STRATEGI PERUBAHAN KARAKTER SIVITAS AKADEMIKA STABN SRIWIJAYA TANGERANG BANTEN DALAM MENGHADAPI ERA GLOBALISASI PERDAGANGAN BEBAS (MASYARAKAT EKONOMI ASEAN/MEA)
The inclusion era of free trade globalization, namely Asean EconomicCommunity (AEC) in Indonesia is likely two sides of a coin, which has positiveand negative effects. The positive impact AEC imposed earlier, namely ASEANincreased competitiveness and to attract foreign investors, as well as create newjob opportunities in Indonesia and could improve national welfare of the nation.The negative impact of the inclusion of the era of free trade in Southeast Asia,namely unpreparedness in various fields, such as economics, education, andhuman resources including the academic society STABN Sriwijaya Tangerang ofBanten.Revolution or character changes of the entire human resourcesacademicians of STABN Sriwijaya needs to be done and improved in order tograduate STABN Sriwijaya become qualified, professional, and competitive. Thecharacter changes of the student needs to be done, which can be started from thestudents themselves, as studious, punctual, disciplined in collecting duties, andalso to equip themselves with new skills needed work world today, such asmastery of foreign languages, Leadership, Digital Literacy, Communication,Emotional intelligency, Entrepreneurship, Global Citizenship, Problem Solving,and Team-Working. The character changes of the entire academic community arementally prepared to work hard, be responsible, work together in teams, tough(resilient), tolerant, and skilled (expert) in their respective fields is authorized forthe entire academic community to be able to work in global, advanced, modernand competitive world. In contrary to the academicians who do not want to makechanges will be left behind.Keywords: revolution, character changes, AEC, competitive