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Education
In education, the Government of Indonesia made political commitments for achieving basic education for all. In this broader context, national level reflections were engaged for developing a new vision of education, as part of the reform in Indonesia, which emphasise the implementation of the principles of democracy, autonomy, decentralization, and public accountability. The reforms in the education system have given prominence to enhancing its performance in the framework of even distribution of educational opportunities. This reform process has a fundamental impact on the national education system and it’s mission to meet various challenges in the present day world.
The key targets include expansion and equity; the improvement of quality and relevance and the implementation of autonomy in higher education. The Law seeks to open access to education at all levels and all forms - formal, non-formal, as well as informal - for all the citizens of Indonesia. Its main thrust is to make education relevant to societal needs; to develop further community-based education; and to enhance participation by the community in supporting basic education. It provides rights and obligations of citizens, parents, community, and Government.
Indonesian government through its Ministry of National Education (MoNE) now is pushing universities in Indonesia to achieve a prominent international position in the world especially in Asia through joint collaboration in research and programme with university abroad. In order to support this Directorate General of Higher Education already identified 50 promising universities from 2,315 higher education institutions (81 state institutions and 2,235 private institutions) in Indonesia in the effort to introduce those institutions to the academic community in the world enabling them to choose an appropriate partner to establish cooperation. These 50 promising universities were selected based on: Awards, Student Life, Facility, Research and Community Service and International Collaboration.
For the development of teaching staff quality at higher education institution (universities), MoNE providing scholarships opportunity for lecturers taking master degree and PhD abroad. In 2008 it’s expected that 500 lectures will be receiving this scholarships.