Mataram, University of Mataram – The Quality Assurance and Learning Development Institute of University of Mataram (LPMPP Unram) held a Technical Guidance for Validators of Learning Tools in accordance with IKU-7 MBKM Unram on Saturday (9/3) at the Lombok Raya Hotel.

Head of LPMPP Dr. Sitti Latifah, M.Sc.F in her speech explained that according to the mandate of the Rector of Unram, to achieve Unram that is superior and internationally competitive, Unram has established 4 excellent programs, including accreditation, Key Performance Indicators (IKU), internationalization towards World Class University (WCU), and PTN-BH.

Further, Dr. Latifah said that in order to achieve this excellent program, it cannot be separated from the vision and mission of Unram based on research and internationally competitive. Unram is currently well accredited with 7 percent of superior accredited study programs, there is still a target of around eighteen percent before applying for institutional superior accreditation so that Unram targets that there will be at least 14 more superior accredited study programs. In terms of KPIs, Unram for the past 4 years has continued to improve and KPI-7 on collaborative learning is recognized by Dr. Latifah as requiring special attention.

“Internationalization towards WCU, Unram is currently striving for achievement at the global level so that the Vice Rector for Academic Affairs continues to monitor Unram’s ranking through an average increase in research, the mobilization process of both students, inbound and outbound lecturers, international classes, and the quality of human resources (HR), especially lecturers to get global recognition,” she concluded.
The last flagship program is PTN BH where the quality of the institution is assessed by the quality of governance, financial viability, responsibility, and role in economic development. There are two related indicators, namely the quality indicator where at least sixty percent of study programs are accredited superior, and the relevance between the vision, mission and objectives with national higher education standards and higher education standards that have been set by Unram.

Unram uses internal quality assurance standards formalized in 2021 which consist of graduate competency standards, learning content standards, learning processes, standards of educators and education personnel, infrastructure facilities, learning management, learning financing, standards for thesis final assignments, standards for theses and dissertations, standards for academic guidance, and standards for curriculum revision preparation. These standards are standards that have been agreed upon and contained in the education standards book.

One of the indicators set in the learning content standards is that ninety percent of all courses must have Semester Learning Plans (RPS) and Weekly Learning Plans (RPM). In the planning stage there are standards that require lecturers to make RPS and RPM, lecture contracts and must be socialized to students, complete academic documents for lecture completeness. Implementation standards require lecturers to make and archive assignment documents, mid-term exams, and final exams which are used for the quality assurance process when the lecture ends. While in the assessment stage, the indicators requested are the suitability of the method in the RPS, lecture contracts, and documentation that reflects the achievement and must be proven.

“There are learning management standards where the indicators set by Unram are evidence of evaluation results used to improve quality and physical evidence of reporting on the learning process so that our activities today are one of our efforts to be able to realize the standards and indicators that have been set. If we want to change the current standards, we need to evaluate whether it is achieved or not so that changes can be made to the indicators,” said Dr. Latifah.

At the end of her speech, Dr. Latifah said that the ultimate goal of this technical guidance is the formation of a culture of quality in relation to controlling learning processes in accordance with the corridors of standards that have been determined and mutually agreed upon and arrive at the expected vision.