Depok, 7 January 2026 — A doctoral graduate of the Faculty of Administrative Sciences, Universitas Indonesia, Adi Nuryanto, revealed that international cooperation in the fields of higher education, science, and technology has undergone a very significant shift in meaning. International cooperation is no longer merely understood as a complementary activity to diplomacy, but has become a strategic instrument of the state in building knowledge-based national competitiveness.

This was conveyed by Adi Nuryanto during his doctoral promotion session through a dissertation entitled “Penerapan Business Intelligence pada Internasionalisasi Birokrasi dalam rangka Peningkatan Kinerja Kerja Sama Luar Negeri di Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi, Sains, dan Teknologi Republik Indonesia.” The dissertation emphasizes the importance of the role of public bureaucracy as the main actor in managing international cooperation and safeguarding national interests amid global dynamics.

“The internationalization of bureaucracy strengthened by Business Intelligence is not only relevant for improving the performance of international cooperation, but also becomes an essential prerequisite for strengthening state capacity in building the global competitiveness of Indonesia’s higher education, science, and technology,” Adi Nuryanto stated.

In his dissertation, Adi Nuryanto positions the national bureaucracy not as a passive actor that merely adapts to external pressures, but as an administrative actor that possesses agency, capacity, and its own interests in building international relations. This perspective allows for a deeper analysis of the role of bureaucracy as a manager of international cooperation, rather than merely an implementer of foreign policy.

The study is directed at analyzing how the internationalization of bureaucracy contributes to improving the performance of international cooperation at Kemdiktisaintek, examining practices of bureaucratic internationalization in various countries, and analyzing the application of Business Intelligence—particularly Knowledge Mining Intelligence and information quality—as strategic leverage in public bureaucratic decision-making.

The Business Intelligence approach in this study is understood as a strategic and proactive intelligence system designed to enhance institutional agility, accountability, and the quality of data-driven decision-making. Knowledge Mining Intelligence plays an important role in converting scattered and fragmented international cooperation data into strategic knowledge that can be sustainably utilized.

This research employs an interpretative qualitative approach within a post-positivist paradigm. Data collection was conducted through in-depth interviews with Education Attachés as key informants, analysis of policy and regulatory documents, and benchmarking of bureaucratic internationalization practices in several countries. Data analysis was carried out through thematic coding, data reduction, triangulation, and in-depth interpretation.

The findings indicate that the internationalization of bureaucracy at Kemdiktisaintek has been taking place, but remains dominated by an administrative approach and procedural compliance. International cooperation tends to be managed as a series of separate activities, with cross-unit coordination that is not yet optimal and cooperation data that have not been comprehensively integrated. This condition makes it difficult for the bureaucracy to map strategic partners, set cooperation priorities, and manage cooperation outcomes in a sustainable manner.

In contrast, practices in several countries show that bureaucracies with strong international cooperation performance are supported by higher levels of functional autonomy, adaptability to global dynamics, and active utilization of Business Intelligence. These systems are used to map strategic opportunities, predict global trends, and continuously evaluate the impacts of cooperation.

The dissertation emphasizes that the application of Business Intelligence has the potential to become a new foundation for more adaptive, accountable, and evidence-based governance of international cooperation. Through this approach, the internationalization of bureaucracy is no longer understood as an administrative burden, but as a strategic, results-oriented process.

This research provides academic contributions to the development of studies on bureaucratic internationalization in the context of developing countries, as well as practical contributions to strengthening the governance of international cooperation in Indonesia’s higher education, science, and technology sectors.

For information, the doctoral promotion session was chaired by Prof. Dr. Retno Kusumastuti Hardjono, M.Si., with Prof. Dr. Chandra Wijaya, M.Si., Master of Management, serving as Promotor and Dr. Fibria Indriati Dwi Liestiawati, M.Si. as Co-Promotor, and was supported by a Board of Examiners consisting of Admiral TNI (Ret.) Prof. Dr. Marsetio, Master of Management, Dr. Maralus Panggabean, S.E., S.H., M.Sc., Dr. Pantius D. Soeling, M.Si., and Dr. Phil. Reza Fathurrahman, M.P.P.