Research and community service at UMKOTA follow the university motto, Building Villages, Shaping Cities: work that answers the needs of communities in North Kolaka and Southeast Sulawesi.
Journals
UMKOTA publishes its academic journals on ejournal.umkota.ac.id, including the Journal of Primary Education and Learning, published twice a year by the Primary School Teacher Education program.
Research focus
In 2026, UMKOTA lecturers won six research grants and two community service grants from the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (Kemendiktisaintek). The projects show our main research areas.
Artificial intelligence and data science
- An AI-based digital transformation model to improve the performance and competitiveness of women-led micro, small, and medium enterprises in North Kolaka (Widiarti, S.E., M.M.).
- Sensitivity analysis of an epidemic-actuarial model of AI addiction among university students in Southeast Sulawesi (Asriani Arsita Asni, S.Si., M.Si.).
- Food security clustering in Southeast Sulawesi using the K-Means algorithm (Fitriani, S.Si., M.Si.).
Education and youth
- Analysis and simulation of problematic social media use among university students in North Kolaka using the SEAR model (Fitriyani, S.Mat., M.Si.).
- The effect of STEM-based mathematics learning on students’ critical thinking skills (Jumria, S.Pd., M.Pd.).
Law and sustainable agriculture
- A model for strengthening legal certainty in sustainable farmland management to support food self-sufficiency in North Kolaka (Awaluddin, S.H., M.H.).
Community service
- Financial literacy and financial risk management for Generation Z students at SMKN 3 Kolaka Utara, as preparation for work (Firdaus, S.Pd., M.Pd.).
- Empowering the PKK women’s group of Tojabi Village through actuarial-based financial literacy and entrepreneurship (Nurul Aulia Bohari, S.Si., M.Si.).
Research and community service are coordinated by the Institute for Research and Community Service (LPPM), led by Dr. Masmur, S.S., M.Si. Contact: [email protected].
Collaboration
We welcome research and community service partnerships with universities, government, and industry. Contact [email protected].