Singaraja- The meeting of the Postgraduate Leadership Association (PERPIMPAS) of the Indonesian National Education Personnel Education Institute (LPTKNI), on Thursday (21/10/2021), with Undiksha as the host, is not only to share perceptions regarding the implementation of the Independent Campus and Merdeka Learning policies as well as collaboration that can be done in order to liberate postgraduates. However, recommendations were also made to the Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Mendikbudristek). The recommendations consist of ten points, most of which lead to efforts to develop and improve the quality of postgraduate education.
This recommendation was born through discussion by the leaders. The first recommendation is for the ministry to compile a regulation regarding the Independent Learning Campus Merdeka (MBKM) Postgraduate. These regulations are considered very important so that programme implementation is truly directed and aligned. Second, facilitate the opening of new study programmes with names that are not in the nomenclature (new scientific developments). Third, accommodate the concentration of study programmes in Permenristekdikti No. 59 of 2018 concerning Diplomas, Certificates of Competence, 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, as well as a culture of technopreneurship among graduates of the postgraduate programme.
Fifth, the government facilitates vocational education at the Masters and Doctoral programme levels by facilitating the opening of new study programmes and providing facilities and infrastructure based on the needs of the Business and Industry World (DUDI), which is held with 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 programmes through research. Seventh, the government encourages and facilitates the standardization of graduates of the LPTK Postgraduate programme by organizing an integrated academic and professional education programme based on the Indonesian National Qualifications Framework.
Eight, the government encourages and facilitates postgraduate LPTKs to build a quality culture in programme 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 LPTK Postgraduates to build common standards on governance and academic systems based on national and international standards. And ten, the government facilitates the Postgraduate LPTK in building cooperation with foreign parties regarding the provision of scholarships for foreign students, joint research, double degree and twin programmes to obtain international recognition and fulfillment of international quality assurance criteria.
The recommendation will be immediately submitted to the Minister. PERPIMPAS LPTKNI hopes that the ten items considered important for the development of postgraduates can be accommodated.
As previously reported, the 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 on MBKM policies. Universities, including postgraduates, can give serious attention to jointly implementing it. The programme 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 students will be ready for the world of work. He explained that 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, universities, especially postgraduates, must ensure student education by developing their potential. “In the LPTK programme, teachers are the key to the nation’s education. So it must ensure that the teachers produced by the LPTK are truly the backbone of the birth of a superior generation whose potential is optimally developed, a generation that is full of confidence and competence that is competitive, innovative, and creative. As an indicator, it is very necessary to develop related to literacy, numeracy, and education itself, “he said. (hms)
