Directorate of Higher Education of Muhammadiyah Central Assembly with Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta Conducted The 9th National Coordination Meeting

2nd-4th of February 2016, located at Lor In Hotel in Solo, Directorate of Higher Education of Muhammadiyah Central Assembly with Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta (UMS) conducted The 9th National Coordination Meeting. This meeting was taken a theme of “Jati Diri LPTK PTM Berkhidmat Untuk Umat dan Berkarya Untuk Mencerdaskan Bangsa”. This event was conducted for all Muhammadiyah Universities which provide Faculty of Teacher Training and Education as one of its majors. Ida Puspita, M.A.Res (director of International Office Affair of UAD and also the head of OIA National Forum of Muhammadiyah and Aisyiyah Education 2015/2016) Drs. Ahmad, M.Pd. (Dean of Faculty of Teacher Training and Education/FKIP of UM Purwokerto), Dr. Poncojari Wahyono, M.Kes. (Dean of Faculty of Teacher Training and Education/FKIP of UM Malang), and Prof. Dr. Harun Joko Prayitno (Dean of Faculty of Teacher Training and Education/FKIP of UM Surakarta) were invited as the speakers in this meeting.

Ida Puspita, M.A.Res. presented “International Community Service Program and International Internship Program”. Ahmad Dahlan University is widely known as a university that conduct this program with some partner’s universities in Philippines, Cambodia, Thailand, Egypt, etc. She deeply shared her experiences as the director of International Office Affairs.

There were about 200 participants from all provinces in Indonesia actively attended this meeting. They asked many questions related to the problems they faced.

Ida Puspita, M.A.Res. said, “I hope this annual event lead to stronger cooperation among Muhammadiyah University and Higher Education. Further, Muhammadiyah Universities already have been conducting International Community Service or International Internship Programs can initiate and help other Muhammadiyah Universities those have just started or will start this program”.

She added, “The most important decision in this meeting is clear disposition work between LPTK (Muhammadiyah Universities which have Faculty of Teacher Training and Education) and OIA National Forum. LPTK team is in charge of developing the rules and OIA National Forum is in charge of looking for the locations of  International Community Service and Internship Programs”.