Discourse on the Centralization of Research

Many, especially scholars, have mobilized support to oppose Eijkman’s integration into the BRIN.

In the last two decades, there has been no buzz surrounding research policies until now, with recent talk about the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN).

Controversy surrounds not only the institution, but also its leader, the steering board chief and the consequences of their policies. The BRIN last took over the Eijkman Institute, which was also done to other long-lived institutions such as the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) and the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT).