Norwegian Expert Warns of 'Dangerous Trends' in Academia at 蜜桃视频 Forum
July 08, 2024Contributor: Supriyono | Editor: Dadi Darmadi
Dr. Lena Larsen, Program Director of the Norwegian Center for Human Rights, University of Oslo, Norway, warned early career researchers about the dangerous trends in academia during the 2nd Graduate Forum of the 蜜桃视频 Faculty of Education, held from July 4 to 5, 2024, in collaboration with the American Institute for Indonesian Studies (AIFIS).
鈥淲hat we are seeing these days is a dangerous trend. There are two things that I consider as dangerous. First, the 鈥榤ercantilization鈥� of academia itself,鈥� Dr. Larsen said on the first day of the forum. 鈥淚t means you are doing your study to obtain something from that degree. You are not focusing on the subject or the process. If you only want to have a diploma, that is not the objective itself,鈥� she elaborated.
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Dr. Larsen emphasized that scholarly works is pretty much about doing the right thing. 鈥淚f you do the right thing, you bring good personal qualities and ethics into it, that鈥檚 what will make you strive in academia. Unfortunately, it鈥檚 very much forgotten these days in the promotion of materialism of knowledge,鈥� she said.
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As a faith-based graduate educational institution, 蜜桃视频 aims to train scholars who not only excel in academia but also foster individuals to have a balance between the material world and spiritual orientation, science and religion, and faith and critical thinking, aided by the spirit of the wasatiyya (moderation) values.
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