Kampus Didorong buat Konsorsium Inovasi

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Kementerian Riset, Teknologi, dan Perguruan Tinggi (Kemristekdikti) mendorong perguruan tinggi berkolaborasi membentuk konsorsium dengan industri pangan agar inovasi dan yang teknologi dihasilkan dapat memberikan manfaat kepada masyarakat. Direktur Jenderal Penguatan Inovasi Kemeristekdikti Jumain Appe mengatakan kolaborasi antara perguruan tinggi dan industri untuk mengembangkan model bisnis yang mampu meningkatkan produktivitas pangan dan daya saing secara nasional maupun internasional.

Menurut Jumain, konsorsium tersebut sudah terbentuk di sejumlah perguruan tinggi, salah satunya dikembangkan oleh IPB. Tetapi, hasil dari konsorsium tersebut harus dikembangkan lebih luas.

Kemristekdikti menggelar Forum Industri Pangan untuk mengundang perguruan tinggi pertanian dan peternakan secara nasional dan asosiasi pengusaha serta industri untuk bisa membuat suatu rumusan, langkah-langkah atau tindak lanjut model konsorsium yang dilakukan dan tindak lanjut apa yang sudah dilakukan perguruan tinggi. Jumain mengatakan, Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB) sudah banyak melakukan konsorsium, tapi Kemristekdikti mendorong lebih banyak lagi perguruan tinggi melakukan hal serupa.

Menurutnya, perguruan tinggi dan lembaga penelitian harus bisa meningkatkan daya saing bangsa melalui inovasi dan teknologi. Mengingat Indonesia menjadi pangsa besar besar industri global karena sumber daya manusianya yang tinggi. Saat ini, kemampuan daya saing bangsa Indonesia secara total masih berada diurutan 41 dari 144 negara, berada di bawah Malaysia, Singapura dan Thailand untuk level Asia. Ia menyebutkan sumber daya manusia dan inovasi dua hal yang harus dibangun sejak lama. Selama ini, perguruan tinggi dan lembaga penelitian berjalan sendiri-sendiri. Inovasi dan teknologi yang dihasilkan baru dalam taraf laboratorium (prakarya) yang berarti dalam rangka keilmuan, sehingga belum bisa dinikmati masyarakat.

Universities being Encouraged to have Innovation Consortium

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The Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education (Kemristekdikti) is encouraging universities to collaborate in forming a consortium with the food industry. The aim is to provide benefits for community through innovation and the resultant technology. The Director General for Innovation Enhancement of Kemristekdikti, Jumain Appe, said that the collaboration between universities and industries would target developing business models that are able to upgrade food productivity and competitiveness both nationally and internationally.

According to Jumain, such consortiums have been formed with a number of universities. One of the consortiums is developed by IPB. However, the results of such a consortium should be more broadly developed.

Kemristekdikti holds the Food Industry Forum to invite national agricultural and animal husbandry universities and entrepreneur associations as well as industry companies to formulate and develop steps to implement the consortium model and follow up on the actions implemented by universities. Jumain stated that Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) has implemented a number of consortiums. However, Kemristekdikti urged more and more universities to carry out the same action.

He believes that through innovation and technology universities and research agencies should be able to upgrade the nation’s competitiveness. There is a need to realize that Indonesia is a large market for global industry because of its high number of human resources. Recently, Indonesia was ranked 41st of 144 countries in regard to competitiveness, below Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand at the Asia level. He said that human resources and innovation were two items that should have been developed for a long time. During this time, universities and research agencies have respectively been run as such with the resultant innovation and technology produced just being at laboratory (handwork) level. In other words, the goal has been for science, and thus the innovation and technology has not been developed for the benefit of society as a whole.

Link: http://www.republika.co.id/berita/pendidikan/dunia-kampus/17/05/26/oqjg6y368-kampus-didorong-buat-konsorsium-inovasi

Empat Pelajar SMA Raih Penghargaan di AS

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Empat peneliti muda pelajar SMA Indonesia meraih penghargaan internasional pada ajang Intel-International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) di Los Angeles, Amerika Serikat.

