President Prabowo held a meeting with hundreds of rectors from public and private universities throughout Indonesia at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Thursday, March 13.
According to the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology (Mendikti Saintek) Brian Yuliarto, this gathering is a forum for President Prabowo to have a dialogue regarding the role of universities in encouraging the progress of the nation through research, innovation, and improving the quality of human resources.
The important point in the friendship, according to Brian Yuliarto, President Prabowo emphasized Indonesia's great potential to become a developed country. However, to achieve this, mastery of science and technology is the main key.
Universities, according to President Prabowo, have a strategic role in supporting the development of research and innovation-based industries. The archipelago is also called President Prabowo as a driving force for strategic industries in Indonesia.
Meanwhile, universities are considered important because they can become the backbone of research and innovation. According to Brian, President Prabowo encourages universities to produce superior products in order to realize national independence in various sectors, especially food independence to mineral downstream.
The gathering event was then continued with a discussion between President Prabowo Subianto and the rectors.
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