Higher Education Against Corruption

The higher education community can look at corruption from two different perspectives.

KOMPAS/Aditya Putra Perdana

Fathur Rokhman

The year 2017 passed with much commotion in handling a number of corruption cases. A Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) sting operation targeting a number of regional heads ended in November with the arrest of the speaker of the legislative body. Such commotion is predicted to continue, because corruption remains an incurable social illness.

This situation should be viewed as an extensive issue of nationalism, not simply a legal matter. Therefore, every element of society – including the higher education community – must engage in self-reflection so that they can contribute more meaningfully in the future.