The Quality Assurance Acceleration Through Accreditation for Civil Service Universities in Indonesia

Abstract

The Quality assurance for higher education is very important to ensure that the educational institutions provide quality services to students and the community. Currently, more than hundreds Civil Service Universities or Perguruan Tinggi Kedinasan (PTK) have been established in Indonesia. PTK is a governmental unit dedicated to improve the learning capacity of civil servants, so that the quality assurance is considered as the strategic role for the institutions to prepare the quality of human resources in the public sector. In order to improve the quality, accreditation is required as a standardized instrument for higher education to comply. This paper aims to explore the urgency of accreditation for civil service universities in Indonesia. The format of this paper is a policy brief, so the writing structure is structured as follows: Executive Summary, Policy Issue (Background), Problem Formulation, Impact of Non-Accredited PTK, Recommendations for Alternative Solutions, and Conclusion.