Contribution on National Teacher’s Day, MDGB PTNBH Issued Recommendations to Prepare Indonesia’s Golden Generation in 2045
Coinciding with this year’s National Teacher’s Day, the Professors Council at Universitas Indonesia (DGB UI) with the Professors Council of Legal Entity State University (MDGB PTNBH) held a Plenary Meeting of PTNBH MDGB Members: National Seminar and Workshop at UI Campus, Depok, on 25-26 November 2022. This activity was attended by delegates from the Professors Council/Professors Forum/Professors Representatives/Professors Commission from 18 universities with legal entity status throughout Indonesia.
In his opening remarks, the Chairman of DGB UI and the chairman of MDGB PTNBH 2022-2023 Prof. Harkristuti Harkrisnowo, S.H., M.A., Ph.D. said, “We realize that teachers are a very important investment for Indonesia, and this is one of the main investments when we want to go to Golden Indonesia in 2045. This is because the products produced by these teachers direct where Indonesia wants to go. MDGB PTNBH has high aspirations, and the main thing is how these professors in Indonesia can make a specific and concrete contribution to the government.”
Rector of UI Prof. Ari Kuncoro, SE, MA, Ph.D. in his opening speech said that the theme that was brought in this activity was very relevant because professors, especially as thinkers of the nation, are also responsible for the direction of development in the education sector for Indonesia. Apart from that, this theme is worth discussing so that Indonesia has the right strategic plan in developing human resources as an effort to prepare for the golden generation of 2045.
Carrying the theme “The Role of Higher Education in Answering the Challenges of the National Education System Towards Golden Indonesia in 2045”, this activity invited three main speakers who gave presentations on two important topics before the meeting started, namely the Head of Professors of the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) UI, Former Minister National Development Planning/Head of the National Development Planning Agency, Prof. Bambang Permadi Soemantri Brodjonegoro, S.E., M.U.P., Ph.D., who gave a presentation related to policies and strategic steps for developing the country towards Golden Indonesia in 2045. Subsequently, Expert Staff of the Minister of Education and Culture in the Field of Institutional and Community Relations, Dr. H. Muhammad Adlin Sila, M.A., Ph.D.; and Education Observer, Ki Darmaningtyas, both discussed the Plan of Law on National Education System (SISDIKNAS).
During the plenary meeting, several recommendations were made from the commission in the PTNBH MDGB. Regarding the Norms, Ethics, Academic Culture and Moral Integrity Development commission, it was agreed to play a role in coordination, synergy, reference, consultation, and preparation of commonalities in a system or major norms that inspire the preparation and enforcement of a code of ethics between universities which can vary. In addition, this commission also proposed the preparation of research and publication ethics. The commission for scientific development and strategic thinking proposed mapping the expertise of each PTNBH and also proposed the best study program in each PTNBH for the establishment of Universitas Nusantara, which supports and ensures the demographic structure of IKN development. The commission for the development of higher education human resources provided several future solutions of PTNBH so that the government continues to allocate new state civil apparatus (ASN) and non-ASNs and obtain budgets for non-ASNs, all of which are to maintain scientific regeneration. Furthermore, a mapping or road map is proposed for position analysis as well as providing a transitional period to be able to implement it in each univerity and reviewing the regulations for awarding honorary professor titles.
