Nadiem Makarim Will Lower Accreditation For Campuses That Do Not Implement Permendikbud, Research And Technology 30/2021
Mendikbudristek Nadiem Makarim (Irfan Meidianto/VOI)

JAKARTA - Minister of Education and Culture, Research and Technology (Mendikbudristek), Nadiem Makarim, will reduce campus accreditation for those who do not implement Permendikbud and Research and Technology number 30 of 2021 concerning the Prevention and Handling of Sexual Violence (PPKS) in Higher Education.

At first, Nadiem talked about sanctions for perpetrators proven to have committed sexual violence in a university environment. He emphasized that the sanctions will be given depending on the violations that occur.

"Light sanctions are in the form of a written warning or statement of apology, up to severe sanctions. The toughest administrative sanctions are dismissal, for example as a student or as a lecturer and others," said Nadiem in the broadcast of 'Merdeka Belajar Episode 14: Kampus Merdeka from Sexual Violence' broadcast on the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture's YouTube channel quoted Monday, November 15.

For perpetrators who receive light and moderate sanctions, said Nadiem, they must attend a counseling program before returning to their activities on campus. Counseling costs are borne by the perpetrator.

"The report on the results of the counseling becomes the basis for the university leadership to issue a letter that the perpetrator has carried out the sanctions imposed," he said.

Meanwhile, sanctions for universities that do not implement Permendikbud 30 of 2021, one of which is a decrease in accreditation.

"Sanctions for higher education institutions, administrative sanctions, yes. If you don't carry out the PPKS process according to this regulation, there are various kinds of sanctions from finance to accreditation. So there will be real impacts," he said.

"If we don't implement this, many campuses do not feel the urgency of the government's seriousness in dealing with this sexual violence," said Nadiem.

The sanctions for universities are stated in Article 19 of Permendikbud 30 of 2021. The contents are as follows: