Helping the Poor to Pursue Higher Education
With the degrees they earn, they hope that finding a job will be easier. The question is whether the education provided by the government can meet the demands of industry.
Graduation photo of Elsa Khania Rimansyah installed in the living room of her parents' house, at Ranca Bungur, Bogor Regency, West Java, on Thursday (9/7/2022). Elsa graduated with a degree in public administration from the Open University with a Bidikmisi scholarship.
Of the many photos displayed in her living room, only two were not taken in the yard of the West Java branch of the Open University (UT) during the March 2022 graduation ceremony of Elsa Khania Rimansyah (22).
Elsa's success in graduating from the university has become the pride of her family. "In the village, maybe it's just me," she said when Kompas met her at her home in Wates Kaum village, Ranca Bungur district, Bogor regency, on Thursday (7/7/2022).