This presentation comprises the ideas I put on my essay that was selected for Indonesian Scholars International Convention held by PPI (Perhimpunan Pelajar Indonesia) UK in collaboration with PPI Oxford and PPI London.

1. The Pursuit of International
Recognition
Bening Tirta Muhammad
School of Materials, University of Manchester
@beningtirta/beningtirtamuh@gmail.com
3 October 2015
@ ISF, ISIC PPI UK 2015
King’s College London

2. Outline
• Current conditions
• Parameters and numbers
• Suggestions

3. Source: https://www.selasar.com/budaya/salah-kaprah-kampus-kelas-dunia

4. Source: http://mrcpp.machung.ac.id/

5. Source: http://mrcpp.machung.ac.id/?p=about-us&about=people

6. Source: http://forlap.dikti.go.id/; Patterns and Trends in UK Higher Education 2014 by HESA
In 2012/13, UK only had 162

7. QS Asia University Rankings
Source: http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/asian-university-
rankings/2015

8. Other Rankings
• THE
– None in Top 100 Asia list
– World 2015: Universitas Indonesia (601-800)
• 4icu.org
– Top Asia: ITB (28), UGM (99)
Image source:
http://nasional.tempo.co/read/news/2015/
10/02/079705695/800-kampus-terbaik-
dunia-ui-satu-satunya-asal-indonesia

9. – Academic Reputation: “…the institutions where they believe the best
work is currently taking place within their own field of expertise.”
– Student-to-Faculty ratio: “…universities that are best equipped to provide
small class sizes and a good level of individual supervision.”
40%
10%
20%
20%
5% 5%
QS Parameters
Academic
reputation
Employer
reputation
Student-to-faculty
ratio
Citation per
faculty
Int'l student ratio
Source: http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/world-university-rankings/qs-
world-university-rankings-methodology

10. Source: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ranking-methodology-
2016
30%
30%
30%
7.50% 2.50%
THE Parameters
Teaching
Research
Citations
International
outlook
Industry incomeOf 30% for Teaching:
Reputation survey: 15%
Staff-to-student ratio: 4.5%
Doctorate-to-bachelor’s ratio: 2.25%
Doctorates awarded-to-academic staff ratio: 6%
Institutional income: 2.25%

11. Other Parameters
• Source: http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU-Methodology-2015.html

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13. Suggestions on the issue
• Knowing who are
– Biodiversity
– Tropical diseases
– Marine and aquatic lives
– Commodities like palm oil, cocoa, etc

14. Suggestions on the issue
• Make the most of established MoUs
– Summer schools
– Research internship/oversea thesis
– Visiting researcher/lecturer
– International conference

15. Suggestions on the issue
• Do not settle
– Send lecturers for PhD or Postdoctoral program
– Sabbatical leaves
– Alumni networks
Image sources: https://www.jsps.go.jp; http://tu-dresden.de/

16. Suggestions on the issue
• Soft infrastructure
Image sources:
http://www.anakui.com/2012/03/30/kejanggalan-dalam-
pembangunan-gedung-baru-fasilkom-ui/ ;
http://www.press.uillinois.edu/ ; http://epi-rsc.rsc-cdn.org/ ;
https://upload.wikimedia.org

17. Agus Subekti, then the director for research and
community service at the Education and Culture
Ministry, said the ratio of lecturers publishing their
work in international journals to the total number of
Indonesian lecturers reached only 0.7 percent.
Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/12/15/quality-key-world-class-
universities.html )

18. Suggestions on the issue
• Use English as a daily or official language at
least amongst research students and lecturers
– Write, read, speak in English
– Boost up confidence for international conferences
and publications

19. Suggestions on the issue
• Invest on research labs’, research centres’, and
departments’ website
– People
– Research
– Publication
– Potential joint programs
– Vacancies

20. Bibliography
• Bening Tirta Muhammad, Selasar.com 2015. Retrieved from
https://www.selasar.com/budaya/salah-kaprah-kampus-kelas-dunia
• Direktoral Jenderal Pendidikan Tinggi, Pangkalan Data Pendidikan Tinggi
2013. Retrieved from http://forlap.dikti.go.id/
• Suparno, Jakarta Post 2012. Quality is key to world-class
universities. Retrieved from
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/12/15/quality-key-world-
class-universities.html