The Journey
From a faculty KKN to a flagship global program- 1978
Where It Began
The roots of iCOP trace back to Petra Christian University's Student Village Service Program, known in Indonesia as Kuliah Kerja Nyata (KKN). The first one took place in Sumberrejo Village, Wlingi, Blitar.
- 1996
Going International
The faculty-level KKN became an international, university-level program when students from Dongseo University, South Korea, joined Petra Christian University students.
- 1998–2000
Finding Its Identity
In 1998 the international KKN was briefly called the Community Development Program (CDP). In 2000 it officially became the Community Outreach Program (COP), reflecting its commitment to sustainable service and community development.
CDP → COP - 2021–2022
Adapting Through the Pandemic
COVID-19 brought new challenges to community service. COP adapted to the situation in Surabaya, focusing on community empowerment and on the needs of communities affected by the pandemic.
- 2023
Returning to the Field & the Birth of iCOP
As the pandemic subsided, the program went back to the field in Mojokerto and West Sumba and took the name iCOP. The added "i" celebrates its global collaboration and multinational student participation.
COP → iCOP
Fish farming training in Dusun Kesiman, Mojokerto - 2026
Continuing the Journey
Marking its 30th milestone, iCOP stands as a flagship global engagement program. It unites hundreds of students from domestic and international partner universities to drive community transformation, cultural exchange and grassroots empowerment with local villages and partners.
Water filter workshop in Petung, Mojokerto
Where we serve
Zoom from Indonesia down to each villageWho came back
Each row is a village, each column a program year. Click a village to find it on the map, or a year to filter.
Villages per year
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Boundaries from GitHub: provinces and regencies from rifani/geojson-political-indonesia (GADM); districts and villages from JfrAziz/indonesia-district (BPS 2020). Village names under each point come from those boundaries and may differ from local names. The 1978 Sumberrejo village has no recorded coordinate, so the map shades Kecamatan Wlingi instead.