Indonesia’s Academic Dishonesty (‘Joki’), Lack of Merit & Moral Integrity ft. Abigail Limuria (WIUI)
Description
Abigail is the Co-Founder of What Is Up, Indonesia? (WIUI), an independent media that curates Indonesian sociopolitics in an accessible manner for internationally raised Indonesians. WIUI was also the co-initiator of Bijak Memilih, a tech-enabled one-stop platform to help young voters make informed decisions in the 2024 election, and it won the 2023 MIT Solve Global Challenge.
Timestamps:
0:00 — What is contract cheating?
8:51 — Indonesia's lack of appreciation for meritocracy, why academic jokis are so popular & addressing structural issues
30:13 — Alternatives to joki, why perjokian culture is dangerous, what's the point of education, and dismantling the system
48:47 — America vs. Indonesia
01:04:40 — The role of teachers, professors, and parents, incentives & disincentives, the hidden cost of corruption, and honoring the struggle
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