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Unpaid incentives: Reform of Indonesia’s higher education system long overdue

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The controversy over the government’s refusal to pay civil servant lecturers their overdue performance allowance (tunjangan kinerja, or tukin) — which they are legally entitled to —certainly highlights the vulnerability of academic jobs in Indonesia. But it also exposes how politics and bureaucracy are undermining real reform of the country’s higher education system.

‘Information warriors’ must uphold information integrity in Indonesia

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Indonesia urgently needs a clear strategy to respond to the United Nations’ most recent warning about the dangers of ‘information ecosystems’ losing their integrity.

Talking Indonesia: Indonesian language instruction

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Today's guests on Talking Indonesia, Dr Howie Manns and Dr Jessica Kruk, chat about teaching colloquial and formal Indonesian and other challenges faced by Indonesian teachers in Australia. 

Hearing without listening: declining Indonesian language literacy in Australia

As student of Bahasa Indonesia for over ten years, it’s something I’ve frequently observed within the Australia-Indonesia bilateral relationship. Australian captains of industry and government ministers expect they can speak to Indonesians in English – rarely do Australians show any commitment to speaking with Indonesians.
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Partnering for success: four tips for getting research collaborations right in Indonesia

In a recent series of interviews KONEKSI – Australia's flagship research and innovation program in Indonesia – engaged with six early, mid and senior-career researchers to understand the key factors contributing to successful collaboration.

Grading Nadiem’s education reforms

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In 2019, President Widodo appointed Nadiem Makarim, the US-educated founder of Gojek, as the Minister of Education. Four years later, the Indonesian education system looks – at least at a surface level – unrecognisable from the president’s first term. But have Nadiem’s reforms been effective? And what lays ahead for Indonesia’s next education minister?
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Can a new academic union resurrect grassroots activism in Indonesia?

Seizing on the revolutionary fervour of Indonesian Independence Day, workers from public and private universities in Indonesia declared the establishment of the Campus Workers Union (SPK)  on 17 August 2023. But can a new academic union actually reform university management in Indonesia? And what challenges will this new union need to overcome to defend the interests of campus workers?

Does Indonesia’s higher education system need a reset?

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Researchers in Indonesia are alienated from their work because they lack academic freedom, their roles reduced to ticking administrative boxes. Professor Sulistyowati Irianto believes Indonesian universities are in need of reform.

New criminal code exposes deep problems in Indonesian legal education

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The role of legal academics in formulating the new Criminal Code should raise concerns about support for anti-democratic ideas in Indonesia's law faculties.

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Date created: 1 July 2015

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