Tabanan- Ganesha University of Education (Undiksha) fielded students in Tabanan Regency through the 2022 Real Work Lecture (KKN) program. The handover to the regional heads took place at the Mario Building, Tabanan City, Friday (8/7/2022). With their presence in the village, students are expected to be able to support regional development through various programs.
The handover was carried out by Undiksha Vice Chancellor for Academic and Cooperation, Dr. Gede Rasben Dantes, S.T., M.T.I to the Regent of Tabanan, Dr. I Komang Gede Sanjaya, S.E., M.M. On this occasion, the Regent of Sanjaya expressed his appreciation for the election of Tabanan Regency as the destination for KKN implementation. According to him, this program can provide mutual benefits. From the student side, they have space to implement the Tri Dharma of Higher Education, namely Education and Teaching, Research, and Community Service. While from the village can receive educational things from students. “This Community Service Program for the Tabanan Regency Government is really needed, especially in the context of transferring education. Students who are studying for three to five years of education, it’s time to go directly into the field to put the knowledge gained into practice,” he said.
Furthermore, he said that this Community Service Program is a very good momentum. Students are expected to participate in transforming this vision and mission in education in the field. “Our vision and mission are Nangun Sat Kerthi Loka Bali which is also the vision of the Governor which means to maintain harmony, and balance in this universe both spiritually and abstractly, be it krama (society), culture, nature, and the environment. This is something students should take care of,” he said.
There are five programs from the Tabanan Regency Government, Nangun Sat Kerthi Loka Bali, through a universal development plan. The program consists of clothing and boards, health education, social security for workers, preservation of religion and culture, tourism, and infrastructure. “This program must be carried out towards the AUM (Safe, Excellent and Civilized) New Era of Tabanan, a development concept originating from Ang, Ung, Mang, bhur bwah swah (upstream, middle, downstream) which means integrated development in Tabanan Regency. When safety, excellence, and civility can be achieved, then it must drive these 5 programs and protect the natural environment in Bali’s sat kerti loka. This is my hope, and I leave it to the KKN students,” added Sanjaya.
Undiksha Deputy Chancellor for Academic and Cooperation Affairs, Dr. Gede Rasben Dantes, S.T., M.T.I., in his direction, conveyed that the presence of students in the village was hoped to be able to become agents of change, namely to be able to provide solutions to problems that ensnared the village and society. There are five program themes that students can choose to implement, namely disaster risk reduction, implementation of science and technology/appropriate technology in sustainable management of Human Resources and the environment, development and improvement of human resources, resource-based waste management, and strengthening public health post-Covid-19 19.
He emphasized that the KKN program is one form of implementation of the Free Learning and Independent Campus (MBKM) policy. In this case, students can learn from the community and can make the village a place of learning. “Everyone is a teacher, every place has a school. That is the essence of MBKM,” he said. Through this annual program, students are expected not only to be able to apply their academic skills. More than that, it can also build collaboration, and get to know the social and cultural environment of the community.
For information, this KKN was attended by 947 students divided into 57 villages. This program lasts for one month. The handover event was also attended by the Head of the Undiksha Research and Community Service Institute, Dr. I Ketut Sudiana, M.Kes., Head of KKN Center, I Putu Panca Adi, M.Pd. In addition, a number of officials within the Regional Government of Tabanan Regency, as well as the village head. (hms)
