CHAPTER I

Welcome to IBMT

IBMT is located in Surabaya, the capital city of East Java province. The second
largest city in Indonesia with a population of over four million people, Surabaya is
the gateway to the eastern part of the country. Large and small companies, non-
profit organizations as well as government institutions have made Surabaya the
center for business transactions in East Java. This is the real advantage for IBMT
students since these companies and institutions provide good resources for our
courses and for our work experience program. Students are exposed to real-world
problems when they visit the companies, conduct their research there, or
participate in the work experience or cooperative programs.

Furthermore, Surabaya is a modern city full of exciting places and events shopping
malls, centers for sport activities, cinemas, art galleries, and numerous
entertainment clubs. The city is strategically located nearby mountain sites, resorts,
and places that hold priceless cultural heritage as well as beautiful natural settings.
Some examples are the resorts at Selecta, Batu (Malang vicinity), Trawas, Tretes,
and Bromo Mountains, Karapan Sapi exhibition in Madura Island, and much more.

The campus is located at Jl. Raya Kupang Baru No. 8, in a peaceful district near
the downtown business and shopping area.

Visitors are welcome to visit the campus and discuss any questions they may have.
Offices are open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Contact
number: Telp. (031) 7346789 Fax. (031) 7346448

IBMT MISSION AND OBJECTIVES

MISSION STATEMENT

STIE - IBMT’S mission is to contribute actively to the development of Indonesian

society and the improvement of its economy through education and services
designed to improve quality of human resources in the archipelago. We accept the
solemn responsibility for preparing the next generation for the dawning of a new
millenium and the rapid growth of globalization, which is affecting all aspects of
business and technology. We believe that it is imperative for us to help in the
process of building Indonesia’s human resource capabilities through managers
training students to be capable of leading this country in the development of its full
potential. As such, we seek to expand the horizons; the vision and the capacity of
Indonesian managers to think and act globally but have the quality of life in
Indonesian society.

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 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

 We recognize the necessity of quality and accept the challenge for our
educational program to provide the students with the tools to succeed at all
levels of management

 We seek to help students to use their practical knowledge and experience and
unite it with the appropriate theoretical background, which allow them to
anticipate future development needs and provide the best means.

 We seek to educate managers to provide them with the opportunity to think

creatively and critically in order to improve efficiency and effectiveness in the
workplace and promote innovation and progress

 We further recognize the increasing competitiveness of the business world has

made it necessary for us to educate managers not just for today but also for
the unseen future as economic and technical changes require

 Finally, we at IBMT recognize our duty to provide an education to Indonesian

managers that will lead to the building and strengthening of a just and civil
society by promoting the values and culture of the Indonesian archipelago

IBMT STUDENT ACADEMIC OBJECTIVES

GENERAL ACADEMIC AND BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES

1. Students will acquire, develop and be able to demonstrate their ability to use
the knowledge and skills specified in the curriculum and in the course syllabi.
This will enable them to continue learning, to develop academic and
occupational competence, and to increase their ability to make choices.

2. Students will maintain, develop and to be able to demonstrate through active

learning behaviors their natural curiosity about the world in which they live
while strengthening and utilizing their creativity to relate their own learning to
their abilities, personalities and preferences.

3. Students will acquire, develop and to be able to demonstrate through applied

learning projects the critical thinking and logical reasoning skills needed to
solve learning problems and to make appropriate decisions about learning
strategies to employ on various learning tasks.

4. Students will acquire, develop and be able to demonstrate through use of

learning portfolios the ability to communicate effectively and efficiently in a
variety of ways and contexts and with a variety of people thus demonstrating
the development of maturing interactive-interpersonal social skills.

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GENERAL ACADEMIC LITERACY SKILLS OBJECTIVES

1. Students will acquire, develop and refine their English language literacy
skills and fluency through engagement in applied language activities and
projects across the curriculum

2. Students will acquire, develop and refine technological and mathematical

literacy skills at U.S. University level. They will accomplish this through
engagement in applied technology – math activities and projects across
curriculum when appropriate

3. Students will acquire, develop and refine business literacy concepts and
skills as taught in the curriculum at the U.S. University level through case
study and other applied methods linking theory to practice across the
curriculum.