Ajang yang digelar pada 14-19 Mei lalu diikuti 87 negara dengan 1.778 hasil karya penelitian siswa. Intel-ISEF merupakan lomba penelitian terbesar di dunia yang diselenggarakan Society for Science and The Public di tiga kota yang berbeda setiap tahun, yaklni di Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Pittsburg.  Delegasi Indonesia menampilkan delapan karya penelitian yang telah diseleksi melalui kompetisi tingkat nasional, yakni Olimpiade Penelitian Siswa Indonesia (OPSI) dan Lomba Karya Ilmiah Remaja (LKIR) 2016.

Mereka yang meraih penghargaan di ISEF antara lain Bagus Putu Satria Suarima dan Made Radikia Prasanta dari Sekolah Menengah Atas Negeri (SMAN) Bali Mandara, Bali. Keduanya menerima penghargaan utama Third Place from American Meteorological Society melalui karya penelitian Smart Digital Psychometer for Forecasting Local Weather. Karya penelitian mereka berupa psychrometer, yakni alat untuk memprediksi cuaca dengan radius 10 kilometer.

Four High School Students Gain Award in United States

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Four young Indonesian researchers who are also Senior High School (SMA) students gained an international award at the Intel-International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Los Angeles, United States.

This event was held on May 14-19 with 87 participating countries displaying the results of 1,778 student research projects. Intel-ISEF is the biggest science competition in the world and is held by the Society for Science and The Public. This is implemented annually in three different cities: Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Pittsburg. The Indonesian delegates presented eight research projects selected through competitions at the national level: Indonesian Student Research Olympiad (OPSI) and Youth Science Competition (LKIR) 2016.

The students gaining the ISEF award were Bagus Putu Satria Suarima and Made Radikia Prasanta from State Senior High School (SMAN) Bali Mandara, Bali. They were placed Third in the main award from the American Meteorological Society for their research entitled “Smart Digital Psychometer for Forecasting Local Weather”. Their research resulted in a psychrometer, which is a tool to predict weather within a 10-kilometer radius.

Presiden Jokowi Bagikan 1.000 KIP di Malang

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Presiden Joko Widodo (Jokowi) membagikan 1.000 Kartu Indonesia Pintar di kantor Dinas Pendidikan Kota Malang, Jawa Timur. Presiden hadir bersama dengan Menteri Sekretaris Negara Pratikno, Menteri Agraria dan Tata Ruang Sofyan Djalil, Menteri Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Muhadjir Effendy, Menteri Riset, Teknologi dan Pendidikan Tinggi Muhamad Nasir, anggota Dewan Pertimbangan Presiden (Watimpres) Sidarto, Gubernur Jawa Timur Soekarwo, dan Wali Kota Malang M Anton.

Dari 1.000 KIP yang dibagikan, adalah 189 untuk siswa Sekolah Dasar (SD), 218 untuk siswa Sekolah Menengah Pertama (SMP), 213 untuk siswa Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA), dan 311 untuk siswa Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan (SMK).

Presiden mengatakan dirinya sangat senang karena program penyetaraan dilakukan hari ini. Oleh karena itu, siswa SD mendapatkan Rp450 ribu, siswa SMP mendapat Rp750 ribu dan siswa SMA/SMK mendapat Rp1 juta, sementara siswa yang mengikuti program kesetaraan paket A mendapat bantuan yang sama seperti siswa SD, siswa dari program kesetaraan paket B seperti siswa SMP dan siswa program kesetaraan paket C menerima bantuan yang sama seperti siswa SMA.

Presiden pun mengingatkan agar uang bantuan tersebut digunakan untuk kebutuhan sekolah seperti membeli buku, seragam, sepatu maupun tas tapi tidak boleh digunakan untuk membeli pulsa. Presiden menginginkan para siswa SD yang menerima KIP untuk dapat melanjutkan ke SMP dan lulus pula untuk masuk SMA/SMK.

