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        "msgid": "brin-plans-to-close-study-programmes-must-be-accompanied-by-curriculum-transformation-1777369883",
        "date": "2026-04-28 16:21:22",
        "title": "BRIN: Plans to close study programmes must be accompanied by curriculum transformation",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "The Head of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Arif Satria, has stressed that the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology's (Kemdiktisaintek) plans to close study programmes misaligned with industry needs must include curriculum transformations to ensure graduates remain relevant. He highlighted the rapid obsolescence of skills, with only about 60% remaining pertinent after five years, and advocated for micro-credentials as flexible, targeted alternatives to traditional degrees that better meet practical industry demands. This initiative, led by Minister Brian Yuliarto, aims to prevent Indonesia from falling behind in producing reliable human resources amid fast-evolving industries, while fostering a lifelong learning mentality in higher education.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Head of the National Research and Innovation\nAgency (BRIN), Arif Satria, has emphasised that the Ministry of Higher\nEducation, Science, and Technology\u2019s (Kemdiktisaintek) plans to close\nstudy programmes (prodi) not aligned with industry needs must be\naccompanied by curriculum transformations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe skills we teach students today when they enter university may\nonly remain relevant at around 60% five years later. That means, by the\ntime they graduate, their knowledge is already outdated. So, without\ntransformations in higher education curricula, including relevant\nlearning products, students will struggle to adapt to new environments\nand industries,\u201d he said in Jakarta on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, according to him, what Minister of Education, Science, and\nTechnology Brian Yuliarto has proposed is actually part of efforts to\nsave higher education in Indonesia from lagging behind the pace of\nindustrial development, as failure to provide reliable human resources\ncould leave the country behind.<\/p>\n<p>Arif added that universities are currently developing\nmicro-credential systems, which are forms of recognition for small-scale\n(modular) learning focused on specific skills and practical industry\nneeds, typically completed in a short time (from a few weeks to several\nmonths).<\/p>\n<p>Unlike broad bachelor\u2019s degrees that take four years,\nmicro-credentials are sharper and faster because they target specific\nskills that can be directly applied in the workforce. In fact, for many\nworking people, these certifications are often more valuable than\ndiplomas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are many surveys showing the responses from students and\nindustry to the need for micro-credentials. The point is, industry is\ndeveloping very quickly, and the world of education must be able to\nadapt quickly and have high flexibility,\u201d said Arif.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the most important thing according to Arif is that\nhigher education must shape a learner\u2019s mentality so that campuses can\nproduce generations that are adaptive in facing a world of rapid and\nuncertain changes.<\/p>",
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