International Program Development Workshop in IPB
Along with the vision of IPB to become the international class university, IPB should do the internationalization process. This process was not only in form of promotion and network development to partners abroad, but which first needed to be done was the preparation process, the structuring, and the internalization of international program within IPB itself. Which still needed attention was including those related to the development of curriculum, the governance, and the unit cost or finance.
Capturing those needs, IPB in this case Directorate of Cooperation and International Program held International Program Development Workshop in Bogor Life Science and Technology (BLST) IPB, Jalan Taman Kencana Bogor (25/11). This agenda was meant to be wrap up, as well as the socialization of the result of previous workshop series.
Speech while opening the event was conveyed by Vice Rector for Research and Cooperation of IPB, Prof. Dr. Ir. Anas Miftah Fauzi, M.Eng, “Providing direction of the development of the international program of IPB, which in general can be grouped into the international class, the joint/double degree, the credit earning, and the summer course. The study program mainly that has had the international accreditation is also pushed by IPB to soon develop various international programs.”
“Apart from the type of international program developed, the program must be compiled based on the competence or the learning outcome. The workshop has also agreed the governance for every type of international program which then need to be authorized as the reference for the implementation of the international program in IPB,” he continued.
While Head of Sub-directorate of International Program, Directorate of Cooperation and International Program of IPB, Dr. Eko Heri Purnomo explained, “The internationalization of IPB is also irrespective from the reputation of IPB. This can be built through various achievements and accompliments of all academicians of IPB. In order to support the achievements and push the internationalization process, IPB needs to be supported by the sufficient facilities, the reliable human resources, the prime governance, and the academic level of international quality,” he added.
The internationalization process of IPB had been declared and stood the test well. However, it remained to be understood that this process had a challenge. From various discussions and experiences during this time, there were some aspects in the internationalization program which still needed to be noted, including those related to the development of curriculum, the governance, and the unit cost or finance.
Beforehand, Directorate of Cooperation and International Program had organized a series of workshops related to three things during October 2014. The workshop series were conducted by involving the stakeholders in each aspect of development of the international program. This was for ensuring that the result obtained had considered the input and ideas of all stakeholders. Therefore, the governance should be prepared to ensure the responsible persons of every phase of the education process and to ensure the students handled properly.
Then, from the financial side, the unit cost of the international students should be compiled by the principle that the international students were not entitled to subsidized education cost. The amount of cost of the international student was the single tuition fees coupled with the development costs and facilities. Therefore, IPB also needed to soon authorize the amount of cost of the tuition of foreign students and the management arrangement in IPB. (Eko/awl)
