The Efficacy of Boarding System University in Producing Competent Graduates for the Era of Industry 4.0

Abstract

The era of disruption has brought about a change in the competencies of university graduates. According to the World Economic Forum 2016, there are ten competencies. This study aims to examine the extent to which the University of Darussalam Gontor (UNIDA) with its boarding system inculcates the ten competencies to its students. The object of this research is all students' activities. It is a case study that employs a qualitative approach. The data analyzed by descriptive analysis techniques. The result shows that the Competencies are inculcated through student activities as knowledge management in their curriculums. The student learns cognitive flexibility, problem-solving and critical thinking formally in the classroom but subsequently, they are improved informally and non-formally in dormitory activities. Other competencies are taught through student activities informally and non-formally. The informal curriculum consists, among other things of the student organization. The non-formal curriculum is embedded in Five Spirit of university life.

Higher Education For The 4Th Industrial Revolution: Liberal Arts As The Way Forward

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