Muhammadiyah University Prof. DR. HAMKA (UHAMKA) together with the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology and Gasing Academy held a Community Service Program Activity with the theme Preparation of Young Science and Technology Talents in the Numerization Field of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology in 2024 which was held at the Abdul Malik Building, Balai Guru Pengusaha, Parung, Bogor (20/12).

This Community Service activity is a training for mathematics teachers from all over Indonesia in making teaching and learning Mathematics, which is known to be difficult and boring, interesting and fun for students in class through the GASING learning method with the main aim of this program being to produce talented young people in the field of numeracy through an innovative and applicable approach.

The activity was attended by Prof. Fauzan as Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Nani So seeni as Deputy Chancellor III UHAMKA, Prof. Herri Mulyono as Chair of the UHAMKA Research, Community Service and Publication Institute (LPPMP), Gufron Amirullah as Expert Staff to the Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Yohanes Surya, head of Gasing Academy, Luthfi Ilham Ramdhani as Head of the Community Service Team of the Ministry of Education and Technology, and 98 mathematics teachers from 15 provinces in Indonesia and also invited guests.

Prof. Fauzan as Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology expressed his hope that through this training, not only can he master interesting mathematics learning, but he can also improve and change the nature of mathematics teachers to make them more interesting and enjoyable for students.

“What is obtained in the GASING method must be understood as well as possible in order to make changes in mathematics teaching, especially to teachers so that they are friendlier and have higher social sensitivity. Not only does they teach numeracy, but their personality must also change,” said Prof. Fauzan.

Next, Prof. Nani Sobayari, Deputy Chancellor III of UHAMKA, said that this activity was a collaboration between UHAMKA and the Ministry of Education and Science and Technology and Gasing Academy through community service in the form of training and strengthening fun mathematics learning for teachers.

“Thank God, UHAMKA can collaborate with the Ministry of Education and Science and Technology and Gasing Academy in community service related to strengthening the field of numeracy for mathematics teachers throughout Indonesia, and hopefully in the future this collaboration can continue in providing enjoyable mathematics teaching,” said Prof. Nani.

Furthermore, Prof Yohanes Surya as the Head of Gasing Academy hopes that through GASING’s activities and methods, he can change students’ views regarding learning Mathematics, which is known to be difficult, to make it more enjoyable.

“For Indonesian students, the GASING method can make it easier for students to learn mathematics without having to be afraid and also with a fun and easy learning method,” said Prof. John.

Apart from that, Luthfi Ilham Ramdhani as Head of the Ministry of Education and Technology’s Community Service Team said that in the future this program will be carried out regularly with UHAMKA and Gasing Academy by producing activity output in the form of Scientific Articles.

“In the future, it will be carried out regularly, and also in collaboration with UHAMKA and Prof. Yohanes Surya in preparing activity outputs in the form of Scientific Articles as a positive impact in the academic field,” concluded Luthfi.