Several leaders including Deans of faculties, Regional Campus Directors, and Heads of undergraduate (S1) and diploma (D4/D3/D2/D1) programs were seen participating in the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Follow-up Plan of the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for 2023 at the Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI), held at the FPEB Auditorium, 6th floor, UPI Campus on Jalan Dr. Setiabudhi No. 229, Bandung, on Thursday (27/6/2024).
According to UPI Vice Rector for Education and Student Affairs, Prof. Dr. H. Didi Sukyadi, M.A., in an interview, today UPI conducted an evaluation of its Higher Education Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). He stated, “UPI has brought in responsible speakers to handle KPI 6. We hope that through this evaluation, we can identify our weaknesses, especially since many other universities have achieved higher KPI results than UPI’s current standing. We also hope to take the best steps forward to improve UPI’s KPI performance.”
Based on the analysis results, he added, “We aim to significantly increase the number of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), both with other universities, companies, and local governments. Today’s activities are intended to remind faculty and program leaders to enhance our KPI achievements.”
Meanwhile, in the same event, Chair of the Working Team for Cooperation and Public Relations, Deputy Director General of Higher Education Yayat Hendayana, S.S., M.Si., expressed that Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia today demonstrated its capability as a Legal Entity State University (PTN-BH) formerly known as IKIP, or categorized as LPTK, capable of competing with non-LPTK PTN-BHs.
“UPI has ranked within the top 10 and surpassed other PTN-BHs due to effective coordination, synergy, and collaboration between university, faculty, and program leaders. Hence, the essence of this cooperation lies in partnership and synergy. This is evidence of UPI’s hard work to achieve a KPI 6 score of 88% this year, surpassing the gold standard of 70%,” he explained.
The task ahead, he emphasized, is to maintain this 88% achievement by continuing to execute and document Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) in 2024. He noted, “We encourage all programs at UPI to continue and expand MoUs both domestically and internationally, building upon the MoUs established and documented last year in 2023.”
He further hoped that with this achievement, UPI as a medium-sized PTN-BH has demonstrated effective MoU management, ensuring consistency among university, faculty, and program leadership aligned with the Ministry’s guidelines outlined in Ministerial Decisions No. 3/M/2021 and No. 210/M/2023.
Firman Hidayat, S.S., M.Si., Sub-coordinator for Cooperation under the Deputy Director General of Higher Education, echoed similar sentiments. He stated that in achieving KPI 6, specifically in programs collaborating with global-class partners, UPI has performed well in management, planning, and achievements, with consistent positive trends despite adjustments in KPI 6 calculation guidelines last year. Nonetheless, UPI managed to achieve its target of 88%, exceeding the Ministry’s set target of 70%.
“The challenge ahead is how UPI can sustain and enhance this 88% KPI 6 achievement, as maintaining it is tougher than achieving it,” he remarked.
According to our records, he continued, UPI’s distribution of collaborations has been commendable, both domestically and internationally through MoUs. We encourage UPI to enhance both the quantity and quality of its MoUs, particularly with high-weight partners, including international partners in industry and QS 200 universities. He affirmed, “We are optimistic that UPI can maintain its 2023 KPI 6 achievement and improve upon it.”
