Universitas PGRI Madiun (UNIPMA) in Indonesia and Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology (NEUST) in the Philippines have affirmed their commitment to improving the quality of elementary education through the implementation of an Impactful International Community Service Synergy (Sinergi Abdimas Internasional Berdampak). This joint community service program targets teachers at SDN Madiun Lor 2 as well as elementary school teachers in Cabanatuan, Philippines.

This collaboration serves as a strategic step to strengthen the capacity of teachers across borders in facing the demands of 21st-century learning. The community service activities took place in a hybrid format over seven intensive meetings from April to October 2025. A total of 17 teachers from Indonesia and the Philippines were actively involved in training focused on developing multiliteracy competencies based on deep learning.

The program targets that 75% of teachers in the Madiun and Cabanatuan regions will be able to improve their multiliteracy understanding, compile learning materials, and produce a multi-literacy text bank that can be utilized in the teaching and learning process.

The UNIPMA community service team consists of Dr. Sri Lestari, M.Pd. (PGSD), Dr. Dewi Tryanasari, M.Pd. (PGSD), Puput Jianggi Mahastu, M.Pd. (Management), Fida Chasanatun, M.Pd. (ECE/PAUD), Nasya Aurita (PGSD Student), and Aliffa Rizky (PGSD Student). From NEUST, international partners Dr. Jo Neil T. Peria, Dr. Gemma DC. Santos, and Analiza B. Tanghal were present.

In her interview, Dr. Sri Lestari, M.Pd., emphasized that this international collaboration has a tangible impact on improving teacher competence in designing multiliteracy-based learning. "This collaboration enhances teachers' knowledge in integrating multiliteracy into learning designs and practices. This is an important step towards more relevant and meaningful learning," she stated yesterday, Friday (21/11).

This International Community Service Program is expected to become a model for sustainable partnership between Indonesian and Philippine educational institutions. Furthermore, this activity significantly strengthens teacher capacity in realizing innovative and adaptive learning.

For more complete information regarding campus activities, please visit the official UNIPMA Instagram account at @official_unipma. UNIPMA has also opened new student registration for the 2025/2026 academic year.

Complete information regarding study programs and requirements can be accessed via the Instagram account @unipma_pmb, or by coming directly to the New Student Admissions Bureau (Biro PMB) at Campus 1, Jalan Setiabudi No. 85 Madiun, or Campus 2 at Jalan Raya Klitik Km 5 Ngawi. Information is also available on the official UNIPMA website, www.unipma.ac.id.