Menbud Fadli Zon Asks UI Graduates To Be Adaptive And Cultural

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DEPOK Menbud Fadli Zon emphasized that college graduates must be adaptive and innovative as well as have strong roots in culture. According to him, education is not just a transfer of knowledge, but a process of character formation based on local wisdom so that the younger generation is able to compete in the era of digital disruption and artificial intelligence.

Indonesia is a country with extraordinary cultural wealth, even referred to as mega diversity. Our challenge is how this culture can go global like the Korean cultural phenomenon loved by the younger generation," said Culture Minister Fadli Zon while attending the graduation of the 2024/2025 Semester Event Program. at Balairung University of Indonesia (UI), Saturday, September 13.

He described seven important cultural characters for graduates: critical and reflective thinking, adaptive to technology, rooted in local wisdom values, collaborative and inclusive, ecological and social awareness, national identity in the midst of the global world, and creative and cultural-based innovative.

To encourage global culture, Menbud Fadli encourages the use of digital technology: ranging from digitization of cultural heritage, development of creative products, utilization of social media, use of augmented reality and virtual reality, to integration of artificial intelligence through collaboration in the cultural community, artists, and technology actors.

UI Chancellor Heri Hermansyah added that UI managed to break the 189th global ranking, for the first time for universities in Indonesia.

At the end of his remarks, Menbud Fadli emphasized the strategic role of universities through tridharma: producing cultural-characterized graduates who are able to build global networks without losing their national identity.