Abstract:
Higher education becomes an important factor to produce individuals with the skills and knowledge
that needed to build a country in the global competition. Currently, countries around the world are
competing to improve the quality of higher education with internationalization. Internationalization
is the process of integrating the international component in the academic field. Internationalization
makes a standard that can be accepted by countries around the world so as to create a ranking of
universities in the world with various versions. The Indonesian government also do not miss to
follow the trend of internationalization. Hoping to improve the nation's competitiveness, the
Indonesian Government targets that universities in Indonesia can become World Class University
(WCU) by penetrating the world's top 500 rankings. This article discusses the national policies and
government support regarding the internationalization of higher education. This research is a
qualitative descriptive study. Data collection techniques used in-depth interviews toward Person in
Charge of the International office unit at University in Solo. The data were analyzed using open
coding, axial coding, and selective coding. The research results show that the government has
commitment and a huge influence in encouraging the internationalization of higher education in
Indonesia. |
