People
go first!
[How to
Internationalize Mechanical Engineering]
Internationalization is an attempt to introduce, prepare and
empower a thing that can ‘enjoy’ internationally. If we want to talk about how
to internationalize mechanical engineering department of ITS, we have to
consider about the preparedness of the object in department itself. Educators,
administration’s staff, students, and every supporting element in Mechanical Engineering
is the object that should prepare for Internationalization
.
How to start internationalization in
Mechanical Engineering? Thomas Jefferson said, “Mind like a parachute, they
only function when open.” The first thing that we should start is every element
that wants to do internationalization should have an open-minded mind and knowledge.
With an open mind, cultural learning process can take place in our department. No
doubt, Indonesia has a big different culture with another country especially
for western. And sometimes we cannot admit it because our cultures deny it. But
with open mind, we can learn and understand other culture, so we can make
internationalization in Mechanical Engineering. Open mind can decrease culture
shock too. Like what I mention before, we have different culture and how we can
be global citizenship (in order to internationalization) is by having an open
mind, understanding each other’s, and try to admit others.
Another preparation that we should
prepare is language. In Mechanical Engineering department, main language is
Bahasa, but secondary language is Javanese Language. If we want to
internationalize our department we have to use international language as our
secondary language. Not mean we don’t love our own culture, but how global
citizen could understand Javanese language since it was not an international
language. Not only using English as international language on our textbooks,
but why not we try English as our daily language. Indonesian sometime thinks
that when you speak in English means that you are so ostentatious and those
statements make us down and afraid that we will shun by our friends. I believe
there is “price” that we should pay if we want to be the global citizenship or
in this case internationalization. That’s why I stated that the first thing is
we should have open mind so we don’t have to afraid of our environment which is
maybe will not support as to become international student of Mechanical
Engineering.
Facing many ideology lacing in this
world, whether it liberalism, conservatism, communism, fascism, and many more,
force us to fortify our self. Irrespective of the open mind that we have to
own, ideological principles that we hold must also be sturdy. In fortify our
self, hence necessity of extensive knowledge as well about self-knowledge,
religion, national ideology and other ideologies that exist in this world. The
most elements must prepare associated with it is young people in this case is
students. To increasing the knowledge, it will be very important also read
things that don’t have any connection with Mechanical Engineering disciplines,
such as concept of nationalism, social, politics, cultural and world issues.
Discussion on these topics can be helpful also in upgrading the student’s
knowledge.
Not only upgrading the knowledge but
also implements that knowledge in some competition. In Mechanical Engineering
we there some competition that related with our disciplines like “Shell Eco
Marathon” and “IEMC” and so far students and educators of Mechanical
engineering have already take part on that event. But to internationalize our department,
those events will not enough. Try to get out from your comfort zone and try
another competition which is doesn’t relate with our disciplines like
International conference discussing about world education or another global
issues. To internationalize our department, we have to internationalize the
students first. Because in mechanical engineering most of our lecture has
already got their title on overseas, so it is the student’s time to
internationalize their self and we can internationalize our department easily.
The point of internationalize
Mechanical Engineering departments is from the elements of department itself.
Encouraging students to have an open mind so they can understand and admit
another culture in this world so we can take part to become global citizenship,
learn to pay the price to become international student like learning English
and be brave to speak in English even in daily life. Fortify our self from
world’s ideology, try to recognize our self and read everything even doesn’t relate
with our disciplines. And believe we can bring Mechanical Engineering
department of ITS become international department. (yabs/M54)
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