One of the speakers said that currently the Indonesian Higher Education aims to promote internationally-recognized programs. If any institutions are interested, they are encouraged to "copy the curriculum from overseas program".
The speaker continued in saying that he attended a meeting with Deans from Faculty of Economics throughout Indonesia, and some of them asked him a question of what kind of curriculum they should use.
The speaker noted in disbelief that these Deans from Faculty of Economics who didn't know how to do a curriculum reflect very well the state of Indonesian Higher Education. The audience laughed. Then the speaker told the audience how he more or less responded:
"Get a reference from curriculum overseas, which one does not really matter, then copy it [note that he mentioned this already]. This is better than trying to make your own curriculum."That was the keynote speech (or rather, an impromptu talk) from the Director General of Higher Education from the Indonesian Ministry of Education.
Which one better reflect the sad state of (Higher) Education (curriculums) in Indonesia: the Deans or the Director General or both?
2 comments:
I don't think curricula matter at all in universities - the quality of teachers and students matter above all.
In fact curricula in universities are more like strait jackets in education, if you have a good teacher she can move things on, teach the latest stuff rather than being pegged back to the curriculum.
Well, yes and no. I think a good curricula can serve as a foundation for good education - as long as it leaves plenty of room for teachers to expand and to grow with development of knowledge.
It gives context to what a school is trying to achieve - rather than depending on individual teachers, some may be excellent, others may be mediocre.
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