2021 Cohort
30
edits
Changes
no edit summary
Universitas Terbuka (UT) is the 45th State University in Indonesia that implements an open and distance learning system. UT was inaugurated on September 4, 1984, based on the Decree of the President of the Republic of Indonesia Number 41 of 1984. UT has 4 Faculties, namely the Faculty of Economics (FE), the Faculty of Law, Social and Political Sciences (FHISIP), Faculty of Science and Technology (FST), Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (FKIP) for Diploma and Bachelor levels. Since 2004, UT has opened a Masters level in the Postgraduate Program and since 2019, UT has opened a Doctoral program. The goals of Universitas Terbuka are to provide broad opportunities for Indonesian citizens regardless of their place of residence to obtain higher education, to provide higher education services for those who cannot continue their education at face-to-face universities due to work or other reasons and to develop academic and professional education programs based on the real needs of development.
Besides providing education for all. The open university also has various programs to promote and support student innovation and entrepreneurship. several programs that have been running, such as the Virtual Global LSM UPI for Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Events 2021 , Lomba Inovasi Digital Mahasiswa (Webinar SeriesLIDM)Universitas Terbuka and Kompetisi Mahasiswa Nasional bidang Ilmu Bisnis, the long-running UT Massive Open Online Course Manajemen, dan Keuangan (MOOCKBMK)2021. In addition to the webinar series programs and courses competition above, there are also several skills training programs aimed at improving one of the skills needed in a specific field of study, such as Technical Guidance for Urban Agriculture Aquaponics. There is are also the latest program that have recently been running, namely the Micro-Credential Model for Competency Development of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Indonesia in collaboration with the ICE institute and a collaborative program with Bangkit and Merdeka Belajar launched by the Indonesian Ministry of Education which aims to support interest and hone talents possessed by Open University students.
Universitas Terbuka is also known for its facilities in accomodating the faculties to improve their innovation and entrepreneurship through some programs such as LIP-KMN for Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, DISPORSENI UT, and Menerapkan Design Thinking dan Noble Purpose dan Unique Selling Proposition Sebagai Langkah Awal Mula Bisnis. Universitas Terbuka believes that these programs are very important because it will help faculties and all the students be more creative and innovative . In the future, Universitas Terbuka plans to hold another programs and reach students as many as possible to join its programs in hope that not only will the students graduate with knowledge but also innovation and skills in entrepreneurship.