By : Rommy Fernando ) *
President Joko Widodo on Tuesday 29 November 2022 has inaugurated the Nusantara Student Dormitory (AMN) in Surabaya , East Java . Besides that , President Jokowi also launched AMN development in Makassar, South Sulawesi and Minahasa North Sulawesi.
in Surabaya as receptacle unifier Indonesian students consisting from various ethnic group nation , language , culture and religion of origin from various regions in Indonesia and from various college high .
“ Indonesia ‘s diversity is power , no weakness . If our can compact , harmonious , and united so diversity can Becomes Indonesian power . because _ that’s a suggestion regarding AMN _ direct I submit and agree ”, said Jokowi.
At the inauguration of AMN in Surabaya , it can be seen President Jokowi was accompanied by the Head of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) General Police (P) Prof. Dr. Budi Gunawan SH. MSi .,, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto , Secretary Cabinet Pramono Anung , Minister of Education, Culture , Research and Technology Nadiem Anwar Makarim , Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas , Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Sakti Wahyu Treng .
President Jokowi also took the time self conduct video conferencing that is connected on location declaration AMN development in Makassar City and Regency Minahasa .
as It is known that the construction of the Archipelago Student Dormitory (AMN) in Surabaya, East Java has been completed budget Rp . 86.7 Billion built on _ _ land covering an area of 9,975 M². The hostel has also been built provided facility supporters form communal bathrooms and toilets , communal prayer rooms , clinics , offices manager , space dining , kitchen , laundry room , room security , library / room read , space study , space art , laboratory language , field sports , space entrepreneurship development , gardens , as well room communal other .
The AMN Surabaya building consists of from two five – floor towers with adopt draft architecture tropics that implements principle Green Building . Block one inhabited student girls and blocks second inhabited student man . Total amount room as many as 196 included four room for disabled disability as well as eight room for mentors.
Facility in AMN Surabaya is very adequate So , students could develop self they Becomes generation excellent youth . _ AMN Surabaya equipped with a number complete facilities and infrastructure _ like room communal , space entrepreneurship and workshops, language laboratories , libraries clinic health , space counseling and field sports .
Whereas facility other supporting facilities in the Archipelago Student Dormitory will make student feel comfortable for inhabit AMN as well give room for can focus to study and and reach achievement . Neither do students need dizzy for thinking the place for Fulfill needs like eating , bathing, worship, as well washing clothes, because AMN provides various facility for needs student . Students will too given security with exists ready security _ look after and supervise AMN building .
Intelligence Agency (BIN) has Becomes catalyst in framework realize AMN development in a number city in the country.
For create excellent and outstanding students who come from from various type ethnic group nation in Indonesia, the development of AMN Surabaya will involve various party including BIN, BPIP, TNI, Polri , Kemenpora , and Pemprov .
coaching will conducted through enhancement competence and understanding about outlook nationality , citizenship , Pancasila character , state defense , entrepreneurship , leadership and pioneering . While the coaching program other form sports , arts , religion and devotion Public held for prepare AMN students to enter life socialize .
Intelligence Agency (BIN) will become the leading sector in coaching conducted at the Archipelago Student Dormitory . BIN is institution non – ministerial government in charge doing Duty government in the field Intelligence . BIN that has Duty as line first in security national this will foster students _ AMN residents .
BIN engaged in the field intelligence have extensive knowledge _ as well as ability in guard unity and union the Indonesian nation has role important in build student AMN expert . BIN has capacity in build nationality , nationality , character students of Pancasila, state defense , entrepreneurship , leadership , and pioneering in accordance from what ‘s listed in Perpres Number 106 of 2021.
Apart from Surabaya, AMN is planned built in 5 cities other including Makassar, Minahasa , Bantul, South Jakarta, and Malang.
The existence of AMN is appropriate grateful as form commitment Government realize unity national . In the future , AMN is expected many materialized in many city so that expected could many print cadre potential successor nation .
* Analyst at the Institute of Archipelago Studies
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