UIII Daycare received a visit from Madania Progressive Indonesian School Kindergarten Bogor

Monday, January 8, 2023, UIII Daycare received a visit from Madania Progressive Indonesian School Kindergarten, Bogor. This activity was attended by Prof. Nina Nurmila, Ph.D. as The Dean of the Faculty of Education UIII, Daycare Staff, and Staff of the Faculty of Education UIII as well as the Principal and Kindergarten teachers of Madania Progressive Indonesian School, Bogor. The activity began with a visit to the Daycare to see directly how teachers accompany, care for, and educate children as well as see the facilities and infrastructure.

The activity then continued with the socialization of the UIII Daycare program which was held at the Teleconference, Faculty A, UIII. The activity opened with a video showing of the Faculty of Education. During socialization, Ms. Citra Novi Pramudia as UIII Daycare Teacher Coordinator, explained that before teaching and guiding children, teachers must be able to manage emotions, be alert, and be able to read children's social and emotional situations. She explained that the Montessori curriculum consists of Practical Life, Sensory, Language, Math, and Culture. Lesson plans can be in the form of Pretend Play, Presentation, Science Class, Cooking Class, Fun Learning, Read Aloud, Outdoor Activity, Music and Environment. Ms. Alfi Afifah, Head of Madania Secondary School, explained that Madania Kindergarten wanted to create a learning program for the younger siblings of Madania Kindergarten students while waiting for their older siblings to finish studying. Then, Prof. Nina Nurmila, Ph.D. explained that there were positive testimonials from parents who entrusted their children to daycare. She said there was a Child staff who wanted to go to Daycare even though he was with his parents enjoying the New Year holiday.

The activity ended with questions and answers about teaching foreign languages ​​to children. Ms. Citra explained that teaching foreign languages ​​to children can be done by having a special teacher who is entrusted with full use of the foreign language in communicating with children or by determining which days the teacher uses the foreign language and which days the teacher uses the mother tongue.

by Muhammad Sufyan

The Faculty of Education UIII received a visit from the Tarbiyah and Teacher Training Faculty of UIN Saizu Purwokerto

Wednesday, December 6, 2023, the Faculty of Education UIII received a visit from the Tarbiyah and Teacher Training Faculty of UIN Saizu Purwokerto. This activity was attended by Charyna Ayu Rizkyanti, Ph.D. as Permanent Lecturer at the Faculty of Education, UIII, along with staff and Deputy Dean 1 of the Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, UIN Saizu Purwokerto, Dr. Suparjo, M.A. along with the staff.

The activity began with getting to know each other from the Faculty of Education UIII and the Tarbiyah and Teacher Training Faculty of UIN Saizu Purwokerto who were present at the meeting. Dr. Suparjo, M.A. explained that their arrival was aimed at getting to know the programs at the Faculty of Education UIII as well as seeing the facilities and infrastructure directly such as study rooms and student support systems such as Daycare, Library, and student dormitories. Apart from that, Charyna Ayu Rizkyanti, Ph.D. explained that there are several interesting events that the public can take part in, such as Lunch Talk, Writing Competition, and the Scholar in Residence Program.

Charyna Ayu Rizkyanti, Ph.D. explained that the Lunch Talk Program is held once a month inviting speakers from outside UIII, recipients of the Scholar in Residence program, as well as internal UIII. The Writing Competition is held once a year with a prize for 1st winner gets 10 million, 2nd winner gets 7 million, and 3rd winner gets 5 million, and each selected paper gets a prize of 2 million to be included in the Muslim Education Review journal. The Faculty of Education UIII also invites doctoral scholars and professors to take part in the Scholar in Residence program where if they pass the selection, they are obliged to become guest lecturers in courses according to their respective expertise, submit articles to the Muslim Education Review journal, accept student consultations, as well as participating in Lunch Talk activities for the Faculty of Education.

The welcoming activity ended with giving each other souvenirs and a campus tour to see the classrooms, Daycare, Library, and student dormitories.

by Muhammad Sufyan

One of M.A. students in Education UIII won the Best Presenter award at the Forum on Education and Learning Transformation (FELT) Indonesia 2023

The Center for Standards and Education Policy (PSKP) and Article 33 Indonesia organized the Forum on Education and Learning Transformation (FELT) Indonesia 2023. This event is an academic discussion forum that addresses the transformation for the equalization of educational quality. The forum aims to recognize and gather diverse educational research from various sources, promote the emergence of new research in the field of education as a policy reference, and provide a platform for researchers, academics, and education experts to discuss and test their research results.

From September 8 to October 6, 2023, there were 107 abstracts submitted by researchers, academics, education experts, and students participating in the selection process. Eighteen scholarly articles were selected and presented during the forum on November 27-28, 2023. One of these articles belongs to Eka Hermansyah, a student at the Indonesia International Islamic University, with the title "Student Involvement in Policy Decision Making."

On the first day of the main forum, it began with a keynote address by Anindito Aditomo, Head of the Curriculum Standards and Education Assessment Agency, discussing the Landscape of Education Transformation in Indonesia. This was followed by presentations divided into three panels, each consisting of three panelists, covering education access, schools as drivers, and independent curriculum. The second day started with a keynote address by Amich Alhumami, Deputy for Human Development, Society & Culture at Bappenas of the Republic of Indonesia discussing education transformation facing challenge 21^st century. It continued with presentations divided into nine panels with sub-themes on learning, school community participation, and advanced studies.

On the second day, one of the final agenda items was the awarding of the best presenter selected from one of the panels. Eka Hermansyah from UIII was the recipient of this award due to the performance in the presentation and the research topic presented. This indicates that the quality of UIII's student products can compete with researchers, academics, and education experts in Indonesia.

by Muhammad Sufyan