Politap Community Service Proposal Seminar Held Virtually

The Center for Research and Community Service (P3KM) of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic) held an internal Community Service (PKM) proposal seminar for study program and competitive schemes for the 2020 Fiscal Year.  Unlike previous years, specifically for this year, the topics of internal PKM were directed towards helping the community prevent and handle the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  The activity was carried out to hear ideas from the proposers while ensuring whether the submitted proposals aligned with community needs. This PKM proposal seminar was held virtually on Thursday (14/5).

The event was opened by the Director of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang, Endang Kusmana. In his opening remarks, the Director hoped that the PKM activities carried out by lecturers at Politap could strengthen concern and assist all elements of the community amid the ongoing pandemic.

Head of P3KM Maya Santi stated that this PKM proposal seminar featured National Reviewer Dr. Ir. Yohana Sutiknyawati K.,MP, Politap internal review team Encik Eko Rifkowaty S.TP.,MP, and Heri Susanto, S.Sos.I, founder of Yayasan BK Peduli in Ketapang Regency. There were 8 study program scheme proposals and 14 competitive scheme proposals submitted. For the competitive scheme, only 4 proposals were selected to be funded, making a total of 12 proposals to be implemented by Politap lecturers through the 2020 Internal funding scheme. Maya further added that in the future, the number of proposals is expected to increase each year so that PKM activities become more diverse, of higher quality, and deliver a tangible impact as a realization of lecturers' duties in the Tri Dharma of Higher Education.