Universitas Negeri Jakarta UNJ Gerard Polla gerardpbinus edu

Universitas Negeri Jakarta (UNJ) Gerard Polla: gerardp@binus. edu

Advancing Strategic Alliances and Partnerships with International Institutions in Enhancing Employability and Entrepreneurship Gerard Polla gerardp@binus. edu

Curiculum Vitae Name Position Address : Gerard Polla, Prof. Drs. M. App. Sc. : Professor in Mathematics Statistics FMIPA UNJ Former Rector of BINUS University (2005 – 2009) Academic Advisor of BINUS University Director of Graduate Program BNUS University. : gerardp@binus. edu Publication : In some International Journal Scopus Index and you see at “Scholar Google. com”. Etc. Product : Write Books, Modules in Mathematics, Computer Speakers : In many forums at National or Internationals conference, or workshop, or Training etc.

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Agenda 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Introduction Strategic Alliances & Partnership Factors Hindering Strategic Alliances Success Keys and Building Strategic Partnership Enhancing and Employability Key Employability Skills & Challenges Conclusion

Introduction • The development of IT and business is growing very fast which has given impact in every aspect of human life including the educational aspect. • The demands for quality of HE graduates continue to increase in both knowledge and skills. • How to produce graduates who are qualified and acceptable for work at the International level and in the global market. • In fact there are many graduates are not acceptable in the global market (industry, international companies etc) Bina Nusantara

Introduction • Industry is asking higher standards of requirements for new employees. One of the biggest challenges for the HE is: most of graduates cannot be accepted in the global market. • Indonesia is experiencing very rapid transitions in many aspects of life such as switching to a modern industrial society, facing considerable economic construction as well as transformation to political democracy and to a more mature multi-cultural society. Bina Nusantara

Introduction • These will give contributions to the change of employment and entrepreneurial environment. • It is expected that universities in Indonesia will be able to produce graduates who can compete at International level and its graduates can be accepted to work in the global market. Bina Nusantara

Introduction • The rapid growth of Higher Education (HE) has been expectations increasing and governments seeking to widen participation. • There are now an urgent need for HE institutions to address the issue of graduate employability. Bina Nusantara

Introduction • We are need to discuss how an employabilityfriendly curriculum can be developed, which cover a range of topics including: – – The challenge of employability The enhancement of practice Assessing for employability The skill plus project Bina Nusantara

Main Problem • The main problem lies in that most of the graduates do not own good academic quality and the sufficient working experience as expected so that they can not be accepted in the global market. • They are the lacking of the technical and hard skills plus there is the lack of interpersonal skill, not enough international experience, not ready for working process and so on. • Therefore, the problem would be, “How to increase academic quality of graduates”? Bina Nusantara

Solution • Higher Education institutions need to find ways to advancing their strategic alliances and partnerships with international institutions in order to enhance employability and entrepreneurship skills of Indonesian students. Some recommendations to answer to the problems mentioned, that is Indonesian Higher Education needs a system breakthrough which will enable them to develop strategic alliances and partnerships with international institutions for enhancing employability and entrepreneurship of Indonesian students. Bina Nusantara

Strategic Alliances • Strategic alliance is an agreement between two or more organizations to cooperate in a specific business activity, so that each party would receive mutual benefits from each other’s strengths, and gains competitive advantage. Bina Nusantara

Strategic Alliances • Strategic alliances involve the sharing of knowledge and expertise between partners as well as the reduction of risk and costs in areas such as relationships with suppliers and the development of new products and technologies. • Alliance strategy became one of the most important part is important in an organization to gain access to new knowledge and improve the existing knowledge within the organization. Bina Nusantara

Current Condition • Strategic Alliances is a strategy in which organizations seek to incorporate some of the resources so as to create a competitive advantage. • Every organization involving in an alliance would need to have the resources and specific skills in a field. Capabilities will become Core Competencies of the organization. However, if capacity has not been able to become the Core Competencies, the organization will start planning to make alliances. Bina Nusantara

Current Condition • In some alliances, there is a partner that is more aggressive and contrastingly, there is also more passive partner. Many of the cooperation are not successful because the alliance made by the organizations failed, as the parties working together do not trust each other. Bina Nusantara

Factors Hindering Strategic Alliances 1. Risk of leakage of knowledge: In building the alliance, it may appear that the essential knowledge can leak out from an organization. Organizations involved in strategic alliances are therefore motivated to protect their organization's specific knowledge. Bina Nusantara

Factors Hindering Strategic Alliances 2. Knowledge that will be used is tacit Tacit knowledge cannot be fully or easily articulated and codified, and cannot be easily taught to others, and not easily visible when observed. It is wise to realize that the alliance does not close the possibility that knowledge to be used in the process can still be tacit. Bina Nusantara

The Benefit of Strategic Alliances 1. 2. 3. 4. Ease of market entry : Shared risks: Shared knowledge and expertise: Synergy and competitive advantage: Bina Nusantara

Success Keys for Strategic Alliances: 1. Increasing trust between parties in alliance 2. Establish an independent team to start the alliance 3. All parties involved in the alliance have to contribute in the process of knowledge acquisition and knowledge sharing 4. Organizations must make protection of their Core knowledge Bina Nusantara

Building Strategic Partnership 1. Strategies for Curriculum Internationalization 2. Using Online Program to Increase Academic Quality of Graduates Examples: BINUS Online Learning Success Story Advantages of BINUS Online Learning: 1. Flexible: one semester is the regular period 2. Good quality: students learn from the experts in each field or subject 3. Rich and applicable learning: students are facilitated to learn from many different sources, to enhance applicability and rich array of knowledge. Bina Nusantara

