The Faculty of Psychology at Universitas Gadjah Mada has officially received the transfer of Economic Rights for the AJT Cognitive Test from PT Melintas Cakrawala Indonesia (MCI) through a signing ceremony held on Thursday (7/5) in Room D-506 of the Faculty of Psychology UGM.
The agreement was signed by the Dean of the Faculty of Psychology UGM, Rahmat Hidayat, S.Psi., M.Sc., Ph.D., and the Director of PT MCI, Kevin Soetikno, witnessed by the founders, cross-generational development teams, and senior academics who have been involved since the early development of AJT.
PT MCI Director Kevin Soetikno emphasized that the decision to transfer these rights was based on strong trust in the Faculty of Psychology UGM as the institution best suited to continue the AJT vision.
“We believe that in the hands of UGM, AJT will be better managed, developed, and maintained in the future,” he said.
Dean of the Faculty of Psychology UGM, Rahmat Hidayat, reaffirmed the faculty’s commitment to continuing the development of AJT sustainably, including system updates, user training, and further development efforts to expand its benefits.
“May this not be the end of our collaboration, but rather the beginning of a continuously growing partnership,” he stated.
This transfer marks a new phase in the management of AJT under the Faculty of Psychology UGM, while also opening further opportunities for the development of psychodiagnostic instruments designed and built in Indonesia.
AJT has been developed since around 2011, originating from the need for a more contextually relevant cognitive assessment instrument for Indonesia. With support from the Dharma Bermakna Foundation, later continued by PT MCI, the Faculty of Psychology UGM has been involved in AJT development from the conceptual stage, instrument design, to standardization.
For more than a decade, the Tahija Foundation through the Dharma Bermakna Foundation and later PT MCI has supported AJT development through research investment, instrument development, application development, and collaboration with various experts.
Unlike conventional intelligence tests that typically produce a single IQ score, AJT is based on the CHC (Cattell-Horn-Carroll) theory, a modern scientific framework of human intelligence. The results are not merely a single score, but a cognitive profile that describes an individual’s strengths and challenges in greater detail.
Lecturer at the Faculty of Psychology UGM, Edilburga Wulan Saptandari, S.Psi., M.Psi., Ph.D., Psychologist, noted that AJT helps psychologists provide a more comprehensive picture for families. She shared an experience where AJT results revealed a specific strength in a child who was previously seen as having many limitations.
“The mother cried and said, ‘So there is hope for my child, Ma’am.’ That is what made me unable to go back to other assessment tools,” she said.
AJT is administered individually over approximately two to five hours and can only be used by certified psychologists.
The event also included a written message from Laurel Tahija, read by Kevin Soetikno, expressing hopes that AJT will continue to be used and developed for the benefit of education and society.
The transfer of Economic Rights marks the continuation of AJT management under the Faculty of Psychology UGM in developing research-based psychological assessment services in Indonesia.
Writer: Erna Tri Nofiyana
Photo: Erna Tri Nofiyana