03 November 2022
Anonymous Writer
Focus group discussion is a discussion that is conducted systematically and focused on a particular issue or problem. On February 16, 2022, the Rector of the Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU), Dr. Muryanto Amin, S Sos, M Si, gave a presentation at the FGD event on “Adaptation of Tridarma Tasks” hosted by the Dean of FMIPA Dr. Nursahara Pasaribu M.Sc, in the Multipurpose room Lt 1 FMIPA. Also present at the FGD were USU Vice Rector I, Dr. Edy Ikhsan, SH, MA, Vice Rector IV, Prof. Dr. Opim Salim Sitompul, M.Sc, Vice Rector V Ir. Luhut Sihombing, MP, University Secretary Prof. Dr. Muhammad Fidel Ganis Siregar, M.Ked (OG), Sp. OG, Vice Dean II Dr. Susilawati, M.Si, Vice Dean III Dr. Miswar Budi Mulya M.Si, Chairman and Secretary of the Faculty Advisory Board, Chairman and Secretary of Diploma, Undergraduate and Postgraduate, Head of Laboratory, and teaching staff in FMIPA USU.
The material presented by Dr. Muryanto Amin, S.Sos, M.Si ranged from mandatory, foundation, and root causes, Joint Preparation Stages (TPB), integration of Learning Outcomes, and toolkits to assessments conducted by various parties. At the beginning of the presentation, he explained the tasks of higher education, including 1. improving the quality and relevance of higher education, 2. strengthening the quality of lecturers and staff, and 3. increasing access to higher education. Therefore, USU must prepare a strategy to transform higher education. At this time, the condition of higher education is still a lot of graduates who are less competitive, adaptive, flexible, and productive with Pancasila character. Therefore, the rector appealed to realize graduates who are able to compete in digital, robotic, automation, energy, environment, health, tourism, and genetic engineering, as well as superior, competitive, adaptive, flexible, and productive, with Pancasila character in their respective fields of knowledge.
In the current Generation Z era, students prefer independent learning because it is relevant to dynamic and adaptive passions. Therefore, to achieve higher education graduation standards based on SN DIKTI, in addition to meaningful curriculum and courses and improving critical thinking skills, then running an independent learning-free campus program, it is no less important that we must also pay attention to and find solutions to the generation gap with lecturers, technological disruption, pandemic disruption and very rapid changes in things. If all of this can be overcome, it will shape the character and profile of the expected graduates.
At the end of the FGD, the Rector also explained about the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), an online course that offers open access via the internet for free or for a small fee. “Currently USU is developing an online learning platform through a grant scheme (MOOC), this program is to support the relevance, flexibility, and globalization of lifelong and sustainable learning and can be accessed by anyone” he added.
After the USU Rector presented the material, the Dean of FMIPA opened a question-and-answer session, which was enthusiastically greeted by the participants.
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