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| Embeding KKN jacket by Vice Rector III, Dr. Sidik Sunaryo, SH., M.Si., M.Hum to KKN students (Photo: Mirza / PR) |
Aside from serving in various fields, this time, the international Community Service Program scheme of the University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM), was focusing on the serious handling of Indonesian workers abroad mainly about improving the quality of education. For example is students who will be deployed in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah State, Malaysia.
In the city centre of government for the West Coast of Sabah country was estimated to have more than six hundred thousand Indonesian citizens (WNI). This number was only an estimate of the various activities carried out by the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia (KJRI) Kinabalu, Malaysia.
"What is recorded in our office is only 151,000," explained Cahyono Rustam, Executor Social and Culture Information Function of the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia, Kota Kinabalu when giving a public lecture on the Direction and Disengagement of Community Service Program (KKN) University of Muhamamdiyah Malang (UMM) even semester 2019/2020, Monday (1/6).
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The average citizen who came to Kinabalu was to work. Some were legal, had employers and work permits. There were also illegal in various forbidden ways. "Every month, we facilitate the repatriation of Indonesian citizens by Malaysia. There are around 300 people, "he said in front of 1210 KKN participants.
Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI), The term of TKI, not only work but also there were those who get married and had children. The majority of children born from PMI marriages did not have official certificates such as birth certificates because they married only on religious conditions.
In this case, the Indonesian Consulate General was tasked with endeavouring to make various commensurate certificates for the children of PMI. For education, PMI children cannot attend Malaysian government schools. This was related to the law owned by Malaysia. "For foreigners who have an income of under 5,000 Malaysian ringgit, their children cannot be sent to public schools," he explained.
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This situation made the government through the Indonesian Consulate General initiated various methods for the education of PMI children so that they would continue to receive knowledge. Indonesia was negotiating with the Malaysian government to establish alternative schools. This negotiation was successful, Indonesia got permission to establish an alternative school. The enthusiasm of Indonesian citizens was great. For the first establishment, there were only 1,000 students studying.
In 2008, Indonesia negotiated again with Malaysia to establish a larger scope of learning called the Community Learning Centre (CLC). The government was serious about dealing with various problems faced by Indonesian citizens in Malaysia, especially education for children. "You who are KKN there, let's help educate the children of Indonesian citizens to be broad-minded and love Indonesia," said the man who had been a temporary lecturer at FISIP UMM.
Besides the international KKN scheme in Kinabalu, Malaysia, UMM students were also distributed to a number of regions. For the East Java region was Malang Raya, Probolinggo City, Tulungagung Regency and Madiun Regency. "Begin a variety of good in the midst of society," the message of Vice-Rector III, Dr. Sidik Sunaryo, SH., M.Si., M.Hum. (win)
