Sam Ratulangi University (Unsrat) academic and Deputy Chancellor I for Academic Affairs, Prof. Dr. Ir. Grevo Soleman Gerung gave his full support for the realization of the Nusantara Student Dormitory (AMN). This support from academics certainly strengthens hopes that the AMN program has bright prospects in advancing national education.
Academics appreciate the sustainability of AMN development, including in Manado, North Sulawesi. Of course, it is not without reason why this full support continues to flow to AMN, including even coming from an academic from Unsrat Grevo Gerung. The reason is, through this program, it is a form of very strong effort and commitment by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia (RI) to provide equal access to free education to all students and youth from various backgrounds in the country.
Therefore, the existence of the Nusantara Student Dormitory (AMN) is very important to open very wide the door to equal access to the world of education so that it reaches all youth groups spread throughout Indonesia.
For your information, AMN Manado is collaborating with Sam Ratulangi University to make its various programs a success. In this case, Unsrat also welcomed the existence of AMN Manado positively. In fact, Unsrat also provided tens of hectares of land for AMN. Later, these lands will be used to hone students’ skills, such as in the fields of fisheries, animal husbandry, agriculture and other positive things.
Meanwhile, the Special Staff (Stafsus) of the Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Pancasila Ideology Development Agency (BPIP), Antonius Benny Susetyo or Father Benny also spoke. According to him, the existence of AMN Manado is indeed very worthy of being the best cadre formation place for the nation’s future leaders.
The construction of the Nusantara Student Dormitory is indeed very ideal, because it does not only come from one group of students, but also comes from all other regions in Indonesia.
Therefore, optimism from many parties continues to surround the positive progress in the development of AMN Manado because it has become one of the government’s flagship programs in the era of the leadership of the President of the Republic of Indonesia (RI), Joko Widodo (Jokowi), which is very beneficial because it is able to produce superior young people in an inclusive manner. .
This relates to efforts, strategies or approaches in developing Indonesia which has a society with very diverse or diverse backgrounds.
Thus, collaboration through education that is characterized by inclusiveness, such as AMN Manado, is very important. Moreover, the quality of local human resources (HR) has a strong national character.
A number of institutions and ministries continue to be involved in development to fill all activities in the Nusantara Student Dormitory to realize great benefits for the community, such as the provincial government (Pemprov), the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Kemendikbud Research and Technology), the Ministry of Youth and Sports (Kemenpora) and the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) as catalysts.
Regarding the development of AMN, everything is very in line with the conditions of diversity in Indonesia, starting from differences in ethnicity, race and religion. The existence of this diversity should be a real strength, not a weakness.
Therefore, it is very important to have the Nusantara Student Dormitory so that the entire young generation of the nation can learn from each other that their respective customs and cultures are different and enable them to be harmonious and united.
In other words, the existence of diversity should be a strength and not a weakness. Because if differences become a weakness, then it is not impossible that people in the country will very easily be pitted against each other by certain irresponsible parties and groups.
On the other hand, the Head of the State Intelligence Agency of the Republic of Indonesia (BIN RI), Police General (Ret.) Prof. Dr. Budi Gunawan, SH, M.Si., Ph.D., PSM explained that AMN has facilities, means and infrastructure that are all very modern.
Some of these facilities include communal rooms, health clinics and server and security rooms. With the existence of the Nusantara Student Dormitory, it makes students even more motivated in developing their respective regions of origin.
All young people continue to receive education and training using methods or approaches and strategies that are very appropriate and continue to be relevant for them to make young people pioneers, motivators who are able to express the spirit of love for the unity of the country.
All the very positive benefits from the existence of the Manado Archipelago Student Dormitory (AMN), then made an academic from Sam Ratulangi University (Unsrat), Grevo Gerung give his full support for the realization of the BIN initiation program.
The existence of the AMN program certainly needs attention and support from all parties. With the continuation of this program, it is hoped that many young Indonesians with superior character can be born.