Strategic Collaboration To Promote Education For Sustainable Development In Universitas Terbuka

Aisyah, Siti and Hidayah, Zainur and Setiani, Made Yudhi (2021) Strategic Collaboration To Promote Education For Sustainable Development In Universitas Terbuka. In: Conference Proceedings Of The 34th ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE ASIAN ASSOCIATION OF OPEN UNIVERSITIES (AAOU 2021), 1-3 june 2021, Cinnamon Grand Hotel,Colombo,SriLanka.

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Abstract

The problems that arise in implementing independent learning for students as applied in distance education in Universitas Terbuka (UT) are: 1). Not all students are ready to study independently, so it impacts student success; 2). Not all students are familiar with online-based education services. This article aims to analyze strategic collaboration in improving the quality of education through open distance learning in UT. This article is the result of research with a qualitative approach. Data collection uses interviews, literature studies, documents, and other data that support this research. The informants were chosen by considering the representation of UT in the western region (UT Palembang), central region (UT Malang and UT Jember), and east region (UT Kupang). Informants included the head of UT's regional, managers, employees, and the UT’s partner. The results of the study show: 1). UT-Pokjar's strategic collaboration is good enough; 2). The study group (Pokjar-UT) is a strategic partner in improving learning and organizing higher education in the region; 2). Pokjar-UT has an essential role in informing UT's academic policies in the areas, especially in areas where internet access is weak. 3). The characteristics of UPBJJ-UT's leaders have an essential role in collaboration. The implications of the results of this study are 1). UT needs to control effectively in strategic collaboration to improve the quality of learning; 2). Quality assurance for the learning process carried out based on the UT-Private partnership needs to be improved.

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