Singaraja- Ganesha University of Education (Undiksha) through the Research and Community Service Institute (LPPM) is again holding a National Community Service Seminar (SENADIMAS), Thursday (16/9/2021). This 6th seminar is to accommodate and publish the results of community service that has been carried out by the servants by prioritizing the innovation side in improving the quality of life of the people and the competitiveness of the nation.
This seminar carries the theme “Through Community Service We Increase Community Empowerment and National Independence”. This shows that community service is a very important thing to do, especially in academics. “Community service is one of the downstream of research products. Therefore, the dissemination of research products to the public must continue to be carried out, so that universities are not said to be ivory towers,” said the Chancellor of Undiksha, Prof. Dr. I Nyoman Jampel, M.Pd., giving a speech.
He further conveyed, in order to downstream research products, it is necessary to strengthen the synergy between universities and the government, with industry and with the community in the context of community empowerment towards national independence. By Undiksha, this continues to be maximized as well in the framework of facing the VUCA era (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complex, Ambiguity). “With a stronger synergy, I hope that the research products produced by the university can be distributed both to society and to industry,” he said.
Apart from downstream research products, according to the Chancellor of Jampel, strengthening synergies between Universities, Government, Industry and other related parties is also necessary in designing future studies or studies. The government/industry needs to give trust to universities, as well as universities must be able to show themselves by producing quality research products that meet the needs of industry and society. “Undiksha continues to improve through improving the quality of human resources, the quality of the teaching and learning process, the number of publications, the number of products registered as Intellectual Property, student achievements both nationally and internationally, improving the quality of graduates, and other indicators,” explained the Chancellor from Nusa Dua, Badung Regency This. These efforts are expected to have an impact on the growing academic culture and competitiveness of the university. This is in line with Undiksha’s Vision of “Becoming an Excellent University based on the philosophy of Tri Hita Karana in Asia in 2045”.
Chairman of the Committee, Dr. I Ketut Iwan Swadesi, S.Pd., M.Or., explained that there were 315 speakers in this seminar who presented various topics. He also conveyed that the enthusiasm of academics and devotees was not much different from the previous year. “The speakers this time came from Undiksha and 21 State and Private Universities throughout Indonesia,” he explained.
The holding of this annual seminar presents two main speakers namely Prof. Dr. Suyanta, M.Si, from Yogyakarta State University, and Dr. rer. nat. I Wayan Karyasa, S.Pd., M.Sc., from Undiksha who has experience as a speaker and the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education’s National Monitoring and Evaluation of DRPM. “We hope that the material presented can increase understanding and enthusiasm in carrying out community service for the participants,” he added. (hms)
