TBIG : The new curriculum ” Merdeka Belajar Kurikulum Merdeka ” (MBKM) which is prepared students to face social, cultural changes, the world of work and rapid technological advances, student competencies must be prepared to be more relevant to the needs of the times. Link and match not only with the world of industry and the world of work but also with a rapidly changing future.
TBIG has formed a curricula which is suit to be implemented in Al-Qolam Islamic Institute by considered several things.
Higher education institutions are required to be able to design and implement innovative learning processes so that students can achieve learning outcomes that include aspects of attitude, knowledge and skills optimally and always relevant.
Merdeka Belajar Policy – Independent Campus is expected to be the answer to these demands. Independent Campus is a form of learning in higher education that is autonomous and flexible so as to create a learning culture that is innovative, not restrictive, and in accordance with student needs.
The main programs are: ease of opening new study programs, changes to the higher education accreditation system, ease of state universities becoming legal entity state university, and the right to study for three semesters outside the study program.
Students are given the freedom to take credits outside the study program, the three semesters which are intended as 1 semester the opportunity to take courses outside the study program and 2 semesters carrying out learning activities outside the university.
Various forms of learning activities outside of higher education, including doing internships/work practices in industry or other workplaces, carrying out community service projects in villages, teaching in educational units, participating in student exchanges, conducting research, carrying out entrepreneurial activities, making studies/ independent projects, and participating in humanitarian programs.
All these activities must be carried out with guidance from the lecturer. Independent campuses are expected to provide contextual field experiences that will improve students’ overall competency, make them ready to work, or create new jobs. The learning process at the Merdeka Campus is one of student-centered learning retention which is very essential.
Learning on the Independent Campus provides challenges and opportunities to develop innovation, creativity, capacity, personality and student needs, as well as developing independence in seeking and finding knowledge through the realities and dynamics of the field such as ability requirements, real problems, social interaction, collaboration, self-management, performance demands, targets and achievements. Through a well-designed and implemented independent learning program, students’ hard and soft skills will be formed strongly.
