Sleman - Two teams of Student Creativity Week (PKM) from Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Yogyakarta qualify for the 33rd PIMNAS (National Scientific Week) 2020 event. PIMNAS 2020 is organized by National Achievement Center (PUSPRESNAS) of the General Directorate of Learning and Student Affairs, Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education (Kemenristekdikti) in collaboration with Gadjah Mada University (UGM). The PIMNAS 2020 activity is carried out online through Zoom and the Youtube channel of the National Achievement Center on 24-29 November 2020. The PIMNAS 2020 activity is an annual activity that becomes an event for students throughout Indonesia to increase their creativity in the development of science, technology and art as well as improving their skills in submitting intellectual work in scientific forums. Two teams from UPNVY will compete in the PKM-M (Community Service PKM) and PKM-PE (Exact Research PKM) categories. 

The following is the title of the PKM that passed the 33rd  PIMNAS organized by the National Achievement Center (PUSPRENAS) in collaboration with Gadjah Mada University:

1. Utilization of Plastic Bottle Waste as Pipe Glue in Sukunan Village, Sleman, Yogyakarta (PKM-M Category), by Sinta Nur Senja, Indah Putri Wahyuni, Salsabila Safia Dyaninta, Akmal Baihaqi, and Muhammad Hanif Ardiyan.
2. Integration of Geomagnetic Methods and Induce Polarization to Determine the Potential of Gold Deposits in Randu Kuning, Selogiri, Wonogiri, Central Java (PKM-PE Category) by Fauzi Yul Chaidir, Gilvandro Rumahorbo, and Okta Dwi Puspita.

Tri Wibawa, S.T. , M.T. as the coach of the UPNVY PKM Center explained that “there were 15 PKM proposals from UPNVY that passed the funding and consisted of 7 PKM-Entrepreneurship (PKM-K) proposals, 1 PKM-Karsa Cipta (PKM-KC) proposal, 4 PKM-Community Service (PKM-M ), 1 PKM-Exact Research (PKM-PE), and 2 PKM-Application of Technology (PKM-T). Due to the 33rd PIMNAS 2020 stage, 2 UPNVY teams were able to pass it. However, we have a lot of hope for the two teams to win champion and make UPNVY be proud at the PIMNAS 2020 event.

Sinta Nur Senja as the team leader from UPNVY for the PKM-M category explained, "although the conditions for PIMNAS 2020 are different from what it was before and it made us have to compete online, it does not break our enthusiasm in preparing to compete in this PIMNAS 2020".

On the same occasion, Fauzi Yul Chaidir as the team leader from UPNVY for the PKM-PE category said, "the conditions that require all of us to do online activities today are not an obstacle in continuing to work and be creative. Hopefully, the achievements (both in academic and non-academic fields) that are upheld by UPN students will increase during this pandemic. PR