The Challenges in The Implementation of University’s Tri Dharma during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The education sector is one of the sectors affected by Covid-19 pandemic. Education activities must be able to adapt to the new normal condition. The implementation of University's Tri Dharma has also changed. Teaching and learning activities usually were done face to face, but during the Covid-19 pandemic, the teaching and learning process must be conducted online including the guidance process for the final project as the final process that must be carried out by students. The research was carried out using a qualitative approach, data collection was taken by interview to the related university and the secondary data to support the research. The data could be analyzed and concluded, to describe how university's Tri Dharma was implemented. Overall, the implementation of university's Tri Dharma during the pandemic did not have any significant constraints. For teaching, each university has a policy to use many either paid or free software. Research and Community Service have also been carried out as the previous years. On average, universities have encountered setbacks from the initial schedule but it could still be implemented well despite various constraints during the Covid-19 pandemic.