Ministry needs more researchers with PhDs

Indonesia's Education and Culture Ministry has encouraged researchers to obtain doctoral degrees as part of its efforts to improve the quality of higher education, reports The Jakarta Post.

"We need to increase research in all sectors so that we can improve our education system and the quality of our human resources. We are willing to work with anyone to achieve this goal," said Education and Culture Minister Muhammad Nuh at a Global Education Dialogue conference in Central Jakarta last week. The conference, organised by the British Council, aimed to promote collaboration between universities and research institutions in the UK, Australia and Indonesia.

Deputy Education and Culture Minister Musliar Kasim said that despite having more than 3,500 higher education institutions and 5.2 million students in Indonesia, one of the biggest obstacles in the sector was the lack of Indonesians holding PhDs, which inhibits the country's capacity to carry out comprehensive research studies.
Full report on the Jakarta Post site