Initial situation

The Indonesian higher education sector is facing a significant transition as it moves from an expansion phase, where access to a larger part of the population was improved, to a phase where the focus is on improving the quality of that education. Improving the quality of higher education is crucial, as studies show that it is far below international standards. There are more than 4,000 institutions with wide disparities in quality and infrastructure. The disparity is partly due to Indonesia's geographical location, but is also due to the deep-rooted structures, such as the funding system.

Target groups and their benefits

The iHiLead project is located at national, regional, local and institutional levels. The Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education in Indonesia, universities in Indonesia, leaders in higher education institutions. At the same time, quality management including university partner managers are addressed.

Project goal

The iHiLead project aims to develop a program for the transfer and implementation of a formal framework for leadership and management development, as well as an associated network for leadership development. This program will be tailored to the specific needs of higher education institutions and their leadership and management personnel in Indonesia. There is a clear and locally identified need to implement a high-quality program, such as those successfully used by EU partner institutions, to develop leadership and management skills in Indonesian higher education institutions if the structural change in this sector is to be fully exploited.

Role of ISOB

ISOB supports as external scientific accompanying research to support internal quality assurance, promotes self-evaluation of the project team and evaluates the quality of project implementation.