The Role of Higher Education in Facing The Challenges of the Era of Disruptive Technology by Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education, Republic of Indonesia. A Studium Generale of Universitas Islam Malang.

1. The Role of Higher Education in Facing the
Challenges of the Era of Disruptive Technology
MINISTER OF RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION
Malang, 27 March 2019
Mohamad Nasir
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Studium Generale of Universitas Islam Malang

2. POPULATION
>266 Million
Demography Bonus
ECONOMY
7th in the World
in 2030
McKinsey Global
Institute, 2012
ECONOMY
4th in the World
in 2050
Pricewaterhouse
Coopers (PwC), 2017
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INDONESIA
Opportunities

3. INDUSTRY 4.0 & SOCIETY 5.0
Challenges of
Disruptive Era
Role of humans to be replaced by machines/robots/AI
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(Gartner, 2017)
75-375 Million
OF THE GLOBAL
WORKFORCE WILL
CHANGE PROFESSIONS
1.8 Million
JOBS TO BE REPLACED BY
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
(McKinsey, 2017)
Cyberspace
Society 5.0
Physical Space
BIG DATA & AI
Automated driving AI propose a person Automated
production by the
robots in factory
SENSOR INFO (ANALYSIS)
Provides high-added value
information
• Technology will create a range of new professions which do not exist yet.
• Indonesia must improve the quality and skills of the workforce through
digital technology (Parray, ILO, 2017).
Taxi Online Taxi Driverless car Data Entry Data Analytics Big Data

4. 4
AUTOMATION
THREATENS
800 MILLION
JOBS
Sumber: McKinsey, 2017
AUTOMATION
COULD DISPLACE
A SIGNIFICANT
SHARE OF WORK
GLOBALLY TO
2030
Indonesia:
Approximately
12% of jobs
that exist
today will be
replaced by
automation in
2030.

5. 5
MoRTHE’s Mission:
Improve access to, relevance and quality of Higher
Education to produce quality Human Resources
HIGHER EDUCATION
Indonesia’s
System 2019
~8 MILLION
REGISTERED
STUDENTS
~294
THOUSAND
LECTURERS
Source: FORLAP PDDIKTI, MoRTHE, 2019; BAN-PT, 2019 and Statistik
Pendidikan Tinggi 2019, PUSDATIN, MORTHE
World Rank (QS): 3 Universities (Top 500: 277-401).
(Vocation/Polytechnic
Students: ~15.1%)
(~14.2 % PhDs)
Academies;
1,064
Community
Academies;
20
Polytechnics;
278
Universities;
3,340
Autonomous
State Univ;
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ACCREDITATION (BAN-PT*)
• Institutions, A: 90 HEI, B: 769 HEI
• Study Programs, A: 3,564 HEI, B: 11,555 HEI
• Internationally Accredited, 241 Study Programs in
19 HEIs.
4,713
HEIS
28,091
STUDY
PROGRAMS
*Board of National Accreditation for Higher Education (BAN-PT)
34.58%
HE – GER
(APK) 2018

6. Comparison of International Publications of ASEAN Nations (2013-2018)
28,832
27,491
30,329
32,787
33,005
6,760
8,350
12,427
20,462
32,149
20,064
20,629 21,641 22,344 22,449
13,675 13,191
14,885
16,446
17,718
4,071 4,529
5,866 6,598
8,815
2,255 2,727 3,100 3,374 3,723
-
5.000
10.000
15.000
20.000
25.000
30.000
35.000
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Malaysia Indonesia Singapore Thailand Vietnam Philippines
Source: Scopus.com, 25 Maret 2019
Research and Development Strengthening
Indonesia
*number of
publications each
year continues to
increase, close to
Malaysia’s figures
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7. MoRTHE Policy
Curriculum Reorientation
• New literacies (data, technology,
human) to be developed and
taught.
• Extracurricular activities for the
development of leadership and
teamwork to be continuously
developed.
• Entrepreneurship and internships to
be mandatory. Data Literacy •
Technology Literacy•
Human Literacy•
General
Education
Cognitive
Capabilites
Lifelong
Learning
Critical, systemic,
lateral, & higher
order thinking
Entrepreneurship
New
Literacy
Co & Extra-
curricular
activities
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8. MoRTHE Policy
Encouraging Students to
Become Entrepreneurs
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Knowledge of
Entrepreneurial Mindset &
Employability Skills
Training on-campus
Forming
partnerships
Successful
Entrepreneur
MoRTHE’s Program
(DG of Learning &
Student Affairs)
Contributing to the
development of the
nation’s competitiveness
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9. 2010
Institut Teknologi
Bandung
13.7 Billion
24 August 1986
(32 years old)
Valuation (IDR)
CEO
graduate
2009
Universitas
Binus
15 Billion
18 Nov 1981
(37 years old)
valuation (IDR)
CEO
graduate
2011
Harvard
University
53 Billion
4 July 1984
(34 years old)
valuation (IDR)
CEO
Started in
graduate
Ferry
Unardi
2012
Purdue
University
26.6 Billion
16 Jan 1988
(31 years old)
valuation (IDR)
CEO
graduate
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Several Successful Start-Up Innovators (Entrepreneurs) from Campus
Gained status of 'unicorn', meaning start-up valuation above US$1 billion or approximately IDR 13 trillion.
1 2 3 4
Nadiem
Makarim
William
Tanuwijaya
Achmad
Zaky
Source: BBC, tirto.id, 2018
Started in Started in Started in

10. Big companies such as Google,
Apple, and IBM no longer
require candidates to have
degrees, rather will also look at
candidates with hands-on
experience from a coding boot
camps or industry-related
vocational classes.
(CNBC, 2018)
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MoRTHE Policy
The importance of getting certified aside from
a university degree (graduate employability)
Source:
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/16/15-
companies-that-no-longer-require-
employees-to-have-a-college-degree.html
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11. MoRTHE Policy
Implementation of Distance Education (PJJ)
Use of Online Learning
Technology
• Implementation of online learning systems
through SPADA-IdREN.
• Development of Online Learning Classes.
The government has started guidance and
quality assurance units of distance education
at central level, which functions as a regulator,
quality assurance, and a container for courses,
distance education study programs, and/or
organisers of distance education in Indonesia.
Cyber University
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12. MoRTHE Policy
Increasing Universities’ Capacity for
Science, Technology, and Innovation
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It is important to increase
research groups and research
synergy, collaborating with
researchers globally on the
topic of Industry 4.0 & Society
5.0.
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INCREASING
CAPACITY IN
SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY,
INNOVATION, AND
COMPETITIVENESS
OF HEIs
Availability of
Science and
Technology
Infrastructure
Increase in
Research for
Lecturers
and Students
Collaborative
Research by
HEIs and
Industry
Publishing
Scientific
Journals,
Publications
and Citations
Intellectual
Property
Righs and
Patents
Implementation
of R&D
Outcomes in
the Community

13. Thank You
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