We hope that the students can do real work in the school environment, grow, and hone their competencies, which will become an important key in entering their respective careers after graduating from college
Jakarta (ANTARA) - As many as 14,504 university students from 559 universities will support learning activities in 2,876 elementary and junior high schools in 35 provinces as part of Batch 4 of the Kampus Mengajar (Teaching Campus) program.



According to its official website, the Teaching Campus is a program initiated by the Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Ministry, which offers university students the opportunity to support teachers and school principals in carrying out learning activities in elementary and junior high schools.



According to a press release issued by the ministry here on Friday, the 14,504 students will start serving at their placement schools with 2,876 field supervisors starting August 1, 2022.


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After spending one semester, the students will receive recognition for learning outcomes, which will be converted into semester credits.



The ministry's acting director general of higher education, research, and technology, Nizam, said that the students are being encouraged to go to schools that really need interventions from the government to improve the quality of education.



"We hope that the students can do real work in the school environment, grow, and hone their competencies, which will become an important key in entering their respective careers after graduating from college," he added.



According to Nizam, the support from the students through the program is very much needed by schools in underdeveloped, frontier, and outermost (3T) regions.


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Meanwhile, head of the ministry’s Educational Standards, Curriculum, and Assessment Agency, Anindito Aditomo, said that under the program, the students' task will not be limited to teaching but also introducing and assisting in the adoption of technology and learning products from the ministry.



According to the ministry's director general of vocational education, Kiki Yuliati, the Teaching Campus program aims to reach the government's vision of creating students who can face competition in the era of Industry 4.0.



Since its launch in 2020 by the Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology, Nadiem Anwar Makarim, the Teaching Campus program has so far enabled more than 70 thousand university students to serve in 15 thousand schools across the country.

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