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Minister tells Unair to retract student body suspension
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Former education, culture, research and technology minister Nadiem Makarim (right) and his successors (from left to right) Culture Minister Fadli Zon, Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister Satryo Soemantri Brodjonegoro and Elementary and Secondary Education Minister Abdul Mu'ti pose for a group photo on Oct. 21, 2024 after a transfer of authority event in Jakarta. (Antara/Akbar Nugroho Gumay)
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igher Education, Science and Technology Minister Satryo Brodjonegoro has asked Airlangga University (Unair) in Surabaya, East Java, to revoke the suspension of one of its student executive bodies (BEM) for criticizing President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka.
Satryo said on Monday that he had contacted Unair’s rector Mohammad Nasih to quickly resolve the situation at the university’s Faculty of Social Sciences and Political Science (FISIP), saying that the students' criticism fell within the bounds of freedom of expression.
"I informed the rector of Unair last night to cancel the suspension of BEM FISIP Unair, and he expressed his readiness to do so," Satryo said in Jakarta as quoted by kompas.id.
Satryo emphasized that his ministry continued to respect the autonomy of higher education institutions. However, he stressed that freedom of expression was part of academic freedom, and must also be upheld by universities.
