181 UGM proposals for the 2024 Student Creativity Program (PKM) have been declared successful and received funding from the Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Culture.
With this achievement, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) again leads in securing the most funding for PKM proposals in 2024.
The approval of 181 PKM proposals places UGM as the top-ranking university in Indonesia funded for PKM in 8 fields.
Following closely are Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology with 147 proposals, Hasanuddin University with 135 proposals, and IPB University with 120 proposals.
The UGM Vice-Rector for Student Affairs, Community Service, and Alumni, Dr. Arie Sujito, expressed gratitude for the success achieved by the UGM PKM team.
This accomplishment demonstrates the hard work, collaboration, and spirit of the students, accompanying lecturers, and the Directorate of Student Affairs involved in the UGM PKM Team.
“Of course, it’s something to be proud of, and it needs to be continuously improved because we hope many of them will qualify for the National Student Scientific Week (PIMNAS) later,” he said on Sunday (Apr. 21).
Vice-Rector Sujito explained that PKM activities provide a platform for UGM students to express all their ideas and abilities to compete in research in eight fields.
Through these activities, they gain much experience and learning, including becoming accustomed to working together in multidisciplinary teams.
“It is hoped that through this activity, students will develop modalities in the academic and research development processes. UGM will continue to support, facilitate, and motivate students to achieve more,” he said.
Achievements like these are meaningful and proud moments for students, lecturers, teams, and UGM.
He once again hopes that those who receive funding will qualify and advance to PIMNAS. At PIMNAS, their works that have passed will be further refined.
Their work will undergo competency tests to demonstrate the students’ abilities to articulate and present their ideas in writing and in front of assessment teams.
“Hopefully, PIMNAS will continue encouraging students and the PKM team to innovate and integrate knowledge and skills as intellectuals. This is one of the best platforms to demonstrate the quality of work in terms of substance, methodology, presentation, collaboration, outputs, and more,” the vice-rector explained.
“We hope students can optimize, and UGM will help them achieve the best in this event.”
Meanwhile, the Head of the UGM Sub-Directorate of Student Creativity Development, Suprijani, added that in 2024, UGM submitted 400 proposals in eight fields. Out of this number, 181 proposals were approved for funding.
The 181 funded proposals include 29 PKM Entrepreneurship (PKM-K) proposals, 24 Intellectual Creation (PKM-KC) proposals, 4 Constructive Idea Videos (PKM-VGK) proposals, 62 Exact Sciences Research (PKM-RE) proposals, 26 Social Sciences and Humanities Research (PKM-RSH) proposals, and 5 Science and Technology Application (PKM-PI) proposals.
Additionally, there are 26 Community Service (PKM-M) proposals and 5 Innovative Works (PKM-KI) proposals.
Regarding distribution by faculty, the Faculty of Biology has 19 proposals, the Faculty of Economics and Business has four proposals, the Faculty of Pharmacy has 20 proposals, the Faculty of Philosophy has three proposals, the Faculty of Geography has two proposals, the Faculty of Law has eight proposals, the Faculty of Cultural Sciences has eight proposals, the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences has 11 proposals, the Faculty of Dentistry has seven proposals, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine has 11 proposals, the Faculty of Forestry has four proposals, the Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing has seven proposals, the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has 20 proposals, the Faculty of Agriculture has nine proposals, and the Faculty of Animal Science has seven proposals.
Additionally, the Faculty of Psychology has six proposals, the Vocational College has 14 proposals, the Faculty of Engineering has 21 proposals, and the Faculty of Agricultural Technology has nine proposals.
“We are still waiting for the announcement of 37 PKM AI proposals and 40 PKM GFT proposals,” Suprijani added.
Author: Agung Nugroho