Heaptalk, Jakarta — The Nusantara Capital Authority (OIKN) is composing the Education Roadmap to realize its vision of being a global city for all.
“In addition to realizing IKN’s mission as a global city for all, this Education Roadmap also aims to guide the development of educational services in IKN,” stated Suwito, Director of Basic Services at the Deputy for Social, Cultural, and Community Empowerment at the Nusantara Capital Authority on Tuesday (07/09).
Law Number 21 of 2023 on Amendments to Law Number 3 of 2022 on the State Capital mandates that the development of Nusantara Capital aims to embody its vision as a Global City for All. Therefore, achieving this vision must be supported by providing quality educational services in the Nusantara Capital area. Suwito stated, “Providing educational services that serve as a reference for national and international students to pursue education in IKN and producing graduates of international caliber.”
In its development, the Nusantara Capital Authority collaborates with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbud Ristek), Surabaya State University (Unesa), the Education Quality Assurance Agency (BPMP) of East Kalimantan Province, the Driving Teacher Center (BGP) of East Kalimantan, Tanoto Foundation, and the Innovation Team. “These experts and practitioners in education from Indonesia are currently drafting the Education Roadmap to guide the development of educational services in IKN from now until 2045,” he revealed.
The Education Roadmap outlines the stages of development and building education in Nusantara Capital, spanning the short, medium, and long term. The activities took place over three days, from Monday to Wednesday, April 22-24, 2024. They engaged in field studies at several schools in Sepaku District, Penajam Paser Utara Regency, as well as Samboja and Loa Kulu Districts in Kutai Kartanegara Regency.
The activities aimed to directly observe the learning processes in schools and conduct interviews to collect data from principals, teachers, and the community. “The field study results have been obtained and used to sharpen the analysis in drafting the IKN Education Roadmap,” he explained.
In essence, the basic principle of the Education Roadmap is the implementation of a dense and flexible personalized curriculum in IKN schools. This means that besides mandatory subjects for all students, elective subjects are tailored to each student’s talents and interests. To determine suitable elective subjects, students will be guided to recognize their own potential, strengths, and weaknesses (self-awareness).
The learning process is directed to foster a growth mindset, enabling students to develop self-confidence. High self-confidence and enjoyable elective subjects will trigger self-directed learning, where students learn not because they are told to but because of their desire and belief that they can master the material. Thus, lifelong learning is instilled early and will serve as a foundation for developing capabilities. The use of digital technology also supports the learning process. “This is to help digital-native students enhance their independent learning abilities and prepare them to face future challenges,” Suwito concluded.
