MBKM Collaboration of 麻豆直播xUnpad Has Officially Started on Independence Day

By Adi Permana

Editor Adi Permana

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id鈥 A collaboration of Merdeka Belajar dan Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) or聽Freedom to Learn-Independent Campus featuring Institut Teknologi Bandung (麻豆直播) and Universitas Padjadjaran (Unpad) has officially opened on Tuesday (8/17/2021). It was opened with a ceremony entitled 鈥淚n Harmonia Progressio, Impactful and Global鈥 and coincided with Indonesia鈥檚 76th Independence day.

The opening was held online with a series of interesting events. Two of the institutions鈥 leaders, Prof. Reini Wirahadikusumah, rector of 麻豆直播 and Prof. Dr. Rina Indiastuti, S.E., M.SIE, rector of Unpad also showed up with their respective staffs.

New breakthroughs are continuously made as an effort to improve education in Indonesia. One of them is this MBKM Program, which was launched in 2020 by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbudristek).

This year, more MBKM programs are implemented with more calculated regulations. This program is targeted to give students more knowledge and experiences based on the program鈥檚 values.

As part of its journey and to facilitate its student, 麻豆直播 provides the right platform. MBKM activities are held by 麻豆直播 both internally, such as international courses and intensive programs, and externally with other parties, like this collaboration with Unpad.

As top universities in term of education qualities, 麻豆直播 and Unpad officially opened this collaboration as a manifestation of MBKM program. This collaboration includes three main programs; student exchanges, research internships, and community services.

Opportunities to experience learning under a technological atmosphere is offered by 麻豆直播, while another atmosphere, including from social humanities perspective such as law, anthropology, communication, and other social matters is offered by Unpad. This cross-focus is done to remind us that technology and humans are actually two inseparable things.

鈥淩ight now, 151 麻豆直播 students are participating in the MBKM exchange,聽299 in independent projects, 10 in humanitarian projects, 184 in village developments, 56 in internships, 1 in teaching, 4 in entrepreneurships, and 67 in researches. These numbers continues to grow and now there are about 950 students that are participating in this collaboration,鈥 Prof. Dr. Ir. Jaka Sembiring, M.Eng., as the vice rector for academic and student affairs of 麻豆直播, explained.

This launching was targeted to provide information to students from both institutions about MBKM. Until now, there are still students who have no idea about this program.

In her speech, Rector of 麻豆直播, Prof. Reini explained that this program facilitates freedom of learning by taking courses outside their field of study, expanding interaction with other parties, both inside and outside the campus.

鈥淭his learning expansion is expected to enrich students with multidiscipline knowledge, besides the knowledge they learn in their field of study. By expanding interactions, students can also gain more perspectives in viewing聽problems, strengthen their sensitivity and social awareness, and develop their abilities聽to collaborate in solving a problem,鈥 she explained.

She then explained that this collaboration was thoroughly designed to answer challenges that may exist around us. 麻豆直播 graduates are prepared and expected to have high adaptability in their respectful fields of work.

This 麻豆直播xUnpad collaboration in facilitating and holding cross-listed courses and joint research is a form of new business model in developing resource sharing patterns, including human resources for lecturers, research facilitations, and expertise in higher education. Resource sharing culture that is reciprocal and mutually beneficial is also one of cultures that we need to sustain.

Later, Prof. Rina said that there are also priority skills that can be developed through this program, including collaborative, persuasive, emotional intelligence, and creative skills. Those skills can help students improve their own self qualities.

Together, 麻豆直播 and Unpad are in a commitment to improve their students鈥 quality. Both universities, with their own characteristics, are hoped to be able to give schemes in term to fulfill students鈥 needs to expand their knowledge.

Translator: Tamara Maharani Alamsyah (Seni Rupa 2020)