MSMEs in Indonesia need to keep trying to achieve economic independence. This encouragement must be carried out by all parties, including the government and educational institutions. As was done by the Jember Muhammadiyah University (Unmuh Jember) together with the Jember Regency Government through the Merdeka Learning Campus Merdeka (MBKM) program.
In this program, students can participate more deeply to help MSME players who are still trying to promote their products. For example, through the Dissemination of MSME Products from Government and Management Study Program Students on Thursday (27/1/2022) yesterday at the Ahmad Zainuri Building Unmuh Jember.
The Jember Regency Government, in the program, poured capital to assist the production process. Prof. Ir Suryo Purwono MASc PhD, from the Ministry of Education and Culture said that the Merdeka Campus Competition Program aims to improve the quality and relevance of undergraduate program graduates.
He hopes that students will have a complete understanding of universal phenomena, mastery of techniques and management that are designed as a whole and integrated in an academic atmosphere. "Today we can see the MSME products that they have achieved, we congratulate the Government and Management Study Program at Unmuh Jember." he explained while attending the event virtually. The direction of the development of Unmuh Jember is currently in the Preresearch University stage, with a focus on developing learning transformation which leads to increasing community empowerment.
The Chancellor of Unmuh Jember, Dr Hanafi MPd explained that Unmuh Jember has had many roles such as community development such as MSMEs and making applications. One of the developments that attracted Hanafi's attention included knife making, food manufacturing, and applications. "From there we can know, that initially only processed raw materials will become valuable goods," he wrote.
Hanafi explained that this was in line with the campus' commitment to support government programs for the advancement of MSMEs. Meanwhile, Jember Regent Ir H Hendy Siswanto ST IPU invited the community, especially students, to work together with the Jember Regency Government. protest, the Jember Regency Government cannot work alone, it still needs many parties to join forces to overcome the problems that exist in Jember. "2021 is the adjustment stage, while 2022 is the completion stage. Life and lectures must be concrete, being a student must be able to implement the values that are currently being pursued," said Hendy.
PKKM function is how students become great from something they learn directly. In order for Jember's economy to progress, we must support local products through the Local E-Catalog. This PKKM includes real work. According to Hendy, in 2022 we want to realize Jember quickly, especially for the 30 villages which are currently still developing towards becoming independent villages. According to him, the collaboration between Unmuh Jember and the Jember Regency Government is not only in the field of MSME development, but also in other fields. "In 2022, the problems of poverty, illiteracy, stunting and the economy must be resolved. There is a target, there is before and after. Come on, let's solve the problems in Jember together," he asked