LLDIKTI 2 PALEMBANG: POSITIVELY WELCOME LAMDIK PROGRAM WILL ASSIST QUALITY CULTURE OF EDUCATIONAL STUDY PROGRAMS IN PTS
Palembang, May 10, 2024
Head of the Higher Education Service Institute (LLDIKTI) Region 2 Palembang, Prof. Iskhaq Iskandar, M.Sc. positively welcomed LAMDIK’s plan to provide services as well as assistance in improving quality culture for education study programs within LLDIKTI Region 2 Palembang. The statement was delivered directly when the LAMDIK delegation led directly by Prof. Muchlas Samani along with the Executive Board and Executive Secretary of LAMDIK conducted a socialization visit to LAMDIK’s work program to LLDIKTI Region 2 Palembang on Friday, May 10, 2024. Present at the activity were the Head of General Affairs of LLDikti and the LLDikti Region 2 Work Team, including the general section, institutional section, information systems section, HR section, and the LLDikti Region 2 Team.
LLDikti Region 2 Palembang currently oversees 174 PTS spread across 4 provinces, namely the Provinces of South Sumatra, Bengkulu, Bangka Belitung, and Lampung. Of the 174 PTS, there are 149 education study programs. Of the total education study programs that have received an Excellent or A accreditation rating, only 11 study programs (7%), 84 PS B or Very Good, 49 PS are still ranked C or Good, and there are still 10 Education PS that have not been accredited, explained the Head of LLDIKTI Region 2 Palembang.
Therefore, according to the Head of LLDIKTI Region 2, a mentoring approach and strategy are needed to improve the quality of these educational study programs. It is hoped that by providing guidance and mentoring appointed by LAMDIK, it will improve the culture of quality, accountability, and relevance of graduates which is demonstrated by achieving an UNGGUL accreditation rating from LAMDIK or at least Very Good.
Both parties, LLDIKTI Region 2 and LAMDIK, agree that this program will be immediately coordinated in detail in terms of its technical implementation. And it is hoped that educational study programs in the PTS environment of the LLDIKTI 2 Palembang region can begin to prepare themselves towards international accreditation rankings through LAMDIK, which is currently in the process of becoming an LAI International Accreditation Institution or ACE Accreditation Council Education which specifically provides international accreditation services for educational study programs.