Universitas Negeri Semarang (UNNES) sent as many as 408 Student Affairs Institution Special Activity Unit (LK-UKM) functionaries from various levels, both at the University and Faculty levels, to take part in national defense activities at Rindam IV Diponegoro, Magelang, on Friday-Sunday, March 1-3 2024.
The event was opened by Danrindam IV Diponegoro and attended by the Chancellor of UNNES, Prof. Dr. S Martono, M.Sc. In his speech, Prof. Martono stated that the main aim of state defense activities is to strengthen the feeling of love for the homeland, strengthen belief in Pancasila as the state ideology, form a disciplined character, and improve the learning ethos. Apart from that, this activity also aims to counter radicalism, drug abuse, and encourage independence and social solidarity through the spirit of mutual cooperation and teamwork. Prof. Martono also emphasized that this state defense activity is not a militarization activity.
The participants showed high enthusiasm for this activity. M. Rifki Firzatullah, Chair of the Student Consultative Council (MPM) of the UNNES Student Family (KM), stated that national defense activities educate and strengthen feelings of love for the homeland. He hopes that activities like this can continue to be carried out in order to increase students’ interest in character building and a sense of nationalism.
Meanwhile, Ari Triyanto, Head of the Mahapala UNNES Student Activities Unit (UKM), added that this activity trains discipline, responsibility and togetherness among the participants. For him, this activity is very educational for students as future candidates for the nation.
With high enthusiasm and a strong spirit of defending the country, UNNES students are ready to implement the values they learn in this activity into their daily lives as part of efforts to build a young generation with a nationalist spirit.
