12 September 2025
Syafrijal S.Kom
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Jakarta, The Community Service Institute of the University of North Sumatra attended the Community Service Contract Signing Ceremony for Batch III of 2025 by the Directorate of Research and Community Service, Directorate General of Research and Development, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology, held at Artotel Gelora Senayan Jakarta on September 10, 2025.
The event began with a report from the Director General of Research and Development (Dirjen Risbang), Fauzan Adziman, who outlined several funding allocations, including the Impactful Leading Research Consortium Program (RIKUB), the Community Empowerment Program by Student Executive Boards (BEM), the Regional-Based Community Service and Entrepreneurship Scheme, and Batch III Community Service. On this occasion, the DG Risbang expressed his hope that research and innovation would develop significantly and directly address community needs.
Furthermore, on the same occasion, the Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology, Brian Yuliarto, in his directives, emphasized the government's commitment to continuously maximizing the quality of research in Indonesia. The Minister explained that the Directorate General of Research and Development has formulated policies to ensure that relatively limited funding can still produce research with broad impact.
The Minister also emphasized the importance of the role of universities as the vanguard in providing solutions to national issues, one of which is through the implementation of independent waste management research within universities. If the results of this research can be implemented, universities will not only be able to process their own waste but also contribute to environmental management. This will ensure the benefits are truly felt by the community.
Furthermore, the Director of Research and Community Service (DPPM), I Ketut Adnyana, took this opportunity to congratulate and express his appreciation to the recipients of operational assistance who attended the event. The Director expressed his hopes for the schemes receiving funding, namely, first, tangible impact for both recipients and target communities, and second, healthy collaboration, not competition.
With the determination of Community Service Batch III, the Community Service Institute of the University of North Sumatra received an additional 1 (one) Community Service Title with the recipient Dra. Dara Aisyah, M.Si., Ph.D from the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of North Sumatra. With this, overall the Community Service Institute of the University of North Sumatra received 18 (eighteen) Community Service activity titles funded by BOPTN from the Directorate of Research and Community Service.