Presiden juga mengingatkan para siswa agar mereka berkonsentrasi dalam belajar untuk bisa menggapai cita-cita mereka. Sebab, dalam 10, 20, atau 30 tahun ke depan, persaingan akan semakin ketat, baik dalam mencari pendidikan tinggi maupun pekerjaan. Dengan demikian, para siswa harus bertanggung jawab untuk terus melanjutkan proses belajarnya dan jangan pernah bosan.

President Jokowi Distributes One Thousand Indonesian Smart Cards in Malang

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President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) distributed one thousand Indonesian Smart Cards (KIP) at the Education Office of Malang, East Java Province. Jokowi attended the card distribution event along with Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, Minister of Agriculture and Spatial Planning Sofyan Djalil, Minister of Education and Culture Muhadjir Effendy, Minister of Research, Technology, and Higher Education Muhamad Nasir, member of the Presidential Advisory Council Sidarto, East Java Governor Soekarwo, and Mayor of Malang M. Anton.

Of the one thousand KIP distributed, 189 cards were handed out to elementary school (SD) students, 218 cards were delivered to junior high school (SMP) students, 213 cards were distributed to senior high school (SMA) students, and 311 cards were accepted by vocational high school (SMK) students.

President said that he is so glad that the equivalency program is being carried out today. Hence, a SD student receives Rp450 thousand, a SMP student receives Rp750 thousand, and a SMA/SMK student gets Rp1 million, while a student who participates in the equivalence program of package A receives the same amount of assistance as an elementary student gets, a student of the equivalence program of packet B receives assistance as a junior high school student gets, and a student who follows the equivalence program of packet C receives the same assistance as a SMA student gets.

The president also reminded that the assistance will be used solely for meeting school needs, such as for buying books, uniforms, shoes, and bags, and it should not be used to top up the balance of cell phones. The President wants all SD students who receive KIP to graduate and continue their studies in SMP and then go to SMA/SMK.

He also reminds the students that they must concentrate on learning to achieve their ambitions. In the next 10, 20, or 30 years, the competition will get tougher, both in seeking higher education and also for jobs. Thus, children should be responsible to continue the learning process. Do not get tired of learning.

Link: http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/111070/president-jokowi-distributes-one-thousand-indonesian-smart-cards-in-malang

Puluhan Siswa SMP di Sampang Berhenti Sekolah karena Menikah

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Sedikitnya 79 orang siswa SMP dari sejumlah lembaga pendidikan di Kabupaten Sampang, Jawa Timur berhenti sekolah, karena menikah di usia dini. Kepala Seksi Kurikulum Pembinaan SMP pada Dinas Pendidikan (Disdik) Sampang Amir Sholeh mengatakan, jumlah siswa SMP yang berhenti sekolah karena alasan menikah ini diketahui berdasarkan laporan panitia penyelenggara ujian nasional beberapa waktu lalu.

Selain karena menikah di usia dini, sebagian di antara 79 siswa yang resmi berhenti dan tidak mengikuti ujian nasional tahun ini, karena ikut orang tuanya bekerja di luar negeri sebagai Tenaga Kerja Indonesia (TKI).

Amir Sholeh lebih lanjut mengatakan, peran unit pelaksana teknis Dinas Pendidikan di tingkat kecamatan kedepan perlu ditingkatkan, agar kasus serupa tidak terulang lagi. Unit tersebut berfungsi memberikan pengertian kepada orang tua siswa bahwa pendidikan itu penting  dan menjadi tanggung jawab orang tua, masyarakat, termasuk guru dan para tokoh agama.

