The Role of Campus as Producer of Entrepeneur, A Chance to Grow the Economic of Indonesia

Oleh Neli Syahida

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BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - "The economic of Indonesia will increase if it has at least 2% entrepreneur from total citizens," The chief of Department of Entrepreneurship, Alumni Association (IA) ITB, Hiramsyah S. Thaib said. But, nowadays, quantity of entrepreneur in Indonesia hasn't reached 2% from total citizens.
He continued, "Nowadays Indonesia is being a centre of attention in the world." By being the fourth in quantity of citizens, Indonesia being as a strategic market to many kinds of product.

In 2012, Indonesia is one of 20 countries in the world with a good economic. President of Director PT Bakrieland TBk also added, "Indonesia have citizens which in average of 25-30 years old." In this age, man tend to be extravagant.

In studium generale which discussed about the role of campus as producer of entrepreneur in Saturday (05/05/12), Hirmansyah said, "The exact orientation in bussiness nowadays is aiming for substituting import goods." Every step that we take, we can find easily import good which actually can be produced by our nation.

He hoped, "Our country mustn't only be as a market, but also as a good producer." It is a good chance to young entrepreneur Indonesia.

But, there are still many students are afraid of being entrepreneurs because of modality. "Whereas, modality is not only money, but also spirit to effort, it is more important." Then he said that first modality for students who want to be an entrepreneur is motivation. By having that, students can develop potention around him to create new invention.

The Role of Campus as Producer of Entrepreneur

High education is one of main modality to create a creative bussiness. Therefore, role of campus as institution of education in producing entrepreneur is important. Institution can support and motivate students to be brave in entrepreneurship after he graduate.

"Debriefing can be done by providing a specific course relate to entrepreneurship," Hiramsyah said. Except that, it can be done by giving a training in soft skills and entrepreneur directly.

Mentality and spirit of entrepreneurship are main modal to face challenges in performing bussiness. "If it fail, make its failure as a jump to reach a succeed by learning well," Hiramsyah said. " When we first learn to walk, I believe that no one from us can walk quickly. No succeed can be reached easily, it is need of process and work, hard, he added, closing studium generale which proceed in West Auditorium ITB.


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