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Indonesia’s Higher Education in Transitional Period

The higher education world in Indonesia is shifting. Whether we like it or not, we are forced to change our educational system. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to implement long-distance learning.

By
CW Watson
· 6 minutes read
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An aerial view shows the P4 laboratory at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan in China\'s central Hubei province on April 17, 2020.  The P4 epidemiological laboratory was built in co-operation with French bio-industrial firm Institut Merieux and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The facility is among a handful of labs around the world cleared to handle Class 4 pathogens (P4) - dangerous viruses that pose a high risk of person-to-person transmission.

The higher education world in Indonesia is shifting. Whether we like it or not, we are forced to change our educational system. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to implement long-distance learning.In the beginning, many of us felt awkward and nervous when interacting with students in Google Classroom or when having meetings with our colleagues via Zoom. However, we have slowly adapted to this new condition. Although we still believe that face-to-face interaction with students in the classroom is more optimal, we have realized that there are also benefits in utilizing this distance-learning method.

One of benefits is that students are more inclined than before to learn independently. This is an improvement that should be acknowledged. Usually, students\' reluctance to learn independently and read referenced books are the Achilles heel of Indonesia’s higher education when compared to other countries.

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naranasrullah
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