The government is urged to make fundamental changes to [the regulation to] enhance the profession of lecturers.

Has the Merdeka Belajar, Kampus Merdeka (Freedom Curriculum, Independent Campus) program really given the freedom to students, like the ideal education according to Ki Hajar Dewantara?

Politics and higher education in this country often have bad relations. The politicization of education and policy inconsistency take place frequently.

Implementing confusing policies without mitigating their impact has been an important lesson. Reforming the education bureaucracy is necessary to ease the plight of lecturers in Indonesia.

The 2023 national student admission at state universities will allow applicants more freedom when they come to choosing a study program. Prospective students are also free to take the study programs across border.

Last week Kompas published a report on the theme of the cost of higher education. The disparity between parents’ financial capacity and the cost of studies is widening.

Education is the most important factor in life. Although the cost of higher education is getting more expensive. For the sake of sending their children to school, parents will fight for everything.

Acceleration programs may be needed for universities with limited resources to make sure that universities with limited resources are not left behind.