UHAMKA Welcomes Collaboration Discussions with UNESCO TEC in Developing Teacher Potential
Muhammadiyah University Prof. DR. HAMKA (UHAMKA) through the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (FKIP) welcomed the arrival of a delegation from the UNESCO Teacher Education Center (TEC) Shanghai which was held in Meeting Room A, FKIP UHAMKA, Thursday (31/7).
UNESCO TEC’s visit to FKIP UHAMKA is a discussion forum for potential cooperation that can be carried out in developing the potential skills of teachers in Indonesia, especially at UHAMKA through research and exchange programs as well as training at the Teacher Education Center under the auspices of UNESCO in Shanghai, China.
The discussion activity was attended by Purnama Syae Purrohman as Dean of FKIP UHAMKA, Saiful Bari as Head of BGTK, Directorate General of GTK PG, Ika Yatri as Deputy Dean I of UHAMKA, Zhu Xiaohu as Head of the UNESCO TEC Program, as well as delegates from UNESCO TEC Shanghai, lecturers and stakeholders from UHAMKA who were present.
Purnama Syae Purrohman said that UNESCO TEC’s visit to FKIP UHAMKA was a discussion regarding the potential for cooperation to be carried out in developing the skills of teaching staff through teaching, research and teacher exchange.
“This time UHAMKA had visiting guests from UNESCO TEC Shanghai China to see the potential that UHAMKA has for exploring cooperation between the two parties, through training prospective teachers, collaborative research and exchange of lecturers or teaching staff,” said Purnama.
Furthermore, Saiful Bari as Plt. The Head of BGTK, Directorate General of GTK PG, expressed his appreciation for the idea of ​​this collaboration which will be carried out with UNESCO TEC in providing teacher training programs, which can develop the potential skills and competencies of teachers in Indonesia, especially in UHAMKA.
“Thank God, today we held a discussion between BGTK and UHAMKA with UNESCO TEC Shanghai to discuss the potential for cooperation in the field of Teacher Training Programs and we from BGTK really support this collaboration which will be carried out with UNESCO TEC as a collaborative partner that has great potential in developing competent teacher training programs,” said Saiful.
On the other hand, Zhu Xiaohu as Head of the UNESCO TEC Program expressed his hope that through discussions this collaboration could become a future collaboration in improving the quality of education between countries through exchanges of students, teachers and lecturers, especially in celebrating 75 years of cooperation between the Indonesian and Chinese governments.
“This year is the 75th anniversary of the Indonesian government’s cooperation with China, especially in the field of education. We hope to collaborate with UHAMKA in the future through exchanges of students, teachers and lecturers as well as collaboration in the field of research,” concluded Zhu Xiaohu.
