Education in Indonesia is getting better with compulsory education. However, in higher education access and quality are still difficult.
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Acting Director General of Higher Education, Research and Technology, Kemendikbudristek, Nizam, in Jakarta, Wednesday , said that the education function budget of at least 20 percent of the APBN was not fully able to support the financing of higher education, even in. Therefore, the principle of financing higher education to date is still mutual cooperation, namely joint investment between the government, the community and other parties.
According to Nizam, the budget for education functions in the state budget is 20 percent, and more than 50 percent of it is transferred to regions every year. Meanwhile, this budget is distributed among 28 government ministries/agencies, including the Ministry of Education and Culture. Fasli stated that funding potential from local governments should also be encouraged. So far, higher education financing has seemingly only been the responsibility of the central government. However, funding potential to support children from poor families to attend college can actually be provided by provincial and city/regency governments, as well as village budgets.
"The KIP Scholarship for university should be adjusted for Private Higher Education Institutions . At least if it can be subsidized by 70-80 percent of the tuition fees, that would help. It's not that the PTS don't want to increase the number of KIP scholarships, but for universities like Yarsi, for example, for every one KIP student added, they lose three times the amount due to the high subsidy. As a result, PTS are giving KIP scholarships tirelessly," said Fasli.
Vice Chairman of the Indonesian Rectors Forum, Didin Muhafidin, stated that high tuition fees are inevitable. This is due to the increasing operational costs of universities, especially private ones, which are passed on to students. Investment costs are also increasing, along with high inflation.