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PendidikanBerbasisRiset

MenujuUISebagaiUniversitasBerkelas
Dunia
Prof.T.Basaruddin
FasilkomUI 2008

Outlineofthetalk

WorldClassUniversity
Rolesofresearch
Researchbasededucation
CaseofUI

WorldClassUniversity
Amongthecharacteristicsofaworldclass
institutionare:recognisedcuttingedge
research;topclassprofessors;favourable
workingconditions;adequateresources;
academicfreedomandintellectual
excitement;soundgovernanceandcontrolby
scholarsovercentralelementsofacademic
life;andadequate,publiclysupportedfunding
forresearchandteaching.(PhilipAltbach
2003)

Ranking
TimesHigherEducationSupplement
thecriteriausedincludingthosethatreflectresearch
excellence,teachingquality,graduateemployabilityand
attractivenesstostudents
adoptedsomewhatofarankfirst,askquestionslater
approach,revisingitsmethodsonthefly

ShanghaiJiaoTongUniversity.
In2003,professorsandgraduatestudentsintheuniversitys
highereducationpolicyunitdevelopedanewmethodof
comparingresearchinstitutionsacrossnationalborders,using
measureslikethenumberoffacultyandgraduatesawardedthe
FieldsMedalortheNobelPrize,andthenumberofarticlesand
citationsinprestigiousscholarlyjournals

ClassificationofUniversity
CarnegieClassificationofUniversities
Thenewclassificationsareorganizedaroundthree
keyquestions:Whatistaught?Towhom?Inwhat
setting?
CompDoc/MedVet:Comprehensivedoctoralwith
medical/veterinary. Accordingtothedegreedata,
theseinstitutionsawarddoctoraldegreesinthe
humanities,socialsciences,andSTEM*fields,and
theyalsoawarddegreesinmedicine,dentistry,
and/orveterinarymedicine.Theyalsooffer
professionaleducationinotherhealthprofessionsor
infieldssuchasbusiness,education,engineering,law,
publicpolicy,orsocialwork.
STEM=Science,Technology,Engineering,andMaths

Researchinuniversity
Unlikeresearchinaresearchinstitute,the
primarygoalsofresearchinauniversityare
threefolds:
Developknowledge
Solveproblems
Preparefuturescientists/researchers

Researchbasededucation
Inamodernuniversityteaching,learningand
researchareinterwinedandtheyarerelated
activities
Highresearchfocusandhighstudent
centernesscreatesanoptimallearning
environment,solvingreallifeproblems;
inquirybasedlearning

Relatedterms
Researchlededucation:Studentslearnabout
researearchfindings;contentsaredominatedby
staffresearchinterestsandinfotransmissionis
themainapproach
Researchoriented:studentslearnaboutresearch
processes,emphasisonboththeprocessof
knowledgecreationandthelearningprocess
Researchbased:Studentslearnasresearchers
throughinquirybasedactivities.Thedivisionof
rolesbetweenteacherandstudentisminimised.

CaseofUI
UIisdeterminedtopursueresearchexcellenceas
anavenuetobecomeWCU
Strongpoolofresearchers:but
Researchenvironmentisnotthereyet
Scarcityoffundingforseriousresearch
Constantlychanginggears toomuchcommitment
fornonresearchactivities

Significantnumberofgraduatestudents:but
Researchcapacity/interestisnotpartofrecruitment
criteria

Strategy pyramidofresearchers
fundamental

Faculties

Ph.DStdn

MSStdn

Undergrad
Stdn

applied

Challenges
Researchstartsfromdream,someendwith
nightmares
Whoshouldpayforthecost?

Relevanceisacriticalissue
Maturityofdomesticindustries

Criticalmass
Qualityofgraduatestudents

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