On Monday (2/10/2017) on page Directorate of Community Service UGM ongoing ceremony jumping and release student KKN-PPM UGM period of 2017 semester which followed by 330 students. The release ceremony begins at 8:00 to 9:00 pm with direct direction from the Vice Rector for Research and Community Service (P2M) drg. Ika Dewi Ana, M.Kes., Ph.D., to the students before entering the community in order to adapt well. Because they will live within the community within almost two months in a new place that must adapt to the environment and keep the good name of UGM. At this jumping ceremony, also attended by Director of Directorate of Community Service, Prof. Irfan Dwidya Prijambada, M.eng., PH.D., Kasubdit KKN. Djaka Marwasta, S.Si., M.Si.
Then the students are divided into units of each unit consisting of 20-30 students to be placed at the location of community service program that has been determined. Community service program location in this period there are 10 locations in Bantul district 1 group, Gunung Kidul 1 group, Purworejo 1 group, Wonosobo 1 group. Then with the most number of locations are in Boyolali and Bangka districts, each of which there are 3 groups.
During this period, there were 4 foreign students who were part of Community service program participants, they were in one location in the village of Phuton hamlet, Trimulyo village, Jetis sub-district, Bantul district of Yogyakarta Special Region. Four of these foreign students are from France who participated as participants, because of the obligations that must be fulfilled by them because as a student who was studying at UGM in one semester. This is a mandatory rule for every UGM student to follow community service program, but for foreign students who are not studying at UGM can also take part in community service program.
