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Prof.T.Basaruddin
FasilkomUI 2008
Outlineofthetalk
WorldClassUniversity
Rolesofresearch
Researchbasededucation
CaseofUI
WorldClassUniversity
Amongthecharacteristicsofaworldclass
institutionare:recognisedcuttingedge
research;topclassprofessors;favourable
workingconditions;adequateresources;
academicfreedomandintellectual
excitement;soundgovernanceandcontrolby
scholarsovercentralelementsofacademic
life;andadequate,publiclysupportedfunding
forresearchandteaching.(PhilipAltbach
2003)
Ranking
TimesHigherEducationSupplement
thecriteriausedincludingthosethatreflectresearch
excellence,teachingquality,graduateemployabilityand
attractivenesstostudents
adoptedsomewhatofarankfirst,askquestionslater
approach,revisingitsmethodsonthefly
ShanghaiJiaoTongUniversity.
In2003,professorsandgraduatestudentsintheuniversitys
highereducationpolicyunitdevelopedanewmethodof
comparingresearchinstitutionsacrossnationalborders,using
measureslikethenumberoffacultyandgraduatesawardedthe
FieldsMedalortheNobelPrize,andthenumberofarticlesand
citationsinprestigiousscholarlyjournals
ClassificationofUniversity
CarnegieClassificationofUniversities
Thenewclassificationsareorganizedaroundthree
keyquestions:Whatistaught?Towhom?Inwhat
setting?
CompDoc/MedVet:Comprehensivedoctoralwith
medical/veterinary. Accordingtothedegreedata,
theseinstitutionsawarddoctoraldegreesinthe
humanities,socialsciences,andSTEM*fields,and
theyalsoawarddegreesinmedicine,dentistry,
and/orveterinarymedicine.Theyalsooffer
professionaleducationinotherhealthprofessionsor
infieldssuchasbusiness,education,engineering,law,
publicpolicy,orsocialwork.
STEM=Science,Technology,Engineering,andMaths
Researchinuniversity
Unlikeresearchinaresearchinstitute,the
primarygoalsofresearchinauniversityare
threefolds:
Developknowledge
Solveproblems
Preparefuturescientists/researchers
Researchbasededucation
Inamodernuniversityteaching,learningand
researchareinterwinedandtheyarerelated
activities
Highresearchfocusandhighstudent
centernesscreatesanoptimallearning
environment,solvingreallifeproblems;
inquirybasedlearning
Relatedterms
Researchlededucation:Studentslearnabout
researearchfindings;contentsaredominatedby
staffresearchinterestsandinfotransmissionis
themainapproach
Researchoriented:studentslearnaboutresearch
processes,emphasisonboththeprocessof
knowledgecreationandthelearningprocess
Researchbased:Studentslearnasresearchers
throughinquirybasedactivities.Thedivisionof
rolesbetweenteacherandstudentisminimised.
CaseofUI
UIisdeterminedtopursueresearchexcellenceas
anavenuetobecomeWCU
Strongpoolofresearchers:but
Researchenvironmentisnotthereyet
Scarcityoffundingforseriousresearch
Constantlychanginggears toomuchcommitment
fornonresearchactivities
Significantnumberofgraduatestudents:but
Researchcapacity/interestisnotpartofrecruitment
criteria
Strategy pyramidofresearchers
fundamental
Faculties
Ph.DStdn
MSStdn
Undergrad
Stdn
applied
Challenges
Researchstartsfromdream,someendwith
nightmares
Whoshouldpayforthecost?
Relevanceisacriticalissue
Maturityofdomesticindustries
Criticalmass
Qualityofgraduatestudents