STKIP Muh Barru joined seven universities in Collaborative Student Study Service (KKN) in Semangki, Simbang, Maros, South Sulawesi. On Monday (20/02), the KKN team was received directly by the Head of Samangki Village, Hj. Darwana Mustari, S.Pd., at the village office. Also attending on this occasion, the Secretary of the Maros Education Board, Ismail Suardi Wekke. The collaborative program implementation involved STKIP Muhammadiyah Barru, STAI DDI Maros, and STAI Yapnas Jeneponto. Likewise, the program also involved IAI DDI Sidenreng Rappang, IAI Al-Amanah Jeneponto, STAI Al Furqan, and STIA Abdul Haris, Makassar. 

The Head of STKIP Muhammadiyah Barru, Dr. Andi Fiptar Alam welcomed the initiation of the collaborative program to be a medium in developing joint activities. “In particular, the Head of STKIP Muhammadiyah Barru expressed their appreciation of this program to foster synergy between campuses,” said Andi Fiptar. Later, the students will serve at the KKN location for forty days. Furthermore, it will finish with a joint seminar as a report for the output of the activity.

Universities that are members of the Indonesian Universities Consortium on Socio-Religious Studies (IUCSRS) network, jointly implement various programs to support the progress of higher education. The first IUCSRS program was a workshop on collaborative research held at Universiti Malaya, Tuesday, November 8, 2022, Kuala Lumpur which was then named as a consortium.

IUCSRS was initiated by five universities together with the Maros Education Board. The number of universities continues to grow until they reach 200 universities. Ismail said that the existence of IUCSRS is a forum for cooperation and collaboration in the implementation of the three values ‘Tri Dharma’ of higher education. “I hope this togetherness will never last,” Ismail Suardi Wekke hoped.