The Directorate General of Teachers and Education Personnel (GTK) of the Ministry of Education and Culture visited Teacher Professional Education (PPG) at UMSU in the context of press tour activities. GTK’s presence with national journalists aims to review and conduct interviews with PPG UMSU alums and teachers. The visit was held on Wednesday (29/11) at the UMSU Meeting Room, Muchtar Basri Street No.3 Medan.
The presence of the GTK team was welcomed by the Rector of UMSU, Prof. Dr. Agussani, MAP, represented by the Head of Public Relations and Protocol Bureau, Dr. Ribut Priadi, M.I.Kom, accompanied by the Dean of FKIP UMSU, Dra. Hj. Syamsuyurnita, M.Pd and Vice Dean I FKIP UMSU Dr. Hj. Dewi Kesuma Nasution, M.Hum.
Representative of the Director General of GTK Kemendikbud Asep Kiki Marzuki, M.Pd, said that this visit was a series of national activities whose peak was attended by the President of the Republic of Indonesia at GBK Senayan Jakarta.
“Based on our data, UMSU has made good practices related to implementing PPG. We want to interview one of UMSU’s PPG alumni, Ilham Ruser, regarding the practice of Pre-Service PPG,” said Asep.
He also said that this activity was carried out simultaneously in 13 cities, one was Medan, which represented the Sumatra region, and UMSU was the only university visited.
The Dean of FKIP UMSU welcomed this visit and gave an overview of PPG at UMSU. He said that PPG UMSU had been held since 2018, and at that time, UMSU was the only university on the island of Sumatra to organize PPG Daljab and Prajab.
“Alhamdulillah, every year, the quota given to PPG UMSU continues to increase, and two of the characteristics of PPG UMSU are Al-Islam and Kemuhammadiyahaan. So every learning activity applies to this, “said the Dean of FKIP when interviewed by one of the national journalists.
Meanwhile, Ilham Ruser, an alumnus of PPG class 2022 in Indonesian language studies, admitted that he was fortunate to complete PPG at UMSU. When he first entered the PPG class, he was impressed by the material presented by WD 1 FKIP UMSU in the Philosophy of Education course.
“In the learning material, according to Ki Hajar Dewantara’s philosophy, we study nature and the nature of the times. Both dimensions of learning are important for educating student character,” said Ilham.
Starting from the course, Ilham was determined to become a teacher. In addition, he was also impressed with the educational assessment course. He can learn to combine with research to implement culture-based learning in the student’s environment.
This press tour ended with an interview session and a tour of UMSU to see firsthand the learning activities of PPG Daljab and pre-service students.
