The Public Relations Award of the Directorate General of Higher Education and Performance Projections for 2021 is an annual event of the Directorate General of Higher Education which is a form of evaluation and appreciation for public relations management, which is attended by all PTNs (PTN-BH, PTN-BLU, PTN-SATKER) and LLDIKTI within the Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Culture. . This event is in line with the principle of openness of public information to realize the implementation of good governance in public information services.

In 2020, the Director General's Public Relations Award was held online on Wednesday evening, December 23 2020. At the event which was held in collaboration with Gunadarma University, the Director General of Higher Education (Dirjen Dikti) Nizam who was present directly at the Gunadarma University auditorium in his speech said about educational performance high in 2020 is in a situation that has never been imagined before, where challenges and changes come very quickly, the situation is uncertain, or what is usually called the era of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA), and Higher Education personnel are required to be able to adapt using creativity. and innovation in a very short time. Especially adaptation in the use of technology. In his speech, Nizam also appreciated that 95% of universities had updated their PT data on the PDDIKTI page, 100% of PTs were able to adapt to using technology in learning, in just one month after the Minister issued the circular. Our initial survey showed that 98% of universities use technology for Learning From Home (BDR), of course with various shortcomings and incomplete preparation. "But, with a high spirit of adaptation and extraordinary mutual cooperation from lecturers, students and the seriousness of university leaders, learning can continue to this day," said Director General Nizam. Also in the field of research, there were more than 1,600 inventions and innovations born from universities during the pandemic. Community service also never wanes even in the midst of a pandemic, with Thematic Real Work Lectures (KKN) carried out by many campuses, the Pioneer Teaching Campus whose first batch we have just attracted, Students Teaching from Home to help elementary and middle school students study from home (BDR), everything has gone well with an extraordinary spirit of volunteerism and mutual cooperation. There is also credit assistance for lecturers and students, tuition assistance for students affected by Covid, national volunteers for Covid mitigation and programs that support independent learning can be organized well. Nizam also emphasized the importance of micro-credentials programs, where students can try to gain additional competencies that are really needed in the era of the fourth industrial revolution, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, UI-UX, deep learning, as well as planning and development programs. development of other digital applications.

On that occasion, the Directorate General of Higher Education (Ditjen Dikti) also gave appreciation and appreciation to higher education people in the fields of public relations, cooperation, as well as to journalists and higher education media. The three types of awards given include the 2020 Dikti Journalist and Media Award, the 2020 Dikti Public Relations Award, and the Collaboration Report Performance Award.

The 2020 Dikti Journalist and Media Award is an effort by the Directorate General of Higher Education to give appreciation to journalists and media who have contributed to publicizing the programs and policies of the Directorate General of Higher Education so far. The awarding of appreciation to journalists and media is divided into 5 categories, namely Best Print Journalist, Best Online Journalist, Most Popular Journalist, Most Favorite Journalist, and Best Media Supporting Directorate General of Higher Education Programs.

"Apart from that, we are grateful to receive various kinds of input for improvements and find out about problems in society through articles in the media. "Because without synergy with the media, it is difficult to receive feedback or input from the public in a more abstract manner," said Nizam.

Meanwhile, the 2020 Dikti Public Relations Award is a form of award given from the results of monitoring and evaluating the public relations performance of State Universities (PTN) and Higher Education Service Institutions (LLDikti), as well as being a measurement of public relations performance.

Participants who participated in this Public Relations Award included PTN Legal Entities (PTN-BH), PTN Public Service Agencies (BLU), PTN Work Units (Satker), and Higher Education Service Institutions (LLDikti). The categories given in this award include managing websites, social media, press conferences and press releases, magazines, the most popular public relations personnel and managing public service complaints through LAPOR!. Apart from that, the Collaboration Report Performance Award was also given to LLDikti which has reported the collaboration carried out by private universities in its area with the best performance.

In 2020, Thank God, LLDikti Region V again received an achievement award in 2 categories, namely:  Best 1 in the Public Service Complaint Management (LAPOR) Category and Best 1 in the Magazine Category. For this reason, LLDIKTI Region V expresses its highest appreciation and appreciation to universities in Region V Yogyakarta which have actively participated and contributed positively to encourage LLDIKTI Region V to receive awards in this public relations award. The award was handed over symbolically by the Director General of Higher Education Prof. Nizam, via the Zoom Meeting application which was attended by the Directorate General of Higher Education, Chancellor of PTN, Head of LLDikti throughout Indonesia and Public Relations of PTN/LLDikti which was also broadcast via Live Streaming on YouTube, Directorate General of Higher Education.

Apart from that, we also express our thanks and appreciation to all parties who have been involved and contributed to this, to the LAPOR management team, the LLDikti Region V News Bulletin Team, and all employees for their hard work and support. We hope that in the future LLDikti can continue to improve the skills of its staff in order to provide the best service for universities in Region V Yogyakarta and all stakeholders.

Below we present a list of LLDikti and Higher Education awards within the Directorate General of Higher Education as follows:

1. Public Service Complaint Management (LAPOR) Category
- Best LLDikti: LLDikti Region V
- Best PTN-Satker: Trunojoyo Madura University
- Best PTN-BLU: University of Lampung
- Best PTN-BH: Diponegoro University

PTN-BLU
- Best 1: Yogyakarta State University
- Best 2: Makassar State University
- Best 3: National Development University "Veteran" East Java

2. Magazine Category
PTN-BLU
- Best 1: Yogyakarta State University
- Best 2: Makassar State University
- Best 3: National Development University "Veteran" East Java

LLDikti
- Best 1: LLDikti Region V
- Best 2: LLDikti Region II
- Best 3: LLDikti Region X
PTN-Satker
- Best: National Development University "Veteran" Yogyakarta

3. Press Conference and Press Release Category
PTN-Satker
- Best 1: Sumatra Institute of Technology
- Best 2: Jakarta "Veteran" National Development University
- Best 3: National Development University "Veteran" Yogyakarta
- 1st Runner Up: Indonesian Art Institute Yogyakarta
- 2nd Runner Up: Papua State University

4. Page Category
PTN-Satker
- Best 1: Jakarta "Veteran" National Development University
- Best 2: Yogyakarta Indonesian Art Institute
- Best 3: Aceh Indonesian Institute of Arts and Culture
- 1st Runner Up: Sumatra Institute of Technology
- 2nd Runner up: Ninebelas November University Kolaka

5. Social Media Category
PTN-Satker
- Best 1: Sumatra Institute of Technology
- Best 2: Jakarta "Veteran" National Development University
- Best 3: Yogyakarta Indonesian Art Institute
- 1st Runner Up: Indonesian Institute of Arts and Culture Bandung
- 2nd Runner Up: National Development University "Veteran" Yogyakarta