By the fourth policy of Merdeka Belajar-Kampus Merdeka regarding giving rights to students if they want to take courses outside the study program, a Study Program Assistance Program has been created to become a Model Center of Excellent Merdeka Belajar-Kampus Merdeka. This program has opened up opportunities for selected universities to experiment with the new policy of the Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia regarding Freedom of Learning – Independent Campus.
Through submission of proposals and strict selection, the Primary School Teacher Education Study Program, Faculty of Education, Undiksha was selected to be one of the models. The happy news of passing the PGSD was conveyed through an announcement letter from the Ministry of Education and Culture, Directorate General of Higher Education No. 1410/E2/BP/2020 on 27 June 2020. The PGSD Study Program will receive financial assistance of 120 million in Scheme II Good Practices for Implementing Independent Learning – Independent Campus. Scheme II is the implementation stage of the Independent Learning-Free Campus program, especially learning activities outside of higher education, which can take the form of activities:
- Student Exchange
- Internship/Practice
- Teaching Assistance in Education Units
- Research/Research
- Humanity Project
- Entrepreneurial Activities
- Independent Study
- Building Villages/Thematic Real Work Lectures and other learning activities by Minister of Education and Culture Regulation Number 3 of 2020 concerning National Higher Education Standards in Article 14 paragraph 5.
In an interview with the Dean of the Faculty of Education, Dr. I Ketut Gading, M.Psi, said that this A-accredited study program is ready to become a Model Center of Excellent Independent Learning-Independent Campus. His party chose 3 activities that he thought had been carried out well in the PGSD Study Program. The three consist of Student Exchange, Teaching Assistance in Education Units, and Building Villages/Thematic Real Work Lectures. Ketut Gading explained that student exchanges had been carried out, teaching assistance in educational units was similar to PPL, and village building was similar to KKN, only the time was longer and more intensive. The change in question is related to the extended time, which is usually 1 month for KKN, which has been extended to 1 semester. Apart from that, there is also a policy of studying outside the study program for 3 semesters, with 20 credits in each semester, bringing the total to 60 credits. He is also very grateful for the selection of the PGSD Study Program and hopes that PGSD can become a Center of Excellent Independent Learning-Independent Campus.
