The Engineering Curriculum of Higher Education in Indonesia Revisited

Abstract

Over the years humanitarian issues have increased in many parts of the world including Indonesia. Such issues drive the need to evaluate Indonesia's engineering higher education curriculum. Aiming to provide a constructive contribution to inherent humanitarian aspects in the engineering education curriculum, this study revisits the teaching and learning programs in each curriculum of three public universities in Indonesia (i.e., ITB, UB, and UGM). The survey was conducted on 112 respondents from higher education providers and quality assurance agency and 43 respondents from the industry. Results show that about half of postgraduate and a quarter of undergraduate programmes have already run humanitarian engineering programs. According to the industry, undergraduates have better average scores in creativity and leadership, while postgraduates have higher average scores in other parameters such as analytical skills, experience in real-life applications, practical skills, and teamwork skills.