Singaraja- The meeting of the Postgraduate Leadership Association (PERPIMPAS) of the Indonesian National Education Personnel Education Institution (LPTKNI), Thursday (21/10/2021) with Undiksha as the host was not only to equalize perceptions regarding the implementation of the Independent Campus and Free Learning policies as well as collaborations that can be carried out in order to liberate Postgraduate. However, recommendations were also issued and addressed to the Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Mendikbudristek). There are ten recommendations, most of which lead to efforts to develop and improve postgraduate quality.
This recommendation was born through discussions with the leaders. The first recommendation is for the ministry to draw up a regulation on Postgraduate Free Learning Campus (MBKM). These regulations are seen as very important so that program implementation is truly directed and aligned. Second, facilitating the ease of opening new study programs with names that are not in the nomenclature (new scientific developments). Third, Accommodate study program concentrations in Permenristekdikti No. Number 59 of 2018 concerning Diplomas, Competency Certificates, Professional Certificates, Degrees, and Procedures for Writing Degrees in Higher Education.
Fourth, the Government encourages and facilitates Postgraduates in the implementation of transformative learning to produce research-based science and technology products by improving the quality of laboratories, research facilities and infrastructure, information and communication technology, and the technopreneur-ship culture of Postgraduate Program graduates.
Fifth, the Government facilitates vocational education at the Masters and Doctoral Program levels by facilitating the opening of new Study Programs and providing facilities and infrastructure based on the needs of the Business and Industry World (DUDI) which are held in a dual system in accordance with the demands of the industrial revolution 4.0. Sixth, the Government encourages and facilitates Postgraduate LPTKs to organize Doctoral Programs through research. Seventh, the Government encourages and facilitates the Standardization of Graduates of the LPTK Postgraduate Program by organizing integrated Academic and Professional Education Programs based on the Indonesian National Qualifications Framework.
Eight, the Government encourages and facilitates Postgraduate LPTKs to build a culture of quality in program implementation by implementing a quality assurance system based on Quality Assurance criteria to obtain International Recognition. Nine, the Government encourages and facilitates the synergy of Postgraduate LPTKs to build common standards on governance and academic systems based on national and international standards. And then, the Government facilitates Postgraduate LPTKs in building cooperation with foreign parties regarding the provision of scholarships for foreign students, joint research, double degree, and twin programs to obtain International Recognition and fulfillment of international Quality Assurance criteria.
The recommendation will soon be submitted to the Minister. PERPIMPAS LPTKNI hopes that the ten points which are considered important for postgraduate development can be accommodated.
As previously reported, this meeting was opened by the Director General of Higher Education and Research and Technology of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Prof. Ir. Nizam, M.Sc., DIC., Ph.D. On this occasion, he also gave directions regarding the MBKM policy. Universities, including postgraduates in it, can pay serious attention to jointly implementing it. The program is one of the efforts made by the government in order to produce superior Human Resources (HR) and optimize student potential. Through the experience gained, it is hoped that it will also create students who are ready for the world of work. “Through this, students not only master knowledge or theory but can and are ready to apply their knowledge and skills in the real world,” he explained.
In line with this, he continued that tertiary institutions, especially postgraduates, must ensure student education by developing their potential. “In the LPTK program, teachers are the key to the nation’s education. So it is necessary to ensure that the teachers produced by the LPTKs are truly the backbone for the birth of a superior generation whose potential is optimally developed, a generation full of confidence and competence that is competitive, innovative, and creative. As an indicator it really needs to be developed related to literacy, numeracy, and education itself,” he emphasized. (hms)
