ecturers’ long wait for performance allowances is nearing an end, with the government promising to start disbursements as early as July; a move welcomed by lecturers’ associations, though concerns persist over the unequal distribution of the new incentive scheme. The issue of unpaid allowances has long plagued the country’s higher education sector, recently culminating in … Read more
TEMPO.CO, Yogyakarta – Gadjah Mada University (UGM) has taken strict sanctions against the Professor of the Faculty of Pharmacy with the initials ‘EM’ in a case of sexual violence against his students. EM has been permanently dismissed from his position as a lecturer. “The leadership of Gadjah Mada University has also imposed sanctions on the … Read more
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