Enhancing Employability • Employability skills are defined as skills required not only to gain employment, but also to progress within an enterprise so as to achieve one’s potential and contribute successfully to enterprise strategic directions. (DEST, 2002) Bina Nusantara

Enhancing Employability • Entrepreneurial Skills can be defined as the ability to create something new with value by devoting the necessary time and effort, assuming the accompanying financial, psychic and social risks, and receiving the resulting rewards of monetary and personal satisfaction and independence (Hisrich & Peters, 2002) Bina Nusantara

Developing Employability Skills Employability defined • ‘Employability skills are defined as skills required not only to gain employment, but also to progress within an enterprise so as to achieve one’s potential and contribute successfully to enterprise strategic directions. ’ (DEST 2002 a)

Personal Attributes The Employability Skills Framework incorporates the following personal attributes that contribute to overall employability: v v v v loyalty commitment honesty and integrity enthusiasm reliability personal presentation commonsense positive self-esteem sense of humor balanced attitude to work and home life ability to deal with pressure motivation adaptability. There is no doubt that enterprises saw the inclusion of these attributes as a new and essential component of employability skills.

Key Employability Skills The key skills identified in conjunction with the personal attributes to make up the Employability Skills Framework are: q communication skills that contribute to productive and harmonious relations between employees and customers; q team work skills that contribute to productive working relationships and outcomes; q problem-solving skills that contribute to productive outcomes; q initiative and enterprise skills that contribute to innovative outcomes; q planning and organizing skills that contribute to long-term and shortterm strategic planning; q self-management skills that contribute to employee satisfaction and growth; q learning skills that contribute to ongoing improvement and expansion in employee and company operations and outcomes; and q technology skills that contribute to effective execution of tasks.

Learning Experience Values, Etiquettes, Skills, Competence, Knowledge Leadership General Management Time Management Study Skills, Etc Etiquette Personal Grooming Job-Related Material Motivation Etc Lecturers, Staff, Alumni, Senior Students, Pool of Businessmen, Government Social Workers Talents 1 Employees, Talents 2 Talents 3 Pool of Talents 4 Research and Academic-Related Material Competition Etc Counselors Advisors Mentors Etc

Analysis of Graduates • Our analysis implies that many HE institute will need to change. Many universities will need to re-form themselves to transform if they are to provide the programmes that make for employability. • Employer organizations often criticize the standard of new graduates saying that they leave HE without enough business sense, understanding of the real world and readiness for work. • Soft skill, personal qualities, dispositions and other achievements are valued. An implication is that the undergraduate years need to be years of transformation • Bina Nusantara

Transformations • Students should be transformed academically, They should be transformed by recognizing that academic achievements are not the only ones that matter; other are legitimate and necessarysoft skills for example • They should be transformed in their ability to represent the range of their achievements which will often imply that they will be adding achievements to working autonomously, self management for example. • Bina Nusantara

Capable People have confidence in their ability to: 1. Take effective and appropriate action 2. Explain what they are seeking to achieve 3. Live and work effectively with others, and 4. Continue to learn from their experiences both as individuals and in association with others, in a diverse and changing society. Bina Nusantara

Your Key to a Successful Life What is Employability ? Soft Skills Bina Nusantara Hard Skills

Your Key to a Successful Life ENGLISH/ JAPANESE / CHINESE Soft Skills NUMERICAL V SKILLS ICT SKILLS Employability Skills Bina Nusantara

Your Key to a Successful Life Employability Skills Entrepreneurial Skills E & E Skills Bina Nusantara

Great Graduate s Bina Nusantara • World-Class Competence • Good E & E Skills : – Self Management – Planning & Organizing – Communication Skills – Teamwork – Problem Solving & Decision Making – Initative & Enterprise • Good Character • Positive Attitude

What are Entrepreneurship Skills? Are the skills : q Transferable skills q Employability skills q Business skills q Graduate skills q Engineering skills?

Classification of Entrepreneurial attributes 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Intellectual skills Professional skills Transferable (Key) skills Knowledge & awareness of Attitudes

Industry wants Engineers with Entrepreneurial skills Which can include : • Ability to recognise an opportunity • Research skills • Decision making and goal setting • Planning • Critical thinking • Adaptability and flexibility • Communication and team-working etc.

Graduate Attributes English/ Chinese/ Japanese Proficienc y 6 Key Soft Skills Employability & Entrepreneurial Skills Numerical Literacy ICT Skills

Personal Attributes that contribute to overall employability • • • Loyalty An ability to deal with pressure A sense of humor Personal presentation Adaptability A balanced attitude to work and home life Positive self esteem Reliability Commitment Motivation Common sense Enthusiasm

6 Key Soft Skills Six Key Soft Skills Self. Management Team Work Communication Problem Solving & Decision making Planning & Organizing Initiative & Enterprise

Conclusion • Strategic alliances open up opportunities for organizations to gain knowledge and leverage strengths with partners. • Employability skills are critical to economic competitiveness and to the ability of individuals to get and progress in work. • To enhancing knowledge management through strategic alliances or partnership the first factor is to make the alliances and the partneship succeed as well.

Conclusion • To make the inisiatif of knowledge management running succesfully in the strategic alliances as their objective. The company has to make the environment as comfort as possible. • Implementing knowledge partnership, the strategic alliances can get the benefit of the knowledge as maximize through their partnership at all levels without creating the barriers between organization and the individual.

Conclusion • Institution, as collectivities, are expected to respond to the expectations of governments and their agencies. • Curricula will need refocusing in some contexts if students are ton be as fully equipped as possible to make clams for employability. Bina Nusantara

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