HumasUPNVJ - As an effort to encourage the Freedom to Learn Campus Merdeka program in building villages, UPN Veteran Jakarta (UPNVJ) held an audience with the Territorial Assistant of the Indonesian Army, Major General TNI Army Achmad Marzuki to include UPNVJ students in the TNI Manunggal Build Village (TMMD) program.

"I let students from any faculties participate. I'm happy if many take part," said Achmad Marzuki in his audience with dr. Ria Maria Theresa Deputy Chancellor for Student Affairs and Cooperation at the Indonesian Army Headquarters, Jalan Veteran, Central Jakarta, Monday (28/3/2022).

according to dr. Ria, apart from being able to facilitate students in accelerating community development both physically and non-physically in rural areas, the TMMD program can assist UPNVJ in fulfilling the target of a village development program, one of the MBKM programs.

"We have a target of 1% of the number of our active students to participate in building the village. In addition to this target, we are also trying to implement State Defense in accordance with the identity that UPNVJ has, so we think this program is the right program for our students to implement," said Dr. . Ria.

Achmad Marzuki also described several areas that could later be deployed for the TMMD program, including Bekasi, Sukabumi, Bandung, Purwakarta, Pandeglang and Cianjur which are the closest cities to the UPNVJ location.

Based on the results of the discussions that were carried out, the follow-up UPNVJ will send the names of the selected students and the specifications for the TMMD program that students can undertake so that later the TNI AD will adapt to UPNVJ's needs.