JAKARTA - The use of artificial intelligence (AI) among Indonesian students has now reached a very massive level. Based on the Global Student Survey 2025 released by Chegg, as many as 95 percent of Indonesian students have integrated generative AI into their learning process, placing Indonesia in first place out of 15 countries surveyed globally.
Behind the high adoption, new concerns are beginning to emerge among parents. They do not question the use of AI itself, but question its long-term impact: will their children still be able to think independently, or will they become more dependent on AI?
This phenomenon makes the campus approach to AI begin to become a new consideration for many parents in choosing a college. Not a few who now assess that readiness to face the AI era is not enough just through digital facilities, but also through how the campus builds the mindset, adaptability, and analytical ability of students in the midst of increasingly rapid technological developments.
Seeing this change, BINUS University presents the Digital Transformation & AI Experience Ecosystem, an approach to learning that not only integrates AI into daily lectures, but also equips students with the ability to understand the proper and responsible use of technology.
The Rector of BINUS University, Dr. Nelly, S.Kom., M.M., CSCA., revealed that the development of AI encourages universities not only to teach the use of technology, but also to ensure that students are still able to build independent reasoning and understand the context of its use in a relevant manner.
Parents' concerns about the use of AI itself continue to increase. The EdChoice 2025 survey found that 65 percent of parents agree that campuses should actively teach how to use AI wisely. This figure rises to 79% in the group of parents who send their children to private institutions.
Echelon Insights survey of 1,511 parents reinforces this finding. As many as 56% of parents believe their children are actively using AI, but they urge the implementation of strict supervision and restrictions to maintain children's analytical and problem-solving skills. In fact, 79% of parents stated that they wanted to be actively involved in the formulation of AI policies in the selected educational institutions.
This concern is not without basis. As students become more accustomed to receiving instant answers from AI, the process of exploring, analyzing, and solving problems independently is feared to be reduced.
The BINUS University approach starts from the awareness that the industry is no longer just looking for individuals who are proficient in using AI. The Future of Jobs Report 2025 projects that 39 percent of workers' core skills will change by 2030, and abilities such as problem solving, creativity, collaboration, and adaptability are expected to become increasingly important in the workplace.
In the education ecosystem built by BINUS University, students are accustomed to not only receiving the results of AI, but also learning to evaluate, validate, and understand its limitations through daily learning experiences. Students' experiences start from the research process, brainstorming, collaborative learning, to the application of AI in academic and industrial contexts.
This approach is supported through various digital platforms that have been built by BINUS University as part of its digital ecosystem. BINUSMAYA is present as a Learning Management System (LMS) that connects students, lecturers, and all campus services in one technology-based learning platform. CrowdBees complements it as an open innovation crowdsourcing platform, a platform for students, lecturers, staff, and alumni to share innovative ideas and projects, as well as being one of the milestones in the BINUS 2035 Strategic Plan.
Meanwhile, Neksus serves as a learning and career development ecosystem center that connects students' academic journeys with their personal future directions. BINUS University's digital ecosystem also includes other innovative products, including BINUS Support, Semesta Aplikasi Binusmaya, Beelingua, Binusian Profile, Beemine, Management Report, Lumobees, Generative AI in DPI, and AI Liveness Detection & Face Comparison.
Dr. Nelly, S.Kom., M.M., CSCA., emphasized that AI will continue to develop and provide benefits, depending on how humans use it.
"Understanding the current development of AI, BINUS University is committed to assisting students to be able to utilize AI productively without losing their thinking, creativity, and analytical skills. This commitment has also been realized in the curriculum, digital ecosystem, to daily learning experiences," explained Dr. Nelly, S.Kom., M.M., CSCA, Wednesday, June 3.
For parents, this approach is becoming increasingly relevant. Higher education is no longer judged solely on academic quality, but also on how the campus helps students build the ability to think, adapt, and use technology appropriately in the midst of the ever-evolving world of work.
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