In What Ways University in Indonesia as World-Class University Can Produce a Global Competitive Human Capital (Case Study: Telkom University)

Abstract

The small number of universities in Indonesia that can be considered as World-Class University (WCU) is due to: bureaucratic university governance, facilities that are still depend on the government subsidies, as well as university management that is not yet professional, autonomous and independent, not to mention the discrimination of policy treatment on private university. This problem should be resolved immediately, considering that in the current global competition era, every country including Indonesia is in desperate need of competent human resources, and it cannot be denied that university is a container that should be able to provide human resources that can directly dive into various work fields. Research methodology used to analyze and solve the problem in this paper is qualitative method with case study approach. Lesson learned from the case study of Telkom University is it is necessary to supervise not only state-owned universities, but also private ones, offering them guidance and support. Private universities should be given equal treatments. The author of this article recommends that a long-term master plan about the number of universities in Indonesia which classified into two types (state university and private university) should be drawn. The management pattern of universities should embrace the concept of "higher education as industry" as practiced in many developed countries. Continuous benchmarking and international cooperation should be made. Academic autonomy should be encouraged. In principle, a big private university, such as Telkom University, that has potential to be WCU, still needs some guidance and assistance.

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“…Considering the conditions in Indonesia with all its bureaucracy, in order to survive to maintain its WCU ideals, the impact is that universities themselves must be financially independent and the ability to invest is important, without taking too much of the government budget and subsidies, the existing subsidies must be allocated. Effectively on investments that contribute to increased competitiveness, such as multiplied research grants and increased foreign cooperation (Murdowo, 2018). This is important not only from a financial perspective but also because it leads to high moral and enthusiasm among those working on the frontline.…”

“…Regarding the availability of WCU there is a considerable difference when comparing Indonesia (as a developing country) with universities in developed countries (Murdowo, 2018). The declaration of WCU and its achievements are very according to the economic and political power, size and geographic location, dominant culture, the quality and typical features of their tertiary education system, the mother-language used in country, as well as internationalisationpolicies (OECD, 2008).…”

“…The declaration of WCU and its achievements are very according to the economic and political power, size and geographic location, dominant culture, the quality and typical features of their tertiary education system, the mother-language used in country, as well as internationalisationpolicies (OECD, 2008). Bureaucratic university governance, facilities and funding that still depend on government subsidies, as well as higher-education management still have an impact on the small-number of categorized WCU in Indonesia (Murdowo, 2018).…”

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“…Hal ini tidak mengherankan karena sebagian besar institusi pendidikan tinggi di Indonesia adalah swasta yang mencapai 96,2% dari total institusi pada tahun 2020 (Welch & Aziz, 2023). Perguruan tinggi di Indonesia berjumlah 4.632, terdiri dari 420 perguruan tinggi negeri dan 4.210 perguruan tinggi swasta (Murdowo, 2018).…”

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“…In Indonesia, attaining a World-Class University (WCU) status is regarded as the pinnacle achievement for a university. Ranking systems such as THE, Quacquarelly Symonds and Webometric are frequently used to assess the success (or failure) of Indonesian universities in becoming WCUs (Murdowo, 2018). However, according to the indicators used by such ranking systems, many universities in the country are still deemed insufficient to be considered WCUs, primarily due to poor bureaucratic university governance and lack of professional, autonomous and independent university management (Murdowo, 2018).…”