Judul: Dampak Program Beasiswa Lembaga Pengelola Dana Pendidikan Terhadap Kepemimpinan, Ekonomi, dan Pengabdian Alumni
Abstrak: Lembaga Pengelola Dana Pendidikan (LPDP) adalah satuan kerja non-eselon yang berada di bawah koordinasi Sekretariat Jenderal Kementerian Keuangan dan merupakan salah satu Badan Layanan Umum (BLU) dengan fungsi mengelola Dana Abadi Pendidikan (DAP). Hasil investasi Dana Abadi Pendidikan (DAP) diperlakukan sebagai Pendapatan Negara Bukan Pajak (PNBP) dan digunakan untuk membiayai 2 layanan utama yaitu Layanan Beasiswa untuk jenjang Pendidikan Magister dan Doktoral serta Layanan Pendanaan Riset untuk riset komersil dan/atau implementatif. Berdasarkan jenis program, terdapat 3 jenis program utama beasiswa yaitu: beasiswa umum, beasiswa targeted group, dan beasiswa afirmasi. Sejak tahun 2013 sampai tahun 2020 program beasiswa LPDP telah memiliki total penerima sebanyak 25.606 orang serta telah meluluskan alumni sebanyak 12.591 alumni. Pengukuran dampak dari program beasiswa selama ini perlu dilakukan dengan fokus pada peningkatan dampak sebelum dan sesudah program beasiswa dalam aspek kepemimpinan, ekonomi, dan kontribusi sosial alumni beasiswa. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengidentifikasi perbedaan dampak sebelum dan sesudah program beasiswa serta menganalisis dampak program beasiswa terhadap aspek kepemimpinan, ekonomi dan kontribusi sosial. Data yang digunakan adalah data primer yang didapat melalui pengisian kuesioner online oleh responden. Metode analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis struktural dengan pendekatan PLS-SEM (Partial Square Least-Structural Equation Modeling) dan wilcoxon signed rank test. PLS-SEM digunakan untuk mengukur signifikansi pengaruh program beasiswa terhadap aspek kepemimpinan, ekonomi dan kontribusi sosial alumni. Metode Wilcoxon signed rank test digunakan untuk menganalisa beda nyata antara aspek kepemimpinan, ekonomi, dan kontribusi sosial sebelum dan sesudah mendapatkan program beasiswa. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa terdapat perbedaan yang nyata antara aspek kepemimpinan, ekonomi, dan kontribusi sosial dari alumni LPDP sebelum dan sesudah mendapatkan beasiswa baik secara keseluruhan maupun per jenis program beasiswa. Selain itu, juga program beasiswa memiliki pengaruh yang positif terhadap dampak aspek kepemimpinan, ekonomi dan kontribusi sosial dari alumni beasiswa LPDP. Implikasi manajerial yang dapat dilakukan untuk penguatan dampak program beasiswa LPDP oleh lembaga adalah dengan penguatan aspek pembekalan entrepreneurship pada saat pembekalan persiapan keberangkatan (PK) serta penguatan program pemberdayaan dan fasilitasi alumni melalui talent pool dan sinergi dengan wadah jejaring organisasi alumni., The Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) is a non-eselon work unit under the coordination of the Secretariat General of the Ministry of Finance and is one of the Public Service Agencies (BLU) with the function of managing the Education Endowment Fund (DAP). The investment results of the Education Endowment Fund (DAP) are treated as Non-Tax State Revenue (PNBP) and are used to finance 2 main services, namely Scholarships for Masters and Doctoral Education levels and Research Funding Services for commercial and/or implementative research. Based on the type of program, there are 3 main types of scholarship programs, namely: general scholarships, scholarship target groups, and affirmative scholarships. From 2013 to 2020, the LPDP scholarship program has had a total of 25,606 recipients and has graduated 12,591 alumni. It is necessary to measure the impact of the scholarship program so far with a focus on increasing the impact before and before the scholarship program in the aspects of leadership, economics, and social contributions of scholarship alumni. The purpose of this study is to identify differences in the impact
Keyword: alumni, beasiswa, dampak, LPDP, SEM PLS

Judul: Effectiveness of Scholarship Program to Improve Student Achievement.
Abstrak: Scholarship in the history of education in Indonesia has a strategic role. Particularly in the effort to fullfil the right of education for all citizens. Until now, the scholarship is still the flagship program in educational equity efforts. This is evident in the number of scholarships, whether from government, private, and Non Governmental Organization (NGO). Scholarship program that come from the private sector and NGOs have different strategi from government. The scholarship program of the private sector and NGO’s not only provide financial assistante, but also provide guidance. Utomo and Sudji (2010) found that Program Pengembangan Akademik (PPA) scholarships at Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta has not effect to student achievement. Antoni (2012) in a research to Bidik Misi recipients in Bogor Agricultural University found that the proportion of the distribution Bidik Misi Program to excellent student (58.4%) is almost equal to the proportion of the distribution Bidik Misi Program to students who do not perform (41.6%). Both of Utomo and Sudji’s result (2010) dan Antoni result (2012) show that scholarships and education assistance has no effect on student achievement. The purposes of this study are: (1) descript the individual characteristic of grantee; (2) analyze the effectiveness of the scholarship program; (3) measure the factors that influence the effectiveness of the scholarship program. The study was conducted on grantees Beastudi Etos Bogor and Jakarta as respondents. Selection Beastudi Etos due the fact that Beastudi Etos has been ten years provided scholarships with guidance and mentoring to grantees. Respondents of this study amounted to 41 people. The study was conducted in November-December 2013. The results showed that the individual characteristic of respondents are: (1) aged between 18-22 years, (2) a majority of the eldest son, (3) derived from nine provinces in Indonesia, (4) study at Bogor Agricultural University and the University of Indonesia; (5 ) enrolled in 29 courses with the majority enrolled in social science courses, (6) highly motivated to go to college, (6) have a good interaction with the academic environment, student environment, and the halls of residence. Family characteristic of the respondents are: (1) the amount of the average family of six persons, (2) the average of father's level education is senior high school, (3) the average of mother's education level is junior high school, (3) the type of work most of the fathers are self-employed (income is not fixed but is independent of the others), (4) the majority of the work mothers are housewives; (5) the average of family income Rp 1,474,000.00; (5) largest expenditures for eating; (6) has the ability to fullfil the primary needs. Effectiveness of the scholarship program in term of results show that: (1) respondents have a degree of certainty either the completion of the study, (2) academic performance of the respondents were in the good category. Factors that influence the effectiveness of the scholarship program are: (1) the motivation for the study, (2) boarding environment, and (3) the number of family members. The effectiveness of the scholarship program could be improved by: (1) an accurate portrayal of target recipients by not only considering the poverty of
Keyword: effectiveness of scholarship program, student achievement

Judul: Trichosanthes (Cucurbitaceae) In Malesia
Abstrak: Trichosanthes L. merupakan marga terbesar yang tergolong dalam suku Cucurbituceae. Marga tersebut beranggotakan sekitar 100 jenis, tersebar di Asia bagian timur, Malesia, Australia tropik sampai ke Fiji. Beberapa jenis anggotanya mempunyai nilai ekonomi sebagai bahan obat tradisional maupun sayuran, bahkan Cina telah mengembangkaa T. kirilowii, guna mendapatkan zat bioaktif yang dapat digunakan untuk menggugurkan kandungan bahkan sebagai bahan anti HIV.
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