Universitas Pelita Harapan (UPH) in collaboration with Tiri ? Making Integrity Work organized ?Public Integrity in Education Network? on Monday, May 23, 2011.
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| All of the participants of the dialogue. | Two of the speakers of the dialogue, Prof. Dr. Mudji Sutrisno (left) and Dr. J. Kirk Kauffeldt, Ed.D. (second from right) shared their perceptions of integrity. |
| Corruption is one of the many cases occurred widely in any part of the world, especially in Indonesia. This is the result of the lack of integrity in people?s life. The importance of having the integrity encouraged Universitas Pelita Harapan (UPH) to collaborate with Tiri ? Making Integrity Work, an international NGO, and organize an Integrity Dialogue entitled ?Public Integrity in Education Network? on Monday, May 23, 2011 at UPH Karawaci. | |
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UPH Rector, Dr. (Hon) Jonathan L. Parapak, M.Eng.Sc. opened the dialogue by telling his experience as the President of Indosat. ?In the first directors meeting, I urged them to commit on integrity. We sent letter to our corporate partners telling that any companies that gave commission or gift to Indosat would be disqualified,? told Parapak. ?I was mocked. People said that it was impossible to build a business in Indonesia with integrity. After that, I was the president for eleven years of Indosat. My commitment was integrity,? said Parapak. |
| International speakers Dr. J. Kirk Kauffeldt, Ed.D. and national speakers Prof. Dr. Mudji Sutrisno and Prof. Dr. Uswatun Hasanah shared their experiences and discussed about the topic. Professionals in the public, private, and civil society sectors are the key to anti-corruption society. If one manages to work with integrity and be able to amplify the values one holds, he can confront corruption. This is why integrity is so important. It is the value that can stop the corruption. However, to possess high integrity, one must be able to restraint the popular values that sometimes are poisonous and dominating. Without a doubt, this is surely a tough job.
Had observed the corrupted education case in Kenya, Kauffeldt suggested four ways to build integrity. ?Values clarification, education reform, relevance, and community engagement,? suggested Kauffeldt to reach integrity. Students can reach their integrity as they feel the dreadful impact of corruption. ?Until our students see the devastating effects of the corruption, until our students feel the effects, there?d be no sense of urgency to change,? said him again. Explaining the sense of integrity based on its etymology, Sutrisno mentioned that the word ?integrity,? from Latin word integra, integrum, means wholeness. He said that integrity could be achieved when the values turn into real action. Achieving integrity is a matter of process. It is not something instantly obtained. ?What we need is live-in program to cultivate students? social sensitivity,? said Sutrisno regarding students? practice to integrity. |
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The dialogue let the participants to discuss and present their ideas of integrity. There are 26 participant divided into three groups; lecturers, supporting unit or staffs, and students. The three groups then present their ideas from discussion on the last day of the event. ?This is something new ? not only interesting, but also important. It is interesting as the dialogue included three elements of academic community. It is important as the dialogue let the three elements to share their experiences and knowledge and try to find one point ? that is integrity,? said one of the dialogue participants from Universitas Indonesia, Irwansyah. (dee) UPH Media Relations |
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| Prof. Dr. Bintan R. Saragih, SH, Dean of Faculty of Law and Miranti Maruto, MS, IEN Programme Manager signed MOU witnessed by Dr. Jamin Ginting, SH, MH. and UPH Rector, Dr. (Hon) Jonathan L. Parapak, M.Eng.Sc. | The participants listened closely to speakers’ ideas of integrity then discussed it in a group and presented their own ideas. |
