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View all search resultsCentral Java seeks to establish one elite Garuda School per year
The Garuda School initiative was officially launched on Wednesday as a flagship education program under President Prabowo Subianto’s administration.
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Ideas that matter: Students use microscopes on Oct. 8, during the introduction of the Garuda School program at SMA Cahaya Rancamaya Islamic Boarding School in Bogor, West Java. Cahaya Rancamaya has officially become a "transformative" Garuda High School and is committed to becoming a role model for innovative, adaptive and collaborative secondary education in Indonesia. (Antara/Arif Firmansyah)
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he Central Java provincial administration is planning to establish at least one Garuda School each year, following the recent conversion of two schools in the province into part of the new elite school network.
Governor Ahmad Luthfi announced the initiative on Wednesday, stating that the plan will be included in the province’s official development roadmap starting next year.
“We will propose the expansion to the central government. The more top-quality schools we have, the better. We want our students to dream big, and we hope Garuda School alumni will become the future leaders of Central Java,” Luthfi said.
The Garuda School initiative was officially launched on Wednesday as a flagship education program under President Prabowo Subianto’s administration.
Overseen by the Higher Education, Science and Technology Ministry the program aims to prepare students for admission into the world’s top universities while nurturing high-achieving talent in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
At the launch event, the ministry introduced 12 “transformative” Garuda High Schools selected from existing institutions and announced the construction of four new Garuda Schools across the country.
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