By: Olivia Warouw *)
The public continues to give very high appreciation for the construction of the Manado Archipelago Student Dormitory (AMN), including in Surabaya and later in several other areas spread throughout Indonesia.
It is not without reason why this appreciation continues to come in such a big way, even from various groups. The reason is that the existence of the Nusantara Student Dormitory (AMN) itself is very important in facilitating the nation’s future young generation to continue to progress and develop.
Because so far, there are actually quite a few young Indonesians who have extraordinary talent and potential, but they lack adequate platforms or facilities. Therefore, the Nusantara Student Dormitory (AMN), whether in Manado, Surabaya or which will continue to be spread across various regions, is here to provide young people with facilities so that the public responds to them extraordinarily well.
The Governor of North Sulawesi (Sulut) Province, Olly Dondokambey, through the Provincial Regional Secretary (Sekdaprov), Steve HA Kepel, expressed his appreciation to all parties who have continued to assist in the realization of the AMN Manado development project, especially the State Intelligence Agency of the Republic of Indonesia (BIN RI).
Having full support from various groups in Indonesia, including the Central Government, the local Regional Government (Pemda), including all stakeholders or local stakeholders and the wider community is clearly a very important foundation to strengthen the success of AMN Manado’s development.
Moreover, because the construction of the Nusantara Student Dormitory itself is not just a physical building, but is a symbol of how strong the government’s commitment is through the institution led by Police General (Ret.) Prof. Dr. Budi Gunawan regarding human resource (HR) development in Indonesia.
Through this dormitory, the government is trying to create a very conducive environment for students from various regions in Indonesia to continue learning, being creative and collaborating. With these many benefits, it is clear that the community responds to AMN’s existence with full appreciation.
Meanwhile, Head of the Pancasila Ideology Development Agency (BPIP) Prof. KH Yudian Wahyudi revealed that the Nusantara Student Dormitory is indeed able to develop the younger generation with the Pancasila character. Therefore, he expressed great appreciation for the development of AMN by the Government through BIN in an effort to build superior human resources in the country.
The existence of the Nusantara Student Dormitory is certainly very good, especially for its residents because it brings a variety of positive benefits. In this building, the nation’s young generation will continue to hone their skills, including the spirit of nationalism, defending the country so that they will have the same ideals for Indonesia.
It is clear that the development of AMN Manado is a very real effort by the State Intelligence Agency to realize Indonesian unity, and at the same time to realize social justice, especially in the world of education.
On the other hand, the State Intelligence Agency, as the initiator of the construction of the Nusantara Student Dormitory in Manado, also gave high appreciation to the North Sulawesi Provincial Government (Pemprov) for donating 5 hectares of land to be able to build facilities for the young generation to develop.
The AMN Development Working Group from the State Intelligence Agency through the Deputy Chief of AMN Manado Working Group, Idham Malik, explained that the land grant given by the North Sulawesi Provincial Government for the construction of dormitories was the largest and largest of several regions that had granted land for similar development.
For information, the AMN development in Surabaya alone has an area of 5 thousand meters, then the development plans in Jakarta are also the same, namely with an area of 5 thousand meters. In Yogyakarta, it only covers an area of 4 thousand meters. However, in Manado, it becomes very wide and large, namely up to 5 hectares.
With maximum support from various parties, it is not impossible that the Nusantara Student Dormitory building will become a symbol of unifying the Indonesian nation.
Great appreciation also came from students, especially those who were beneficiaries of AMN, because they received full scholarships from the government through the LPDP from the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) while studying, including being covered for all their living expenses.
This made students from various regions in Indonesia, from remote parts of the East to the West of the country, admit that they all felt very helped by the serious attention of the Government and BIN.
This assistance and serious attention has increasingly made students have a strong determination to study seriously and to be able to develop their respective regions.
The construction of the Archipelago Student Dormitory (AMN), including in Manado, Surabaya and which will later take place in various other locations, continues to bring a lot of appreciation from various parties and the wider community, because of its great benefits for the nation’s future young generation.
*) Manado Students Live in Jakarta