Prabowo swears in ITB professor as new education minister in first reshuffle – Politics

n the first cabinet reshuffle of his administration, President Prabowo Subianto has appointed Brian Yuliarto as his new higher education, science and technology minister to replace Satryo Soemantri Brodjonegoro, who had landed in hot water due to a series of controversial policies. During an inauguration ceremony on Wednesday at the State Palace in… Source link

Prabowo replaces higher education minister in first cabinet reshuffle – Politics

Four months into his presidency, Prabowo Subianto replaced Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister Satryo Soemantri Brodjonegoro on Wednesday, in the former Army general’s first cabinet reshuffle. Prabowo replaced Satryo with Brian Yuliarto, an academic who is serving as a deputy rector at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) in West Java. The new… Source … Read more

Ministry moves to exclude university KIP from budget efficiency policy – Society

he Higher Education, Science and Technology Ministry is working to ensure that this year’s Indonesia Smart Card (KIP) program for university students will be unaffected by President Prabowo Subianto’s budget efficiency policy under Presidential Instruction No. 1/2025, issued on Jan. 23. The policy mandates all ministries, state agencies and regional administrations to save… Source link

Lecturers in Indonesia struggle to balance responsibilities with low pay – Society

ith three primary responsibilities, teaching, conducting research and contributing to the community, lecturers in the country, even those with civil servant status, face the challenge of surviving on low take-home pay. Since joining Singaperbangsa University in Karawang, West Java, as a civil servant lecturer in 2021, Bayu Budiandrian has been balancing his professional responsibilities while … Read more

Protests at higher education ministry end as minister retracts dismissal of subordinate – Society

senior official at the Higher Education, Science and Technology Ministry confirmed that the recent protest against minister Satryo Soemantri Brodjonegoro regarding the allegedly abrupt dismissal of a civil servant in the institution had been resolved and that all related parties have met and mutually “forgiven each other”. Higher Education, Science and Technology Ministry secretary-general Togar M … Read more