Singaraja- Corruption cases are still a problem in Indonesia. People who were involved in cases that harmed the country came from all walks of life. The case came to the attention of the Department of Law and Citizenship, Faculty of Law and Social Sciences (FHIS) at the Ganesha University of Education (Undiksha). Prevention efforts are carried out by educating the public through national seminar activities, Friday (1/10/2021).
The seminar called the 2nd National Civic Law Seminar (SENACILA), took place online with the theme “The Role of Education in Character Development and Anti-Corruption Spirit in Higher Education”. The resource person presented was the Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission of the Republic of Indonesia (KPK-RI), Komjen. Pol. Drs. Firli Bahuri, M.Sc., and Undiksha Academics, Prof. Dr. I Wayan Lasmawan, M.Pd.
The seminar with participants consisting of academics, teachers, practitioners, lawyers, notaries, and students was opened by Undiksha’s Deputy Chancellor for Academic and Cooperation, Dr. Gede Rasben Dantes, S.T., M.T.I. He conveyed that Undiksha wants to produce graduates who not only master competence in accordance with their scientific fields but also must have complete character, one of which is being anti-corruption. Therefore, he gave his appreciation for the implementation of this seminar. “Today’s activity is an honor for the University of Education of Ganesha because it can present the Chairperson of the KPK even though we are doing this activity virtually,” he said.
Delivered further, Undiksha as an institution wishes to make anti-corruption education a compulsory subject. This is to support the government in order to create the next generation with character, who will become leaders in Indonesia.
Regarding the seminar material, the Chairperson of the RI KPK, Firli Bahuri, said that forms of corruption can take the form of extortion, bribery, fraud, extortion, and gratuities. If corruption continues to develop, continues to undermine life, and touches all aspects of life, then the country can experience a downturn. Because the impact of corruption can cause poverty, damage to nature, high economic costs, lower education levels, and disrupt the quality of public services. “For that, let’s unite our commitment to eradicate corruption,” he invited.
There are many reasons for the occurrence of corruption, namely because of greed, there is opportunity, there is power, and the lowest punishment. In addition, corruption also occurs because of weak systems, system failures, and bad systems. In efforts to eradicate corruption, Firli stated that there were at least three strategies put forward by the KPK. First, with public education which includes understanding corruption and its impacts. The second strategy, through prevention by improving the system. In this case, the role of the world of education is needed to carry out studies, studies, and research on the system that triggers corruption. “I really hope that Ganesha University of Education will make a big contribution to improving the system. It is possible to start with a district/city governance system that covers aspects of life. With a good system, there are no chances and opportunities for corruption, never create a system or allow a system that is friendly to corrupt practices,” he said.
The third strategy is for the KPK to take firm action in a professional manner with the intention that people are afraid of committing corruption. Beyond that, the KPK also builds integrity. “Because actually with integrity, we can avoid corrupt practices,” he added.
Meanwhile, the source, I Wayan Lasmawan, firmly stated that corruption must be eradicated from its roots. According to him, corruption is inhumane, so efforts are needed to humanize humans, namely by way of homogenization and humanization to form human characters that are anti-corruption. According to him, anti-corruption education is one of the efforts to eradicate corruption that is preventive in nature, as a complement to efforts to eradicate corruption curatively. “Higher education can be a driving force for integrity because it is able to play an important role in stopping the “supply” of corruptors in this country,” said the academic who is also Undiksha’s Deputy Chancellor for General Administration, Planning, Finance and Resources.
Delivered further, fighting corruption through the utilization of formal education channels as part of dealing with corruption is a strategy that is expected to be quite significant, considering that it is this educated community whose role is quite dominant in society. “It is not enough for them to be equipped with knowledge and skills on how to do a job or position in society, but what is more important is how to use this knowledge and methods properly, without having to commit corruption, even including tips for fighting corruption, encouragement or motivation to play an active role in efforts to combat or eradicate corruption. Universities can optimize their Tri Dharma College responsibilities in fighting corruption,” he concluded. (hms)
