UMSU Rector Prof. Dr. Agussani MAP released 3,747 students to participate in the 2022 Independent Community Service Program. The release of KKN (internship) participants took place at the Auditorium of the UMSU Main Campus Jalan Muhtar Basri, Medan, Thursday (11/8).
The release of KKN Mandiri participants was the first time after two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition to attending the auditorium, hundreds of KKN participants attended via the zoom application from their respective regions.
The release of 3,747 participants for the 2022 KKN Mandiri was attended by all vice-chancellors, heads of faculties and study programs, and the Chairman of BPH UMSU Dr. Bahril Datuk.
UMSU Rector Prof. Dr. Agussani MAP, in addition to conveying the achievements of UMSU students in various events and competitions, also gives an important message so that UMSU students can show their identity as students from quality campuses with ‘A’ accreditation.
The Rector said that UMSU’s KKN activities had received appreciation from parties whose areas have been used as KKN locations. A lot of creative work is done by KKN students with the community to build villages, starting with the provision of village infrastructure, the education process to issues of legal awareness. “KKN Mandiri 2022 must produce something that is best for the community,” Prof Agussani expects.
The number of participants for the 2022 UMSU Mandiri KKN has been the highest since 2019. There are 3,550 students in 2019, then 2,778 students in 2020, 2,881 in 2021 and 3,747 students in 2022.
On occasion, the 2022 KKN Mandiri, the Head of the UMSU KKN Unit, Dr. Robie Fanreza, explained that three forms of KKN are currently running. The first is International KKN in three countries. International Community Service Program is managed by the Faculty of Islamic Religion, dispatching 60 students. The three international KKN countries are Cambodia, Thailand, and Malaysia.
The PP Muhammadiyah Dikti-Litbang Council organized the two National Community Service Programs. Currently, the PTM-A Community Service Program is in South Sulawesi Province. And the third is the 2022 KKN Mandiri which 3,747 students from all faculties attend.
Of the 3,747 students participating in the 2022 KKN Mandiri, there were 401 students from the Faculty of Islamic Religion, FKIP 566, FISIP 395, Faperta 274, Faculty of Economics and Business 977, Faculty of Law 422, Faculty of Informatics and Computer Engineering 39, Faculty of Engineering 402, and Faculty of Computer Science. Medicine 241 students.
The procession for the release of the 2022 KKN Mandiri participants was marked by submitting an anthology of written works from students participating in KKN and the embedding of KKN participant marks.
