Change Management in the Higher Education Context: A Case of Student-centred Learning Implementation

Abstract

This paper is concerned with the process of change in the university context and examines it
through an Indonesian case study. It starts with a review of literature on higher education as
an organization, its characteristics, and change management in higher education institutions.
The theoretical analysis followed by a case study of student-centred learning (SCL)
implementation in the University of Gadjah Mada (UGM), Indonesia. Based on what has
been achieved, it has been concluded that the implementation of SCL in UGM is a qualified
success and is a good example of change management in higher education context.