The Challenges of Quality

Assurance for Higher Education System

in Indonesia : Harmonising Higher Education in ASEAN
Prof. Dr. Aris Junaidi
Director of Quality Assurance

Directorate General of Learning and Student Affairs

Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education
Republic of Indonesia
THE ROAD MAP OF GOVERNMENT CONTROL FOR HIGHER
EDUCATION QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEM
1998 2003 2012 2015-2019
Prior to 1998: Natural Chapter III:
HEIs:
Strong Academic Quality
 Determine their
Government Freedom Assurance
policy
Control:  Autonomy in System:
Scientific I. The QAS
management
1. National Autonomy II. National
 Gradually revoke
Curriculum Standard for
on:
2. State r HE
 National curriculum III. Accreditation
Examination  Diploma IV. HE database
3. Diploma legalization V. Service
Legalization  QC : model of Institute of
statutes of HEI HE
The prime condition
for study
program to
Reformation era Act No. 20/2003: Act No 12/2012:
operate
National Education Higher Education
System
 Way Forward : 3 Paradigms of Reform
Strengthening Quality Culture
•Standards of Education • Accreditation System
•Standards of Competencies • Competency Examination
•Academic paper of Quality System
Education System Assurance • Indonesian Qualification
for each profession
System Framework (IQF)

Partnership among Inter- Public- Partnership between

professions : professional Private government,
education to services Collaboration Partnership professionals
community &
independent agencies

Independent agency
for accreditation & competency examination
 QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEM FRAMEWORK
• NSHE : National Standard of HE
• IQAS : Internal Quality Assurance System National Accreditation Board
• CDHE : Center Data for HE
• HEI : Higher Education Institution /Independent Agency for
• OP : Organization of Professions
• AEI : Association of Health Education Institution Accreditation
ACCREDITATION ACCREDITATION
ACCREDITATION
INSTRUMENT STATUS
(QUALITY of INSTITUTION)

•HEI STANDARDS of •NSHE

•OP EDUCATION & •IQAS USERS
•AHEI COMPETENCIES •CDHE
(QUALITY of GRADUATES)
BLUE PRINT OF COMPETENCY QUALITY OF
COMPETENCIES EXAMINATION GRADUATES
(items) IN SERVICES
National Committee for Competence
Examination / Independent Agency for
Competency Examination

DEMAND
(Global & National)
National Standard for Higher Education
(Ministrial Regulation No. 44/2015)
 Rodmap of IQF Development
Comparative and Literature Strategic issues at country level for further
studies to various countries, establishment will be realized i.e. establishment of
Australia, New Zealand, UK, IQB, wider implementation and synchronization
Germany, France, Japan, among concern parties, development of mutual
Thailand, Hongkong, recognition .
European Commission of
Higher Education
2009 2011

IQF
2003 2010 2011 2012 2015-2019
2006

Government regulation Coordination among related Establishment of IQB,

no.31 -2006 –stating IQF, ministerial offices e.g. Ministry Recommendation for AANZ in
Law no 20-2003 National of National Education - Ministry place; Implementation of a pilot
Education System, stating of Manpower in establishing project
open education system. IQF

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 A Mutual Agreement on IQF Level Descriptions

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General Vocational OPERATOR
High School High School
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LEARNING LEARNING PROFESSION
PROGRESS IN
ACADEMIC
PROGRESS IN
COMPETENCE
ENHANCEMENT IN
PROFESSIONAL
1
BASED BASED TRAINING OR OCCUPATION UPGRADING OR JOB
CAREER PATHWAYS IN TRAINING / NON
EDUCATION EDUCATION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
FORMAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
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Act
Plan

Lectur Learnin

Development
Curriculum

Learning
concept

Learning er Learning
Planning sources outcomes

Student
STUDENT CENTERED LEARNING

Check

EVALUATION ON LEARNING
PROGRAM

Planning Organizing Development

Until 2016, 250 learning outcomes had been legalized by Director

General of HE/Learning and Student Affairs
 Some consideration to support at the ASEAN level (1)
• Systematic capacity building to strengthen scientific leadership among
ASEAN leaders, HE institutions leaders and all academicians.
• Develop communication channelling among ASEAN countries supported
by ICT system to strengthen collective understanding, common values,
reciprocity principles and mutual recognition
• Mutual recognition increases trust among the parts and constitutes a step
forward in the search for the best modalities to foster synergies and
increase cooperation
• International collaboration based on partnership and mutual benefit that
will strengthen universities’ excellences
• Sufficient funding from governments, the private sector and other funding
bodies should be sought in order to enable and ensure effective
implementation of national HE reform and ASEAN HE reform agendas.
 Some consideration to support at the ASEAN level (2)

• Effective government regulation that allow

universities to accelerate HE reform and ASEAN HE
reform agendas
• Enhance the development of university-industry
linkages and public private partnership to equip
graduates with skills relevant to industries that
operate regionally or internationally
• Empowerment of young generation (students,
researchers, lecturers) to endorse national HE reform
and ASEAN HE reform agendas
 GOOD UNIVERSITY TEACH
GREAT UNIVERSITY TRANSFORM

GOOD UNIVERSITY PRODUCE GRADUATES

GREAT UNIVERSITY PRODUCE LEADERS

Thank you and Terima

Kasih
www.ristekdikti.go.id

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