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This article aims to analyze students' perceptions of the benefits and challenges of implementing the MBKM curriculum. In this qualitative descriptive study, the data were collected from students of the Arabic Education Study Program, at Malang State University, who participated in the program with a questionnaire and interview method. The results obtained from this study are: (1) students' perceptions of the benefits of implementing the curriculum are the best practices generated from the programs such as student exchange, research program, internships (calligraphy and translation minor), and teaching practicum. The main benefits are inviting students to be creative and adaptive humans. They will be better prepared upon graduation, bringing students closer to work and industry and training students who can face social-cultural changes and rapid technological developments. (2) Students' perceptions of technical and administrative challenges in implementing the program. The implementation of this program was not as smooth as expected because students faced various technical issues, such as conducting the program remotely because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and administrative issues, such as building partnerships between campus and external institutions. [For the full proceedings, see ED630948.]