Seputarkarawang.com - Karawang, Buana Perjuangan University (UBP) Karawang officially held intensive training for thousands of students participating in the 9th Class of 2026 Real Work Lecture (KKN). This activity is a crucial moment to mature students' mental, academic and social skills readiness before they go directly into community service for a full month, starting from 8 July to 8 August 2026.Rector of UBP Karawang, Assoc. Prof. Dr. H. Budi Rismayadi, S.E., M.M., in his direction emphasized that KKN is not just a requirement to fulfill academic obligations. He encouraged all participants to make this period of service a forum for implementing knowledge as well as honing social awareness. "Be an ambassador for UBP Karawang who brings innovation, maintains the good name of the alma mater, and provides sustainable benefits for the residents," he emphasized.Meanwhile, Chair of the UBP Karawang Institute for Research and Community Service (LPPM), Prof. Ir. April Lia Hananto, M.Kom., Ph.D., expressed the large scale of this year's program as a manifestation of the campus' commitment to supporting the Impact Campus initiative. A total of 1,838 students from 12 study programs will be distributed to 81 villages and sub-districts covering four districts, namely Karawang, Bekasi, Purwakarta and Subang.
Responding to the challenge of the environmental crisis, UBP Karawang specifically raised the theme "Community Empowerment in Sustainable Environmentally Based Waste Management" in the 2026 edition of KKN. Students are provided with collaborative strategies to educate residents and local governments in optimizing the 3R principles (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle). This theme was chosen as a form of the campus' real contribution in overcoming waste problems at the grassroots level.All work programs designed in this KKN have been synergized with the relevant Regional Apparatus Organizations (OPD) in each assignment area. This synergy is carried out to ensure that student actions are in line with regional development priorities. With this approach, it is hoped that the innovations brought by students can provide concrete, measurable solutions in supporting cleanliness and environmental sustainability targets in target villages.Through this comprehensive training, LPPM UBP Karawang hopes that all students can understand social ethics and master field work mechanisms well. The presence of thousands of students is projected to be a catalyst for quality regional development, as well as providing a real positive impact on the independence of citizens in managing a healthy and sustainable living environment.
