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Early childhood (0-6 years) is like a blank canvas, full of colorful spontaneity, explosive curiosity, and unlimited imagination. However, behind that agility and playfulness, there is also vulnerability: easy frustration, short attention span, and natural egocentrism. This is where Early Childhood Education (ECE) comes in, as the crater of the candradimuka that forges Indonesia’s golden generation.

PAUD is not just a place to play. More than that, PAUD is a holistic stimulation stage, stimulating children’s motor, emotional, and intellectual potential. The goal is clear: to prepare them to enter the next level of education with a solid foundation.

However, the burden of PAUD goes beyond that. The government has high hopes for PAUD in the effort to prevent stunting. Two crucial indicators are the benchmark: covering parents who attend parenting classes and covering children aged 2-6 years who are registered as PAUD students.

PAUD teachers are at the forefront, required to be able to provide stimulation, detection, and intervention of child growth and development, under the close supervision of puskesmas and health offices. This service is even one of the assessment indicators in PAUD accreditation.

Unfortunately, reality says otherwise. Not all PAUD teachers have adequate capacity, especially in monitoring children’s growth and development. The data is astonishing: 94% of teachers do not understand early detection of child development.

This condition aroused the concern of Sri Ratnaningsih and Rosmita Nuzuliana, a community service team from the Midwifery Undergraduate Program at the Faculty of Health (FIKes) of Universitas `Aisyiyah (UNISA) Yogyakarta. They initiated a training program on the detection of children’s growth and development, targeting IGABA Turi PAUD teachers.

“The first step was in-depth problem identification, followed by the delivery of Early Detection of Growth and Development material based on the Ministry of Health 2022. The training method was made interactive: discussion, roleplay with case studies, and case presentations,” said Sri Ratnaningsih, Saturday (8/3/2025).

The training, which was attended by 34 IGABA PAUD teachers, produced positive results. Teachers’ knowledge and skills in detecting children’s growth and development increased significantly. As a provision, the service team provided growth and development detection books and educational game tools.

As a follow-up, teachers are committed to conducting growth and development detection at least once a year, according to the age of the students’ development. This effort is expected to detect potential growth problems early, so that intervention can be done as early as possible.

“Thus, PAUD is not only a place to play, but also a stronghold against stunting, ensuring that every Indonesian child grows optimally, becoming a quality golden generation,” added Rosmita Nuzuliana.

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The Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) of Universitas ‘Aisyiyah (UNISA) Yogyakarta continues to show its commitment in developing international standard education and research. The real step this time was realized through an academic visit to the Faculty of Computing Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) on Thursday, February 27, 2025. This visit is a follow-up to the Letter of Collaboration that has been agreed upon previously, marking a new chapter in strategic cooperation between the two institutions.

The main agenda of this visit was an in-depth discussion of future collaboration program plans. Some of the initiatives initiated include guest lecture programs, visiting professors, joint research, student mobility, joint workshops, and doctoral study opportunities for UNISA lecturers. This step is expected to enrich academic insights and experiences for both parties, as well as strengthen the global research network.

Previously, on January 25, 2025, this collaboration has produced tangible results through a guest lecture on the topic “Machine Learning in Cyber Security Application”, this topic is very relevant to current technological developments, in line with the excellence of the Digital Forensics research laboratory owned by the UNISA Yogyakarta Information Technology (IT) Study Program. In the future, UNISA IT lecturers will continue to be active as resource persons in various similar activities, strengthening UNISA Yogyakarta’s role as a center for scientific development in the field of cyber security.

Dean of FST UNISA, Tika Ainnunisa Fitria, S.T., M.T., Ph.D., expressed high optimism for the continuation of this collaboration. “We are confident that collaboration with UTM will result in many mutually beneficial innovations and developments. Together, we will develop knowledge, especially in the field of Science and Technology, to answer global challenges,” Tika said in a written statement, Thursday (6/3/2025).

UTM, as a strategic partner of UNISA Yogyakarta, is one of the leading universities in Southeast Asia. Based on QS World Rankings 2025, UTM is ranked 6th in Southeast Asia and 181st in the world, this achievement shows the quality and reputation of UTM as a globally recognized higher education institution. For UNISA Yogyakarta, which has achieved Excellent accreditation, and the IT Study Program which has achieved Excellent accreditation, this cooperation is proof of public trust in the quality of education provided.

This visit is part of UNISA’s internationalization efforts. By strengthening the global network, UNISA Yogyakarta hopes to provide a wider learning experience for students and lecturers, as well as improve the quality of research and community service. This continuous collaboration is expected to motivate the entire academic community of FST UNISA Yogyakarta to continue to excel and contribute to the development of science and technology.

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