The Effect of Merdeka Belajar-Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) Program on Graduates’ Employment Opportunities

Siti Parhah (), Leni Permana, Kinanti Geminastiti Hilmiatussadiah and Agung Setiawan
Additional contact information
Siti Parhah: Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Leni Permana: Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Kinanti Geminastiti Hilmiatussadiah: Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Agung Setiawan: Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

A chapter in Proceedings of the 9th Global Conference on Business, Management and Entrepreneurship (GCBME 2024), 2025, pp 257-262 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This research aims to evaluate the effect of implementing the Merdeka Belajar-Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) program, specifically focusing on its influence on the labor market outcomes of university graduates. It addresses the critical need to comprehensively assess whether the expanded university curriculum enabled by MBKM leads to favorable employment outcomes, while also anticipating potential challenges such as educational mismatch. The results indicated that participation in non-teacher education programs and the specific type of MBKM program did not significantly affect the likelihood of employment within six months. Additionally, the percentage of job interview invitations received out of the total number of applications sent showed a positive but not statistically significant effect on employment status. Conversely, continuing education had a significant negative impact on the likelihood of being employed within six months, suggesting that graduates who continue their studies immediately after graduation are less likely to enter the workforce during this period.

Keywords: MBKM; Curriculum; Employment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:advbcp:978-94-6463-817-2_32

Ordering information: This item can be ordered from
http://www.springer.com/9789464638172

DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6463-817-2_32

Access Statistics for this chapter

More chapters in Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research from Springer
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Sonal Shukla () and Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing ().