Politap Students Qualify for 2021 National Student Creativity Program

Based on a letter from the Director of Higher Vocational and Professional Education, Directorate General of Vocational Education, number 1223/D3/KM.05.01/2021, students of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic) received an assignment from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology to carry out the 2021 Vocational Higher Education Student Creativity Program (PKM) 5 Fields and PKM-GFK. The Politap student team receiving the assignment is participating in the Entrepreneurship PKM program with a project titled Permen Kunyit Hitam (Perkutam - Black Turmeric Candy). The team consists of Zepri Simanungkalit (Leader) with members Herlin Inayatul Muflihah, Lili nurdianti, and Tri Ibnu Hajar from the Applied Bachelor's Plantation Crop Cultivation Study Program, under the guidance of supervisor Nurhayati SP.,M.Si. The output of this PKM activity will be a solid black turmeric candy product made from black turmeric, which is traditionally believed to be an herbal remedy for relieving abdominal pain, enhancing appetite, boosting stamina, and treating coughs. In addition, it is also used as a blood purifier. The resulting product will serve as initial capital for entrepreneurial activities.

Vice Director for Student Affairs, Epriyandi added that this assignment followed an open announcement by the Director of Higher Vocational and Professional Education inviting all Indonesian students to submit Student Creativity Program proposals. The submitted proposals then underwent evaluation and selection by a team from the Ministry before the results were announced. Following the announcement of funding recipients, assignment contracts will be signed, followed by the execution of the project. During the implementation phase, monitoring and evaluation will be carried out by the Ministry's team. Politap Director, Endang Kusmana expressed pride in the achievements of Politap students at the national level and affirmed that students will continue to be motivated to enhance both the quality and quantity of such accomplishments in the future.