Politap Boosts Downstreaming of Research and Community Service

The Center for Research and Community Service (P3KM) of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic) held a seminar on the results of research and community service for 2020 on 15–16 December 2020.  The two-day event was conducted in a hybrid format. On the first day, 15 December 2020, the seminar was held online with 20 presenters: 8 for community service activities, 8 for the study program research scheme, and 4 for the MKDU scheme. Meanwhile, on the second day, 16 December, the seminar was held in person at Nevada Ketapang Hotel adhering to health protocols, attended by 13 presenters: 4 for the community service scheme, 1 for the assignment research scheme, and 8 for the competitive research scheme.

For the second day of the seminar, in addition to inviting Politap officials, the event also welcomed representatives from industry and the world of work (IDUKA). Endang Kusmana, Director of Politap, stated in his opening remarks that the presence of industry and the world of work aimed to drive the downstreaming of research and community service outcomes, actively pushing for these results to benefit the public.

Maya Santi, Head of the Center for Research and Community Service, conveyed that in 2020 there were several research schemes, namely the MKDU scheme, study program scheme, competitive scheme, and assignment scheme. For 2021, research quality will be enhanced through partnerships with IDUKA, MSMEs, and village-owned enterprises (BUMDes) in executing research and community service so that the outcomes can be utilized by the public.