- Deans from FMIPA, FST, and FSM faculties across Indonesia convened at IPB University for the Industry–MIPAnet Curriculum Workshop to align MIPA curricula with evolving industry needs.
- Industry leaders outlined essential future skills in areas like automation, IoT, and AI, guiding universities on updating programs to reduce competency gaps among graduates.
- IPB and MIPAnet leaders emphasized that the workshop will shape a new, industry-aligned curriculum design, ensuring MIPA graduates are more relevant and job-ready.
It was the gathering of the deans of FMIPA (mathematics and natural sciences faculties), FST (science and technology faculties) and FSM (science and mathematics faculties) from all over Indonesia who join MIPAnet held at IPB Gunung Gede Campus in Bogor City.
Through the Industry-MIPAnet Curriculum Workshop (11/ 23-26), this event was organized as a strategic forum to align MIPA education curricula with the needs of industry and in the future, which is supported by automation, IoT, AI, and other technologies.
"I hope that this activity could strengthen the role of universities as a bridge between the application of science and technology. With good collaboration between universities and industry, we can improve the quality of MIPA graduates while also accelerating Indonesia's transformation into an innovation-based country", said the Rector of IPB University, Prof. Arif Satria.
The Secretary General of MIPAnet, Prof Kuwat Triyana, said that this workshop is a concrete step toward decreasing the gap in competencies among MIPA graduates and the needs of industry. He added that rapid industrial development demands continuous updating of curricula.
“We gathered at IPB to discuss MIPAnet programs, one of them on how to bridge the gap between universities and industry. Many fields under MIPAnet, ranging from mathematics and science to computer science, still need to be aligned with industry needs. Today, we heard directly from industry representatives about the skills which will be needed now and in the next 5-10 years”, he explained.
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He added that the results of discussions with industry experts would be used as the basis for revising the curriculum of various study programs. This workshop was an initial meeting that would be followed up with a larger forum involving more industry players. The hope is that across all the MIPAnet members, the updates being carried out in the curriculum truly reflect the real needs of the industry.
Similarly, the Dean of FMIPA, IPB University, and Chair of the MIPAnet Education Cooperation Division, Prof. Berry Juliandi, also emphasized that the main agenda of the workshop was to align the MIPA curriculum to be more relevant and adaptive towards the developments in the world of work. “There has been a perception that MIPA graduates are not well-suited to the needs of industry. Therefore, we have invited four industry representatives to explain the competencies they require”, he said.
"The curriculum will be discussed by Deans and program chairs, identifying what parts are still relevant, which should be updated, be removed, or replaced," he added. Prof Berry added that the main output of this activity is a new curriculum design in line with industry dynamics. “We want the FMIPA curriculum across all MIPAnet members to be truly aligned with industry demands”, he concluded.
