The Rector of Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto (UMP) released the Community Service Program (KKN) of The Acceleration of the Covid-19 Treatment (KKN-PPC) in 2020/2021 in Kebumen. In his remarks, Dr Jebul explained that KKN students should be the solution to the community as the social da’wah. It was adopted from Alm. Said Tuhuleley, a Muhammadiyah activist of community empowerment.

“As a Muslim, we have community order ideality. Da’wah should present in providing any specific solutions that existed in society or our neighbourhood, which can not be generalized,” he said on Thursday (28/01).

Kebumen regent, KH Yazid Mahfudz, attended this ceremony; the Head of Regional Development Planning Board (Bappeda) of Kebumen; the Chairman of Muhammadiyah Regional Board of Kebumen, the Heads of Subdistrict, the Village Heads. The Vice-Rectors, the Chief of Institute for Research and Community Service (LPPM), and all field supervisor lecturers of KKN UMP.

“1120 UMP students followed the program have been released in 8 Regencies, one of them is Kebumen Recency with the total of 46 students. In the KKN program implementation in the Covid-19 pandemic, UMP uses students nearest domicile method, so that the number of students in each regency will be different,” he said.

The rector continued to collaborate with Kebumen government which has been running well. The collaborative works included in KKN program implementation, researches of the lecturers, even the institutional cooperation.

“We have to admit that Kebumen government is very responsive and has a good intention to elevate the development. It can be portrayed by the collaboration between UMP and Kebumen government in various collaborative works for both parties’ progress,” he said.