Abstract
Background: In the present era of global industrialization, universities are facing an increasing challenge to nurture human resources that are capable of thriving and excelling in global competition. Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) serves as one of the largest universities in Indonesia and is counted among the 16 Legal Entity State Universities (LESU). As part of the strategic plan outlined by the relevant ministry, there is a priority program that encourages Indonesian universities to achieve the World Class University (WCU) predicate. This scenario necessitates an enhancement of academic reputation Internationally. Method: An explanatory with a quantitative approach was used, and the data were analyzed using Structural Equation Models (SEM). Results: Consequently, the result showed that strategic intelligence significantly and positively played a role in accelerating the influence of strategic management on the performance of the university in achieving WCU predicate. Typically, strategic management consists of strategy formulation, implementation, evaluation, and control. Conclusion: Strategic intelligence, including the upstream system, input quality, leadership system quality, and sound policy guidance, could be recommended as an appropriate approach to strengthen the capacity and expedite the achievement of USU's targets for the WCU predicate.
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