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        "msgid": "in-the-ai-era-binus-rector-urges-universities-to-develop-multidisciplinary-programmes-1793721040",
        "date": "2026-11-03 22:18:32",
        "title": "In the AI Era, BINUS Rector Urges Universities to Develop Multidisciplinary Programmes",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK_BALI",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Technology",
        "summary": "BINUS University Rector Nelly says all students need to understand artificial intelligence and how to use it to improve productivity in their respective fields. Rather than closing programmes seen as less relevant, she argues universities should foster collaboration across disciplines, building on models such as BINUS\u2019s major-and-minor system.",
        "content": "<p>The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) is prompting\nuniversities to adapt their education systems. One way is to develop\nmore multidisciplinary programmes so that students gain skills across\ndifferent fields.<\/p>\n<p>BINUS University Rector Nelly said understanding AI was important for\nall students, enabling them to use it to improve productivity in their\nrespective areas of study.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll students need to understand and know what AI is and how it\nworks, so that they can use this AI technology to improve productivity\nin their respective fields,\u201d she said at the QS Higher Ed Summit: Asia\nPacific 2026 on Tuesday (3 November 2026).<\/p>\n<p>Nelly said technological advances did not mean universities had to\nclose programmes considered less relevant to the changing needs of\nindustry. Instead, programmes should work together and adopt\nmultidisciplinary approaches to adapt to changing times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPerhaps it is not about closing programmes, but about how they can\nwork together and become multidisciplinary programmes. That is what we\nare developing, because programmes operating on their own may not be\nstrong enough in the future,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She cited BINUS\u2019s existing major and minor programme system, which\nallows students to pursue an additional field of study outside their\nmain programme.<\/p>\n<p>For example, a student majoring in Computer Science can choose a\nminor in Digital Banking or Culinary Arts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBINUS already has major and minor programmes. So even if a student\nmajors in Computer Science, they can choose from various minors, such as\nDigital Banking or Culinary Arts,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Nelly said more educational programmes would adopt multidisciplinary\napproaches in the future. This would give students expertise not only in\none field, but also the ability to combine knowledge from different\ndisciplines.<\/p>",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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