Badung– The current era of disruption needs to be anticipated by universities through transformation, both in the bureaucracy and the implementation of the Tri Dharma of Higher Education. This was confirmed in a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) held by the Ganesha University of Education (Undiksha) in Kuta, Badung Regency, Saturday (6/8/2022) evening.
This FGD presented speakers from the Special Staff of the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia in the Field of Bureaucratic Reform, Prof. Drs. H. Mohamad Nasir, Ph.D., Lecturer at Gadjah Mada University Prof. Ainun Na’im, Ph.D., Plt. Director General of Higher Education, Research and Technology, Kemdikbud Ristek Prof. Ir. Nizam, Ph.D., offline and Deputy HR Officer, Kemenpan-RB, Dr. Ir. Alex Denni, MM online.
In his presentation, Prof. Ainun Na’im, Ph.D., presented a topic related to “Future Education”. The lecturer who also served as Secretary General of the Ministry of Education and Culture said that universities must make changes in dealing with a period of disruption, both regarding the bureaucracy and the implementation of the Three Pillars of Higher Education. “How he educates, researches, and serves the community must change according to the challenges of the times, especially related to the industrial revolution 4.0,” he explained.
The same thing was conveyed by Prof. Nasir. In the era of disruption, universities must make changes more quickly. He who presented the material “Transformation of Higher Education Towards Excellent and Competitive Universities” assessed that there needed to be a joint movement from universities to make changes, including changes to the learning aspects which had to refer to market needs. This means that university graduates can later be focused and able to face competition. “The world has changed. Don’t stay in college (don’t change, ed). Therefore, the existing system methodology in learning must be changed according to market needs, “explained the man who once served as Minister of Research, Technology, and Higher Education of the Republic of Indonesia.
Meanwhile, Prof. Nizam who presented the topic “Transformation of Higher Education Through the Independent Learning Paradigm of Independent Campus” said that in transforming education in this era of technological disruption, one of the approaches taken was to transform students. This has been accommodated by the Ministry through the Merdeka Learning Campus Merdeka (MBKM) policy. “If the students have undergone a transformation, then inevitably universities will be transformed starting with the independent learning independent campus program,” he said.
Undiksha as one of the state universities in Indonesia has taken strategic steps to face the era of disruption. Not only by maximizing the implementation of MBKM in order to provide a wider experience for students but also by preparing a relevant curriculum. Undiksha wants graduates to have a critical, creative, collaborative, and character attitude. This is often emphasized by the Chancellor, Prof. Dr. I Nyoman Jampel, M.Pd. Quality improvement is also carried out by Undiksha in the bureaucracy by strengthening the capacity of its Human Resources (HR).
The FGD was attended by a number of Chancellors and Deputy Chancellors of state universities with the status of Teaching Personnel Education Institutions (LPTK), leaders of a number of universities in Bali, and Undiksha faculty/postgraduate leaders. (hms)
