programs that benefit the community. For the Pekalongan area, Diponegoro University sent 234 (two hundred thirty four) students who were placed in 3 (three) sub-districts and 30 (thirty) villages. The KKN program runs from January 3 to February 16, 2023.
In line with the Regent of Pekalongan, Head of Paninggaran Sub-District, Arif Nugroho, S.STP, M.M. expressed gratitude for the contribution of students to help solve problems that exist around society today. “KKN Undip students are young people who are innovative in solving problems,” he said.
At the innovation exhibition held at the event, flagship programs from 3 (three) sub-districts namely Talun sub-district, Lebakbaran sub-district and Paninggaran sub-district were being exhibited. The flagship programs from Talun sub-district were utilization of baby diaper waste turned into liquid fertilizer and planting media, making banana chips to empower MSMEs and turning plastic into ecobricks. Meanwhile, the Talun sub-district presented flagship programs in the form of tree planting to prevent landslides, training on making organic coffee soap, FMD vaccination and forage preservation. Meanwhile, from the Paninggaran sub-district, the flagship programs displayed were DOMIBASE: A population database web application, Werdi dam tourism master plan and improving the economy of PKK women through training in making shredded catfish.
“Hopefully the programs implemented during the KKN are not limited to creating products, but also thinking about how to market and have the advantages of products on the market. Thus the KKN program can truly be sustainable and provide great benefits to the community,” said the Rector. (Ut – Public Relations)
