82 Percent Of Universities Are Ready To Conduct Face-to-Face Learning

Photo Archive. Students participate in face-to-face lecture trials by implementing health protocols at the Faculty of Law, Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS), Solo/ Antara

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology stated that 82.69 percent of universities are ready to conduct limited face-to-face learning.

Secretary of the Directorate General of Higher Education, Research and Technology, Paristiyanti Nurwardani, said that universities generally have prepared facilities and infrastructure to support the implementation of health protocols.

According to him, as many as 99.3 percent of universities have provided hand washing facilities; 94.9 percent of universities have prepared disinfectants; and 97.5 percent of universities already have a body temperature measuring device.

In addition, he continued, as many as 90.7 percent of universities have access to health facilities and 23.7 percent of universities have provided see-through masks for students with hearing disabilities.

Paristiyanti explained, universities are required to fulfill a checklist regarding the standard application of health protocols before starting face-to-face learning services (PTM).

The checklist includes the provision of facilities and infrastructure to support the implementation of health protocols, arrangements for conducting lectures to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission, supervision of the implementation of health protocols, and procedures for handling cases of corona virus transmission.

"PTM is limited to be combined with distance learning to comply with health protocols," he said as quoted by Antara, Thursday, October 7. .

In addition, he explained, the chancellor must coordinate with the regional COVID-19 Task Force and Higher Education Service Institutions to oversee the implementation of face-to-face learning activities.

According to the 2019 Higher Education Statistics, the total number of universities in Indonesia is 4,621, consisting of 633 universities, 238 institutes, 2,501 high schools, 909 academies, 36 community academies, and 304 polytechnics.

In accordance with government regulations, limited face-to-face learning may be conducted at universities located in areas where the Level 1, 2, and 3 Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) apply.