Bambang Soehendro, a former director general of higher education at Indonesia's Education and Culture Ministry, said at a discussion on research held by University of Gadjah Mada (UGM): "Universities bear heavy burdens to self-finance a minimum of 25% of their financial needs. It is not logical and is unfair."

Indonesia’s universities are reportedly being held back by the need to self-fund a quarter of their work, according to a former education minister. Bambang Soehendro, a former director general of higher education at Indonesia’s Education and Culture Ministry, said the need for higher education institutions aiming to achieve research university status while having to finance …

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