Commercialization of Education
The decision of the working committee on the omnibus bill on job creation to revoke provisions on education should be appreciated.
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Hiero Lasut (20) attended the graduation of Sam Ratulangi University online with his mother, Youna Lasut-Sompotan (44), at his home in Manado, North Sulawesi, on Thursday (11/6/2020). This year, several schools and colleges are holding graduations online to follow the protocol for preventing the transmission of Covid-19.
The decision of the working committee on the omnibus bill on job creation to revoke provisions on education should be appreciated.
At least, for now, there will be no more worries that higher education will become a commodity in the context of investment. There should be a guarantee that higher education should be put as part of the national education system, which is required not only to produce competitive human resources but also plays a strategic and philosophical role in educating the nation and advancing science.