Waka MPR speaks the importance of supporting the improvement of the lecturer's ability

Jakarta – Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian Folk Consultative Assembly Lestari Moerdijat assessed its importance to pay attention to developing the ability of lecturers. According to him, it is necessary that the transformation of higher education is not academically oriented, but also to form the character, strengthen the mastery of knowledge and technology for students. “The challenges before the increasingly complex require human resources that have strong and competitive characters, which is why they need lecturers who have qualified skills,” Lestari said in a statement on Thursday (3/4/2025). He said based on the records of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (Kemendiktisaintk), the number of lecturers in Indonesia reached 303.67 thousand. However, only 25% passed the doctorate. Browse to continue with the content Meanwhile, records of the central statistics agency of the number of existing lecturers, 60% education at private universities (PTS) and 45% of PTS lecturers receive salaries below RP3 million per month. “Based on this data, attempts to develop the ability of lecturers are steps to be taken with a balanced improvement in their well -being,” he said. He said that the development of education is not just aimed at academic achievements. More than that, education development must also be able to form character, strengthen national values, while strengthening the mastery of knowledge and technology of students. “Requires a strong commitment of stakeholders at central and regional level to realize the development of the ability of lecturers who are balanced with improvement in their well -being,” he explained. According to him, the quality of learning, research and innovation performed by each tertiary institution is expected to maximize with an increase in the ability of lecturers performed by each tertiary institution. “So that the existing higher education can bear the next generation of the country with a strong and competitive character at the world level,” he concluded. (ANL/EGA) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here