After Jokowi is summoned, Nadiem confirms that the UKT promotion will probably be cancelled

CNN Indonesia

Monday, 27 Might 2024 14:57 IWST

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —

Minister of Schooling, Tradition, Analysis and Expertise (Mendikbudrists) Nadiem Makarim guarantee promotion single tuition charge (UKT) suspended after assembly with President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

Nadiem admitted that he had heard complaints from varied events. He confirmed that he would reassess the rise in UKT at varied state universities.

“This 12 months, the RAT enhance won’t have an effect on any college students,” Nadiem mentioned after assembly with Jokowi on the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Monday (27/5).

Nadiem mentioned that the Ministry of Schooling and Tradition would additionally assess PTN requests one after the other for the UKT enhance subsequent 12 months. He mentioned the UKT enhance could be executed rigorously.

“Even when there is a rise in UKT it have to be based mostly on the ideas of justice and equity and that’s what we’ll implement,” he mentioned.

Nadiem was not ready to remark additional on UKT. The previous Gojek boss selected to not reply journalists’ questions and left the palace instantly.

Nadiem additionally didn’t wish to reveal Jokowi’s directions concerning UKT. Sure simply repeating the assertion he made in a working assembly with the DPR final week.

Earlier than that, the rise in UKT charges provoked polemics at varied state universities. In actual fact, college students on a number of campuses held demonstrations towards the rise of UKT.

This noisy polemic prompted the DPR to summon Nadiem to a working assembly. They criticized Nadiem for this coverage.

“Because of this, we ask the federal government to elucidate the place the price range Rp. 665 trillion going? In order that most of the people is aware of and understands what the tutorial operate is and what the Ministry of Schooling and Tradition is doing to scale back the excessive price of schooling. schooling,” mentioned Chairman of the X Fee Assembly Dede Yusuf on the X DPR RI Fee assembly on Tuesday. (21/5) again.

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