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JAKARTA - The polemic of the fake diploma of the 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, issued by Gajah Mada University and continues to be fussed over by some people, it would be better to stop it immediately. First, Jokowi has now become an ordinary person and is not the number one person in the republic. Second, fussing over diplomas that do not belong to officials or the state elite can embarrass the nation itself in the eyes of the international community.

The founder of the KOPI Kedai Survey Institute, Hendri Satrio, in his X account said that this issue does not need to be discussed because UGM has clarified and confirmed that Jokowi's diploma and thesis are genuine. He added that even if the diploma was fake or Jokowi did not have a diploma, it was certain that our nation would be amazed by all countries in the world.

"I have made a poll for the public's attitude on the issue of this fake diploma on X. As a result, 5,498 respondents, 48 percent or 2,655 respondents chose the answer "Our World of Maritime Affairs" if this diploma was proven fake. Other options include "Jokowi maluku" of 6.1 percent or 335 votes," said the man who is usually called by Hensat to VOI, Thursday, April 17.

This issue continues to live due to political polarization which is still sharp in society. There are still many groups who are not satisfied with Jokowi's political heritage, even though many issues are more important. For example, about corruption up to hundreds of trillions and the country's economy which is still uncertain is safe.

"But for some reason, until now there are still many who fry this issue, this diploma issue reflects the dissatisfaction of some groups against Jokowi, even though he has stepped down, his influence is still large, so a narrative like this continues to be turned on to attack the legitimacy of his leadership," he said.

Hensat, who is also a Lecturer on Political Sciences at Paramadina University, finally asked the public not to be busy with small things, and forget a number of the big challenges they are facing.

"While the world continues to progress, we should not be busy with small things that make our nation's image tarnished," concluded Hensat.

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Professor of Semarang State University (Unnes), Prof. Saratri Wilonoyudho uploaded a strata diploma, one of which is from the engineering faculty at Gadjah Mada University on his Instagram account @saratri_wilonoyudho. He uploaded a bachelor's diploma in geodesic engineering which graduated in 1986 and was only one year apart from Jokowi who graduated in 1985.

"The certificate of Gadjah Mada University in 1986," wrote Saratri.

The man who teaches at the engineering faculty, Unnes, said that the aim was to share a photo of his diploma to educate the public in the midst of the chaos that occurred, not to satirize any party, including former President Jokowi. "I just want to show the public the description of the UGM diploma in 1986. Not to satirize anyone, including Pak Jokowi," said Saratri when asked by VOI through his Instagram account, Thursday, April 17.

Saratri's technical degree diploma with a copy of Jokowi's diploma distributed by UGM has several differences. And this difference was also guaranteed by Saratri but she immediately emphasized that she did not have the capacity to assess the authenticity of other people's diplomas.

Saratri explained that the difference between the diploma issued in 1986 and the diploma issued in 1985 can be seen from the side of the appearance outside. Can be recognized from different font types. The Font in the 1986 diploma is still in old style, while Jokowi's font looks like the Times New Roman. The name of the rector is also different

"The first difference is clear the font, then at that time we took a photo for a diploma not to wear glasses. But once again these differences can be caused by the rules imposed in each faculty, I don't know for sure," he said.

Saratri assessed that if the difference was only one year, usually there would not be many differences. Even so, he did not want to emphasize which of his two diplomas with Jokowi were valid. But emphatically, he strictly agrees if his diploma is genuine and halal.

"As far as I remember, in the eightties the fotmat was almost the same. Since I was young, I didn't like contek, let alone plagiarity. This reason makes me very sure that my diploma is genuine and halal. And my goal is to do this to educate the public, not to satirize anyone," he said.

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Education observer, Bukik Setiawan, said the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (Kemendiktisaintek) has the authority to verify the authenticity of the 7th president's diploma, Joko Widodo, even though his graduation data are not listed in the digital system of High Education Data Bases (PDDikti).

verification steps can be taken by the Ministry of Education by coordinating directly with Gadjah Mada University (UGM) as a diploma publisher institution. "The Ministry of Education can coordinate with UGM to ensure the authenticity of the diploma. It is a legal and can be done," said Bugik.

Badik explained that PDDikti and the Electronic Certificate Verification System (SIVIL) were indeed available as digital verification tools, but only recorded student data starting in the 2002/2003 academic year. Because Jokowi graduated from UGM in 1985, the data is not covered by the system.

Even so, the absence of digital data does not necessarily make diplomas unverifiable. Badik emphasized the importance of referring to college origins. UGM as the party that issues diplomas has the authority to state its authenticity," he concluded.