4. Students will acquire, develop and refine international cross-cultural literacy

skills at U.S. University level. They will achieve this through historical-
conceptual linkage activities and project assignments across the curriculum.

IBMT SPECIFIC ACADEMIC PURPOSES:

 To take advantage of expanding international opportunities in global era

 To adapt to a rapidly changing information and technological environment

 To compete and prosper in uncertain international and domestic economic

conditions

 To continuously acquire new skills relevant to personal career development

 To assume responsibility for own education and develop independent learning

skills

 To utilize experiences and knowledge to improve social and working

environment

 To gain insight into problems and possibilities inherit in global economic era

 To develop proficiency in international language, culture and technology skills

 To commit to achieving excellence in education and professionalism

 To develop advanced analytical, creative, and critical thinking skills

 To assume leadership responsibilities and to enhance decision making skills

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 To commit personally to high ethical principles and moral standards

 To broaden understanding and appreciation for society and its historical

development

 To develop a critical and unbiased attitude towards new ideas and differing
values

 To work cooperatively and cohesively to achieve common goals and objectives

 To achieve success through the desire and commitment to continuous

improvement

 To maintain a high interest in learning about the world through reading and
reflection

 To anticipate problems and conflicts, seek solutions, and work for problem
solving

 To understand motivation in self and in others using this knowledge to better

personal interactions and relations

IBMT’S VISION

Our vision is to be one of the best universities in Indonesia with an international

reputation. We seek to produce graduates who will become successful leaders in
society by giving them the knowledge, skills and experience relevant to their needs,
by encouraging their self-development and by fastening their careers in this era of
globalization.

To achieve this vision we use the following strategies:

1. We design our educational system and curriculum in such a way that is

compatible with universities in the USA. We do this in order to be competitive
with the very best universities in Indonesia and to be internationally recognized,
without disregarding our local heritage,

2. We dedicate our university to excellent teaching faculty and staff and superior
facilities including AC classrooms, a computer lab. and other facilities,

3. We instill in our graduates the importance of self-discipline and appropriate

behavior, the capacity for critical thinking, the ability to work independently in
group settings, the flexibility to adapt successfully to a rapidly changing world,
and an enthusiasm for creativity and achievement, and,

4. We reinforce the use of English language every day in and out of the classroom
setting.

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 ACCREDITATION

IBMT started class activities in April 1992. In 1993 the undergraduate school
earned operational licenses the Department of Education. This was followed by the
accreditation of the Graduate School of Management (Magister Manajemen
Program) in 1995.

In line with the government policy to upgrade the higher educational system in
Indonesia, in 1999 STIE – IBMT is accredited by National Accreditation Board or
Badan Akreditasi Nasional. Fully Accredited, STIE – IBMT is authorized to conduct
university level classes and related activities that lead to conferral of (state’s)
degree to its graduates as well as positions the school at the same level with
prominent state and private universities in Indonesia.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

IBMT is owned by the YAYASAN NUSA ABDIGUNA, a foundation focusing

on higher education with the purpose of serving the society by improving the quality
of the human resources.
IBMT was founded in 1992 initially to offer a Bachelor program (S1) in
Business Administration. The Graduate School of Management offering an MM
degree with a concentration in International Management followed in 1995. The
school started its operation in Jl. Cokroaminoto 12 A Surabaya, then moved to its
current location in 1998. STIE IBMT is under the auspices of Yayasan Nusa
Abdiguna, chaired by Prof. Dr. Marsetio Donosepoetro an in international
educator, the former rector of Airlangga University, and the former Indonesian
ambassador for UNESCO. Since 1998, IBMT Campus was moved to Jl. Raya
Kupang Baru 8, Surabaya. IBMT is using a unique curriculum design in which
nationally required courses would be integrated with international standard.
IBMT’s history illustrates our dedication to quality education is evidenced in
our commitment to broad general education which encompasses the arts, the
sciences, and the humanities. The general education curriculum is the foundation
upon which students build the rest of their education, their career, and their lives.

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