Jakarta - President Prabowo Subianto has ensured that the government will follow up on the proposal to add doctoral scholarships for lecturers at state and private universities. At the same time, he also opened the opportunity for part of the profits of SOEs to be allocated to finance research and innovation.
Prabowo conveyed this commitment when closing the National Sarasehan of the 2026 Science, Technology, and Industry Convention in Jakarta, Sunday, June 28.
According to Prabowo, the proposals submitted by academics during the sarasehan will be studied one by one.
"I promise that I will take care of it one by one," he said.
One of the proposals that immediately received a positive response was the addition of doctoral scholarships for lecturers.
"The proposal for the allocation of doctoral scholarships for lecturers from public and private universities is very good. We will follow up on this," said Prabowo.
In addition, he also assessed the idea that SOEs set aside a portion of their profits to support research was worth considering.
However, Prabowo reminded that this step depends on the financial condition of SOEs, which are currently still being improved.
"The proposal that each SOE allocates a portion of its profits for research is good. The problem is that SOEs have no profits?" he said, met with laughter from the participants.
According to Prabowo, the improvement of SOEs is a requirement so that state-owned enterprises can contribute more to the development of national science and innovation.
He also said the government would strengthen campus cooperation with various institutions, including foreign institutions, to accelerate the development of research in Indonesia.
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