Indonesian Education System Fails Students

indonesian students got to revolutionize their learning approach to compete as multinational corporations battle it up to lure the highest talent from emerging markets, specialists contend. 

in 2008, the german chemicals large henkel created an international business game known as henkel innovation challenge. the task for participants during this year’s competition was to arrive at a concept for the innovative and sustainability-related product in line with the eyesight and market wants in 2050. 

eighteen student groups, every consisting of 2 students, from all in the world were summoned to develop innovative ideas for perhaps one of the company’s business areas : home care merchandise, beauty care merchandise and adhesive technologies. 

this year marks the second time that groups from indonesia are taking part within the competition. last year, a team direct from university of indonesia won third prize throughout the hic 5 southeast asia national finals. the students, rena carissa and wiwin wijaya, came up with an plan and get a dry-cleaning shampoo, suitable for many hair types, that would dry upon usage, while not the got to rinse with water. 

this year, but, no indonesian groups managed to replicate the success. 

“in selecting the groups for your own southeast asia finals, we use strict analysis criteria that embody uniqueness on your plan, customer orientation and clarity and logic on your plan concept, ” allan yong, the president of henkel indonesia, told the jakarta globe because we are part of a written statement. 

“the indonesian team submitted a superb concept, however we later found that the objective wasn't original. once a lot of deliberation, we determined to not send a team from indonesia. ” 

utomo dananjaya, an education professional at paramadina university in jakarta, same the challenge lay when using the country’s education system for failing to properly nurture its students’ creativity. 

“our education system heavily relies on memorizing texts. it doesn’t let the students’ ideas flow, and this dampens their creativity, ” he same. 

memorization just like a learning methodology is outdated and really should be replaced with an approach that fosters the students’ creativity, he argued. 

the indonesian education system, utomo went on, relies on one-way teaching with no interaction. it cultivates the students that should be obedient, to regurgitate just what the teachers say and doesn't enable each of them assume outside the box, he same. 

“how will a student breed an original plan if, in an effort to excel in university, exactly what do in category usually is to memorize ?” he same. 

to ready talented indonesian youths to compete in the world market, just what the nation wants is an education reform that strongly emphasizes reasoning and allows the students to believe critically, but not merely to memorize. 

“then these are willing for the office because we are part of a world environment, ” utomo same. 

sumarjono suwito, the chairman on your indonesian international education consultants association, same corruption was too hampering developments within the national education sector. 

the govt has allocated rp 286. 85 trillion ( $30. 4 billion ) for education this year, or 20 p.c on your state budget, however no major changes are created. 

“the challenge with education in indonesia is the idea that we don’t apprehend where this cash goes, ” sumarjono same. 

he too stressed that the level of innovation in indonesia was still low. he same finally it was regrettable that the govt had overlooked the importance on your research and development sector. 

“look at just how many in our bright minds have migrated overseas as a result of they’re not supported in their very own country, ” sumarjono same. 

he added that to succeed economically, indonesia ought to place larger emphasis on research and development