Good News For Hindu Religion Teachers And Lecturers, Ministry Of Religion Distributes Scholarships For Them Amounting To Rp3.9 Billion

Director General of Hindu Community Guidance Ministry of Religion Tri Handoko Seto (center). (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Directorate General of Hindu Community Guidance (Directorate General of Hindu Community Guidance) of the Ministry of Religion has provided scholarships of Rp. 3.9 billion for teachers and lecturers of Hindu religious education as an effort to strengthen competence in the midst of limited teaching staff. This information can be conveyed to remote areas, so that by 2022 more Hindu religion teachers and lecturers will be assisted," said Director General of Hindu Guidance Tri Handoko Seto in a written statement received in Jakarta, reported by Antara, Wednesday, August 18. Tri Handoko said This scholarship program is given to 117 Hindu educators. They are spread across 12 universities in seven provinces, namely Bali, DKI Jakarta, Central Java, West Nusa Tenggara, Central Kalimantan, Lampung, and Southeast Sulawesi. The budget increased compared to the previous year. In 2020, the Directorate General of Hindu religious guidance only has a scholarship budget of Rp. 2 billion, which is intended for 55 educators from 10 universities in six provinces. We often get complaints about the lack of Hindu religious teachers and lecturers, we hope that the strengthening of this program can answer these problems," he said.

According to him, at this time there is not only a shortage of educators, but there are still many Hindu religious teachers who have not graduated. "He said. The Ministry of Religion has determined the classification of scholarship programs for educators in 2021. First, undergraduate scholarships for non-PNS Hindu religious teachers at the elementary and junior high school levels. Second, postgraduate scholarships for non-civil servant Hindu religious teachers at the elementary and junior high school levels. Then, scholarships for non-civil servant Hindu religious teachers at the high school level. Fourth, postgraduate scholarships for prospective lecturers and finally doctoral scholarships for bosses. The five classifications are intended for teachers who teach Hindu religious education and lecturers who teach Hindu religious education at public universities (PTU) or lecturers who teach at Hindu religious colleges. (PTKH).