JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto summoned Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology Brian Yuliarto to the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, to discuss superior human resources for industrialization needs.
"From universities to be ready to support policies, especially industrialization," Brian said in a statement to reporters after a meeting with President Prabowo.
Brian emphasized the importance of the role of engineers and researchers on campuses to conduct research and produce the superior human resources (HR) needed. These needs cover various industrialization sectors, ranging from smelting to food.
When asked whether there was anything special to discuss with President Prabowo, Brian said the meeting only discussed general matters.
"There is nothing special, only general, thank you," he said.
Apart from Brian, Prabowo also summoned the President Director of PT Pindad Sigit P. Santosa, but Sigit was reluctant to reveal the contents of the meeting with the President.
In mid-March 2025, the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (Kemdiktisaintek) signed a memorandum of understanding with PT Pindad as an effort to spur downstreaming and strengthen synergy between the academic and industrial worlds.
"As stated in the Astacita of the President and Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, we need to encourage self-sufficiency in various sectors, including food, energy, and health, through research-based innovation," Brian said in a statement in Jakarta, Tuesday (12/3).
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The Minister of Education and Technology emphasized that this collaboration is in line with President Prabowo's Astacita which emphasizes the importance of self-sufficiency in the food, energy and health sector through research-based innovation.
"The Ministry of Education and Technology supports the research in SOEs, especially in Pindad, because I believe that superior research, innovation, and human resources are the key to industrial progress," said Brian.
He also invited all parties to collaborate. Synergy between the government, academics, and industry, he said, is needed to increase added value through research-based technological breakthroughs, develop collaborations that support downstream research, and build superior HR capacity that is adaptive to disruption.
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