Educating humans to have an impact is a challenge for the current generation for generations to come. Thus, standardization of business school education in Indonesia is needed, such as AACSB (the world business school accreditation body), to achieve this common goal.
In addition, collaboration is also needed; each educational institution unit must share experiences and development plans so that they can have an impact on society. Such attitude was conical in the Sharing Session entitled “Developing Quality Assurance For The Future: The Past, Current and Future of AACSB Journey” at the Labtek XIX SBM-ITB), on 9-10 August 2023. The discussion was attended by representatives of business schools in Indonesia who have gained the AACSB standard.
They are the Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia, Teguh Dartanto, Ph.D; Former Dean of SBM ITB Prof. Dr. Ir. Utomo Sarjono Putro, M.eng; BINUS Business School Dean Dezie Leonarda Warganegara, Ph.D; Deputy Dean for Research, Community Service, Cooperation, and UGM Alumni, Gumilang Aryo Sahadewo, S.E., M.A., Ph.D; and moderated by Prof. Reza Ashari Nasution, Ph.D. from SBM ITB.
There are always challenges in every generation. Prof. Emil Salim and Sri Mulyani are clear evidence how an economist make a real contribution to addressing the country’s challenges today. Hence, educational institutions need to carry out substantive transformations to support significant interests in the future.
“Transformation is a journey, and AACSB (the world business school accreditation body) is a form of substance or meaning transformation that we need to do. We need qualified leaders, involvement with stakeholders, and sufficient resources to meet our target interests,” said Teguh Dartanto, PhD.
Meanwhile, Dezie Leonarda Warganegara, PhD takes the perspective of being a parent. Parents always want their children to be quality human beings, live decent lives, and succeed in their respective paths. According to him, with Indonesian business schools taking AACSB accreditation, educational institutions can educate more optimally and keep abreast of world developments.
SBM ITB itself is the result of awareness concerning the importance of the business sector in ITB, established since 1970. Science and technology as an ecosystem require an entrepreneurial mindset that can bridge it with the community’s interests, needs and problems. The involvement of various parties determines the real impact on society. Armed with these thoughts, SBM ITB stands and is unique amid existing science and technology educational institutions at ITB and has a mission to educate Technopreneurship.
“We like challenges; from a new start, we have motivation, vision and determination to become our reference. And we chose this AACSB accreditation on the basis that with this high standard, educational institutions can produce people with the expertise to answer future challenges, closely related to business and technology, namely educating technopreneurship,” said Prof. Utomo.
Gumilang Aryo Sahadewo said that universities, as educational institutions, play a vital role in creating future leaders. Not just teaching but educating and nurturing so that a mutually supportive business economic climate will impact society, following sustainability values.
“The AACSB accreditation standard is more to show the quality of a supportive learning system. With this accreditation, educational institutions try to guarantee and ensure the maximum quality of learning and impact on society,” said Gumilang Aryo.
