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VOInews, Jakarta: Secretary General of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) of the Republic of Indonesia, Suharti, said that education is a pillar of Indonesia's development.

"Education is one of the pillars of nation building, the Indonesian nation will not advance if its citizens do not improve their level of education," Suharti said at the Indonesian Student Movement for the World held by the Indonesian Student Association (PPI) World, Saturday (6/1/2024) at the National Library Audiotorium Jakarta.

Therefore, she emphasized, the state has the duty to ensure that all Indonesian citizens receive quality education services.

"It is our duty, the duty of the state, to ensure that all Indonesian citizens receive quality education services, not only to have academic competence, intellectually intelligent, but also with superior character including global diversity," Suharti said.

Secretary General of the Ministry of Education and Culture Suharti hopes that through the event themed "Broad Insight, Global Soul, World Achievement", PPI World members can motivate and provide enthusiasm in pursuing knowledge without limits to all students in Indonesia.

Meanwhile, Head of Cooperation and Scholarship Development Division of LPDP Agam Bayu Suryanto said that to form Indonesian students with a global outlook, they must dare to study abroad.

"I encourage you to go abroad, as the Secretary General of the Ministry of Education and Culture said earlier, let us not be like frogs in a shell, narrow horizons. We at LPDP are very concertative, technology, distance learning for us, does not tolerate. If you want to study abroad, go abroad," he said.