Pramono Targets to Send 100 Jakarta Residents Abroad Through the LPDP Similar Scholarship Program Next Year 

DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung/PHOTO: Diah Ayu-VOI

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung targets a foreign scholarship program similar to the DKI Provincial Government version of the Education Fund Management Agency (LPDP) to start running in 2027.

He even set an initial target of at least 100 recipients to be sent out in the first year. He emphasized that the scheme prepared was a special LPDP for Jakarta whose management was under the local government. Currently, the program has not started, but technical discussions have begun.

"I hope that hopefully next year we can start for the Jakarta LPDP," said Pramono at the DKI Jakarta Education Office, South Jakarta, Thursday, February 25.

A few days ago, Pramono together with the Head of the DKI Jakarta Education Office, Nahdiana, had met with the LPDP Scholarship Director, Dwi Larso. The meeting discussed in more detail the possibility of cooperation and program design.

He revealed that the plan to launch the program had been delayed due to the reduction of the Jakarta Revenue Sharing Fund (DBH) of Rp. 15 trillion. This fiscal condition makes the Provincial Government have to rearrange the funding scheme.

"Because there is a cut, then we are looking for ways to make Jakarta have a LPDP that is determined, regulated by Jakarta itself. And thank God there is a way out. I just can't say how much the quota is," he said.

In addition to targeting new graduates, Pramono also opened opportunities for residents who want to continue their studies even though they are no longer young.

Not only that, he also encouraged the Kartu Jakarta Mahasiswa Unggul (KJMU) program to be expanded. So far, the assistance has targeted more undergraduate levels.

"In fact, I have asked Bu Nana, not only for S1. It can be for S2, it can be for S3," said Pramono.