FMIPA UI Launches 2026 PKM Socialization to Encourage Students to Improve Proposal Quality

Depok, January 8, 2026 — The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Indonesia (FMIPA UI), held the 2026 Student Creativity Program (PKM) Socialization online on Thursday (January 8). This activity was aimed at all undergraduate students of FMIPA UI to increase participation and improve the quality of PKM proposals at both the university and national levels.

The Student Creativity Program (PKM) is a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia (Kemendikti Saintek RI), providing funding of up to over IDR 8 million per team, along with various incentives and awards. PKM serves as a student competition across eight funded categories and two incentive categories, culminating in the National Student Scientific Week (PIMNAS).

The Vice Dean for Education, Research, and Student Affairs at FMIPA UI, Prof. Anom Bowolaksono, Ph.D., stated that PKM serves as a strategic learning platform beyond regular coursework. Through PKM, students are trained to sharpen soft skills, integrate ideas across disciplines, and formulate them into concepts with real-world impact.

“PKM is an important learning space beyond regular coursework for students. Through this program, they are trained to sharpen soft skills, integrate ideas, and generate impactful concepts, while also fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration to strengthen capacity and competitiveness,” said Prof. Anom.

The Student Affairs Manager of FMIPA UI, Prof. Dr. Dewi Susiloningtyas, S.Si., M.Si., emphasized that PKM is not merely a competition, but a strategic platform for developing students as scientific individuals, in alignment with the Key Performance Indicators in the student affairs domain.

“PKM is not just a competition, but a strategic platform for developing students as scientific individuals. This program aligns with university priorities and encourages FMIPA UI students to enhance their competence, creativity, and contributions to society,” she explained.

The Head of Student Achievement Sub-Directorate at the Directorate of Student Affairs and Scholarships UI, Dr. Aflian Syahmadan Siagian, described the FMIPA UI PKM socialization as a strategic first step at the university level. He explained that evaluations of last year’s PKM had been conducted to improve the quality of the 2026 PKM implementation, along with plans for advisor socialization and technical guidance for proposal development.

“The FMIPA UI PKM socialization serves as a starting point for other faculties to conduct similar activities. The Directorate of Student Affairs and the PKM Center at UI have evaluated previous implementations and will provide socialization and technical guidance for advisors and PKM proposals,” said Dr. Aflian.

The socialization materials were presented by Imam Sarif Hidayat from the UI PKM Center, who explained the PKM workflow over 9 to 10 months, from proposal selection, funding, monitoring and evaluation, to the PKP2 and PIMNAS stages. According to him, PKM provides valuable experience, an academic portfolio, and opportunities for competitive personal development at the national level.

The event also presented various PKM themes, including public health and nutrition; poverty and corruption eradication; food self-sufficiency; energy and water; drug prevention; education strengthening; science and technology; environmental conservation and disaster mitigation; cultural preservation and creative economy; gender equality and protection of vulnerable groups; as well as economic equity, MSME empowerment, and the development of the National Capital (IKN).

The PKM funding categories include Exact Sciences Research (RE), Social and Humanities Research (RSH), Technology Application (PI), Community Service (PM), Entrepreneurship (K), Creative Work (KC), Innovative Work (KI), and Constructive Idea Video (VGK). Meanwhile, the incentive categories consist of Written Futuristic Ideas (GFT) and Scientific Articles (AI).

The socialization also featured Team PHY-DESTRON, FMIPA UI students who successfully qualified for PIMNAS 2025—Kuncoro Nugroho, S.M., Ahmad Amartia Nurfiqri, and Rafi Suryo Saputro. They shared their experiences and strategies for crafting successful PKM proposals, while also providing practical tips for navigating the selection process through to the PIMNAS finals. The session continued with an interactive Q&A, allowing participants to gain direct insights from these high-achieving students.

Through this socialization activity, FMIPA UI hopes that students will gain a better understanding of the PKM workflow, schemes, and opportunities, and be motivated to submit high-quality and competitive proposals. Moving forward, FMIPA UI, together with the UI PKM Center, is committed to conducting follow-up socializations, intensive guidance, and mentoring to enhance student achievements in the national-level PKM competition.