Online Survey: Evaluation of Indonesian Higher Education Curriculum

In 2020, universities in Indonesia will use a new curriculum, called the Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (MBKM). This policy makes all universities in Indonesia need to restructure the curriculum by referring to the MBKM curriculum. After one year, it is necessary to evaluate the implementation of the curriculum with the target of lecturers, students, and staff. This study aims to describe the implementation of the MBKM program at the Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa University, to reveal the impact of the MBKM program implementation at the Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa University, to describe the obstacles to implementing the MBKM program at the Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa University (UST), and to provide recommendations that are expected to be useful for MBKM policies and the transformation of higher education. This survey involved 3174 students, 187 lecturers, and 56 staff at the UST. The survey was conducted online and then FGD was conducted to explore in depth the obstacles, suggestions, and recommendations from students, lecturers, and staff for a better MBKM. Based on the results of the study, it was found that the implementation of MBKM received a good response for students, lecturers, and staff. However, this program still needs some improvements and a thorough evaluation.