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View all search resultsMinistry stands ground on stipend delays
Amid growing protests from recipients of its scholarship, the Education and Culture Ministry is maintaining that it was right to suspend some studentsâ tuition fees and living stipends as many of them had not completed the required documents
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mid growing protests from recipients of its scholarship, the Education and Culture Ministry is maintaining that it was right to suspend some students' tuition fees and living stipends as many of them had not completed the required documents.
Scores of Indonesian students studying in the country and overseas on scholarships from the ministry's directorate general of higher education (Dikti) have criticized the stipend delays, which have caused problems in the students' daily lives.
The ministry's spokesperson, Ibnu Hamad, said on Wednesday that the late disbursement was due to some students' failing to provide correct documentation, including information on supervisors from their university. The information could help Dikti monitor the progress of individual students.
'The main hurdle is the progress report. As soon as we receive the report, we will complete the documents for the stipend transfer within two days,' he said in a text message.
Several students studying in the UK, Australia and Europe admitted that the stipend delays had forced them and their spouses to take part-time jobs in order to make ends meet. Many students are reluctant to openly discuss the matter for fear that Dikti will withdraw their scholarships, as previously happened to a student studying abroad.
Dikti's education and lecturer director, Supriadi Rustad, admitted that the office had cut the scholarship for a student for ethics violations.
'We must provide guidance to the lecturer so that he is of good character. The guidance program is based on our agreement with his university [in Indonesia]. He has conveyed an apology. We reinstated his scholarship in May,' Supriadi said.
