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Through a letter from the Director General of Learning and Student Affairs number B/81/B.B3/KM.02.01/2019, students of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic) received an assignment from the Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education to implement the 2019 5-Field Student Creativity Program (PKM). Vice Director for Student Affairs Epriyandi expressed his pride in Politap students' achievements at the national level and noted they will continue to be motivated to enhance both quality and quantity in the future.
The two Politap student teams receiving the assignment are working on the PKM titled Pembangkah (the use of Dayak red onion dye as a coloring agent for fish crackers). The team consists of Susilawati (Team Leader) with members Firman Agustian, Apriani Lita, and Yogi Ardian from the D-IV Plantation Crop Cultivation Study Program, with supervising lecturer Anto Susanto SST., M.P, while the other team's PKM program is titled Promotion to Increase MSME Product Sales in the Industry 4.0 Era, led by Kenny Junior Abraham A.R, with members Agus Putri Dwiyanti, Wahyudi Syaputra, and Yulia Ningsih, guided by supervisor Martanto, ST, MT
The Vice Director for Student Affairs added that this assignment followed an open announcement by the Directorate General of Learning and Student Affairs inviting all Indonesian students to submit Student Creativity Program proposals, which were then evaluated and selected by the Ministry team before being announced. Subsequently, the assignment contracts will be signed and carried out over 3 (three) months, followed by monitoring and evaluation of the activities in June and July 2019.