COMPANY PROFILE
DIREKTORAT PENELITIAN DAN PENGABDIAN MASYARAKAT (DPPM)
UNIVERSITAS ISLAM INDONESIA
Jl. Kaliurang KM 14,4, Ngaglik, Sleman, Yogyakarta
A.
Introduction
UII, as a higher education institution, through “Directorate of
Research and Community Services” (DPPM) makes research and community
services as one of ways realizing UII’s visions which is giving benefits to
community (rahmatallil’alamin) and also developing the university. This is
the form of UII’s Catur Dharma which includes research and community
service activities.
DPPM is the academic implementer which has the roles to conduct,
coordinate, supervise, and assess researches and community services, and
also be involved in improving human resource competence needed. Since
the beginning, DPPM UII has facilitated and encouraged academic
community at UII to conduct researches and community services both
individually and in group. To do its roles, functions, and limitation of the
program, DPPM UII is developed trough a coordination mechanism of UII’s
Unit I; a unit directed by Rector Assistant I (Pembantu Rektor I).
DPPM UII is a coordinating institution for academic community to
conduct researches and community services. Facing the facts that the
number of students who enrol at UII is fluctuating and the society’s demand
is very dynamic, UII has determined its position as a research university. A
research university can be defined from how many researches used in its
teaching learning processes and how many holders of PhD in the university.
As an effort to achieve its optimum role as a coordinating institution
for academic community to conduct researches and community services,
DPPM has a synergy with various components in society and also institutions
to cooperate in improving the concepts of research and corporate social
responsibility activities.
B.
Visions and Missions
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Visions
Becoming a Research and Community Services Center with high
productivity and quality and also being able to respond the society’s needs
and giving benefits for them by applying the principals of charitable
knowledge and scientific good deeds.
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Missions
1.
To conduct activities to improve research quality and quantity which
can support knowledge improvement and development.
2.
To produce researches which have academic contribution for society.
3.
To conduct activities to improve society’s quality of life through
community services.
4.
To provide activities for society through KKN.
C.
Main Tasks and Functions
1.
As an institution mediator which bridges demand and supply, and also
problems and UII’s solutions.
2.
As an institution which coordinates researches and community
services for the sake of society.
3.
As an institution which coordinates research findings and community
services for society in the fields of science and technology, and also
social and humanism.
D.
Development Strategy Directions
The policy on research and community services in DPPM is directed to
activities improving society’s prosperity and quality of life which have
humanism characteristic, reflect Islamic values, and are aimed to create
green urbanization as a respond to global warming. To achieve the visions
and missions above, DPPM UII apply these strategic directions below:
1. Improving researcher’s professionalism and integrity.
2. Improving qualified research programs.
3. Improving research collaborations with various institutions.
4. Conducting internship program (Kuliah Kerja Nyata).
5. Developing the organization management.
6. Improving the organization’s facilities.
7. Providing technology information database.
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E.
Activities
In general, the activities conducted by DPPM include:
1.
Research in the field of Social Humanism and Science-Technology.
This is a regular program which is aimed to facilitate lecturers and
researchers in conducting their research. The policy on research and
community services in DPPM is directed to research which can
improve society’s prosperity and quality of life which have humanism
characteristic and reflect Islamic values. In general, the researches
conducted by DPPM include:
a. Research on Social and Humanism
b. Research on Science and Technology
c. Reseach on Gender
d. Research on Environment
e. Reseach on Health
2.
Community Services. This activity is aimed to contribute the works of
lecturer and researcher to society as implementation of the
university’s Catur Dharma. It can be conducted at any time by
lecturers and researchers at Universitas Islam Indonesia.
3.
Student Internship (Kuliah Kerja Nyata/ KKN). Internship activity at
UII has been started since 1978. Its models include 5 alternative
models which can be choosen by students based on their available
time and interest. The 5 models are Regular 1, Regular 2, Extension,
Partnership, and Independent Internship. In its development, the
internship activity is made synergy with the research activity by
adding 2 new models. They are Internship of Community Services and
Thematic Internship.
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