KKN weight becomes 8 credits and required courses for students at this campus

Posted On: October 20, 2022

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Students of Gadjah Mada University (UGM) can now receive eight semesters of credit recognition units (credits) through Real Work Lectures community empowerment learning activities (KKN-PPM). Initially, the KKN weighed only three credits. KKN is one of the compulsory subjects for undergraduate and applied undergraduate students.

UGM Community Services Branch Secretary Ambar Kusumandari said: UGM is one of the pioneers of this activity KKN with geographical coverage to reach all provinces of Indonesia. Addition Policy credits for KKN-PPM activities from three to eight credits, Ambar said, showing UGM’s commitment to organizing KKN-PPM as one of the irreplaceable learning activities.

“In some universities, KKN courses are an option, but in UGM it is a compulsory subject which is also one of the characteristics of UGM so it cannot be replaced by other courses. Even now KKN is eight credits,” he said as quoted on UGM’s official website on Thursday, October 20, 2022.

Head of Real Work Lectures Sub-Directorate Nanung Agus Fitriyanto explained that by participating in KKN-PPM activities, students can earn four credits of the KKN-PPM course component, two credits of the of Community Communication and two more credits from the Application of Appropriate Courses Technology or Science Management course.

“This has been in effect since KKN-PPM Period II. Currently, the current KKN is KKN Period III,” Nanung said.

The KKN-PPM itself is one of the community service activities aimed at instilling personality values and producing students who can analyze the problems and potentials of society, have empathy and caring about all forms of societal problems and applying science. and technology as well as science through interdisciplinary collaboration.

According to Nanung, the implementation of the community service program at UGM is dynamic to meet the various needs and demands of the times. This is evident from the theme of the KKN program which can be developed by the students themselves together with the field supervisor according to the conditions of each internship area.

The evolution of the number of credits is also one of the proofs of the dynamic implementation of the KKN-PPM program. This is linked to the Independent Campus Independent Learning policy (MBKM) which encourages students to study off-campus and receive recognition for up to 20 credits.

“It is a tit for tat with the ideals of the MBKM which has become a policy from top to bottom. Students received eight credits from KKN, another twelve credits can be obtained from internships, entrepreneurship, mobility and other activities,” Nanung added.