Student Community Service Program

UGM continues to be a higher learning institution that develops science and culture for Indonesian independence and prosperity. Many measures are taken to make UGM a national university to which people can refer to by running quality education, research and community service.
One form of community service developed by UGM is Kuliah Kerja Nyata Pembelajaran Pemberdayaan Masyarakat (KKN-PPM) or Student Community Service Programme that has brought particular themes to manage local potential so it can encourage independence and prosperity.

YOGYAKARTA – After the enacment of Yogyakarta Specialty Law, the provincial government is currently improving itself to resolve poverty issue after a report showing the highest poverty rate in 2012 is in Yogyakarta. The Statistics Bureau records that poverty rate in Yogyakarta in 2012 reached up to 15,88%. A policy taken by Governor Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X is the Kuliah Kerja Nyata (KKN) Keistimewaan programme (Specialty Student Community Service). A coordinator has been appointed, namely former Chief of Community Service Institute, Ir. Gatot Murdjito, M.S.

MAGELANG - UGM students and nine students of Ehime University Japan plant 540 Neem trees in Wonolelo village, Sawangan, Magelang. The planting of Neems (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) is intended as pest controller and drug for various kinds of plant diseases. Neem’s leaves and seeds are efficacious as pesticides and insecticides because they contain Azadirachtin. Neems powder can be efficacious as green manure for its Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium contents.