Singaraja- Ganesha University of Education (Undiksha) continues to boost foreign cooperation. This step is not only limited to reaching a number of universities in several ASEAN countries, such as Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, and Malaysia in implementing PKL and PPL programs. However, it is also targeting universities in Germany regarding the implementation of online learning. “Collaboration is carried out with Dresden University of Technology. “The signing of the MoU was carried out several days ago,” explained Undiksha Chancellor, Prof. Dr. I Nyoman Jampel, M.Pd after the National Education Day commemoration ceremony, on Thursday (2/5/2019).
It was explained that the university was world-famous. The implementation of learning already uses online learning. In this case, there is not much face-to-face contact between lecturers and students, but the output is very good. “This is what we want to be able to run at Undiksha. They also produce ready-to-use graduates. For vocational students there, practice more. Around 70 percent,” he explained.
This collaboration was immediately followed up. Like inviting academics from the Dresden University of Technology to provide training to Undiksha lecturers. Apart from that, it is hoped that they can also carry out research collaborations and teaching staff exchanges. “But this is gradual,” he said.
It was emphasized that in this collaboration, the learning development pattern applied there was not taken as a whole. But it was adapted to suit the situation and conditions in Undiksha. “We continue to look at the advantages offered, then adapt them to Undiksha,” said the former Dean of the Undiksha Faculty of Education (FIP).
Specifically for online learning, he added that at Undiksha, the Personality Development Course (MPK) has been running at around 50 percent and the implementation of Teacher Professional Education (PPG) workshops has been running at 100 percent. In the 2019/2020 academic year, all study programs are required to carry out a minimum of 25 percent of courses. “We continue to encourage this to increase competitiveness,” he added. (hms)