Berdasarkan data Dinas Pendidikan Sampang jumlah siswa SMP peserta ujian nasional 2017 sebanyak 8.965 orang siswa dengan jumlah siswa MTs sebanyak 6.261 orang siswa, sehingga total jumlah peserta UN untuk SMP dan MTs sebanyak 15.226. Namun dari jumlah itu, hanya sebanyak 15.147 orang siswa yang mengikuti ujian, karena 79 di antara berhenti.

Dozens of Junior High School Students in Sampang Drop Out of School to Marry

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At least 79 junior high school students from a number of educational institutions in Sampang Regency, East Java have dropped out of school because they were married at an early age. Section Head of SMP Development Curriculum at the Sampang Education Agency (Disdik) Amir Sholeh said, the number of junior high school students who quit school for marriage reasons is known based on the report of the national exam organizing committee some time ago.

In addition to being married at an early age, some of the 79 students who officially quit and did not take the national exam this year, was because they joined their parents to work overseas as Indonesian Migrant Workers (TKI).

Amir Sholeh further said that the role of technical implementation unit of the Education Agency at the sub-district level in the future needs to be improved so that similar cases would not happen again. The unit serves to provide understanding to students’ parents that education is important and it is the responsibility of parents, the community, including teachers and religious leaders.

Based on data of the Sampang Education Agency, the total number of junior high school (SMP) students in 2017 was 8,965 students with the number of MTs students totaling 6,261 students, so the total number of UN participants for SMP and MTs is 15,226.  However, out of that figure, only 15,147 students took the exam, because 79 dropped out.

Link: http://www.antaranews.com/berita/630893/puluhan-siswa-smp-sampang-berhenti-karena-nikah

Pendidikan Vokasi Sasar Pesantren

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Arus digitasasi dan otomatisasi teknlogi telah merubah karekter pekerjaan. Teknologi telah menghilangkan banyak pekerjaan konvensional. Kendati demikian, kehadiran teknologi digital juga menghadirkan banyak peluang kerja baru. Menteri Ketenagakerjaan (Menaker) M Hanif Dhakiri menghimbau lembaga pendidikan, salah satunya pesantren untuk memperluas kerjasama dengan industry serta agar lulusannya bisa sesuai dengan kebutuhan pasar tenaga kerja.

Menurut Hanif, salah satu keunggulan alumni pesantren adalah memiliki modal karakter yang kuat, yakni bekerja keras, disiplin, mandiri dan jujur. Hanif mengatakan, karakter yang kuat adalah modal memenangkan persaingan kerja. Tentu, hal itu harus diimbangi penguasaan kompetensi kerja. Menurut Hanif, penguasaan keterampilan kerja lebih mudah dilakukan dibanding, dengan penanaman karakter.

Modal karakter kuat yang dimiliki lulusan pesantern harus diberikan pelatihan kompetensi. Khususnya pelatihan vokasi di pesantren, menurutnya Kementerian Ketenagakerjaan memilki program pelatihan vokasi untuk komunitas. Hanif berharap, keterlibatan dunia industri pada pengambangan pelatihan vokasi di pesanteren. Pasalnya, jumlah anggaran masih terbatas.

Vocational Education Targets Pesantren

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The current of digitalization and technological automation has changed the job character. Technology has eliminated a lot of conventional work. However, the presence of digital technology also presents many new job opportunities. Minister of Manpower M Hanif Dhakiri called on educational institutions, one of them is pesantren (Islamic boarding schools) to expand cooperation with industry and so that graduates could be in line with the needs of the labor market.

According to Hanif, one of the superiorities of pesantren alumni is having strong character, namely hard working, disciplined, self-reliant and honest. Hanif said a strong character is the asset in winning the job competition. Of course, it must be offset by the mastery of job competencies. According to Hanif, the mastery of employment skills is easier to do than instilling character.

The strong character possessed by pesantren graduates should be given competency training. Particularly vocational training in pesantren; he said the Ministry of Manpower has a vocational training program for the community. Hanif expects the involvement of the industrial world in vocational training development in pesantren; because the amount of budget is still limited.