The implementation of the National Education Day ceremony is regulated by guidelines that have been announced by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Kemendikbudristek). The ceremony was held at the institution's premises, office, respectively, on Thursday, May 2 2024 starting at 07.30 WIB. Local time, Professor of UIN Jakarta, Ahmad Tholabi Kharlie, said that the commemoration of National Education Day (Hardiknas) 2024 was a momentum to make improvements in the higher education environment. Tholabi said the government's Independent Learning policy could be an instrument for making improvements in higher education institutions. According to him, the concept of Independent Learning, Independent Campus (MBKM) can be a trigger for fundamental change in higher education. "Various notes that have emerged in the higher education environment in Indonesia can be combined with the MBKM concept to spark improvements in higher education," said Tholabi after leading the 2024 National Education Day commemoration ceremony at UIN Jakarta, Ciputat, South Tangerang, Thursday (2/5/2024).
The Deputy Chancellor for Academic Affairs at UIN Jakarta outlined issues that are of public record regarding higher education. Among other things, academic integrity must be a priority scale to be immediately handled collaboratively by all stakeholders. "The government has issued a number of regulations, but the problem has not gone away. Simultaneous steps are needed and placing higher education not just as an object of regulation, but must also be involved in every policy formulation," said Tholabi. According to Tholabi, a joint movement is needed to resolve problems in the environment. universities so that they can be addressed immediately. "Like the issue of academic integrity through the practice of plagiarism, simultaneous steps are needed that stem from autonomous awareness. "Higher education gives birth to healthy academic traditions and integrity," explained Tholabi. The administrator of the Nahdlatul Ulama Higher Education Institution (LPTNU ) PBNU also said that to foster a healthy academic tradition and integrity, steps are needed from upstream to downstream He said that from upstream, awareness is needed that research is an intellectual activity that adheres to strict academic principles ( news source: https: / /www.tribunnews.com/nasional/2024/05/02/guru-besar-uin-jakarta-hardiknas-jadi-momentum-perbaikan-pendidikan-tinggi )
