Jakarta –
Director General of Higher Education, Research and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Dirjen Dikti Kemendikbudristek) Nizam spoke out regarding the viral policy of the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) which provides an installment scheme for paying tuition fees via online loans (tall). Nizam asked ITB to protect students from debt bondage.
“The Ministry of Education and Culture reminds us that PTN’s mission is to provide quality and inclusive higher education. No child should be unable to continue their studies for economic reasons. We ask that campuses find solutions to funding schemes that are good, safe, and do not add to students’ economic problems, as well as to protect students from debt bondage,” said Nizam to journalists, Sunday (28/1/2024).
Nizam explained that the Ministry of Education and Culture has provided support in the form of Smart Indonesia Cards (KIP) for College, the number and targets of which increase every year. According to him, the 2023 KIP Tuition budget of IDR 11.7 trillion was given to 893,005 students.
“Meanwhile for 2024, IDR 13.1 trillion will be given to 964,946 students. Support through KIP Kuliah certainly cannot cover everything,” said Nizam.
“So we hope that the campus can help students who need funding through mutual cooperation from all parties, alumni, corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs from partners in the business world and the industrial world, as well as support from the banking world and financial institutions with good and not burdensome schemes,” ” he added.
Campus Explanation
Viral about ITB’s policy of providing an installment scheme for paying tuition fees via online loans (pinjol). The campus explained the tuition installment payment scheme.
Reported by detikJabar, the social media world of
It was stated that ITB was collaborating with a third party, namely Dana Cita, regarding this matter. The poster also states that the installment application is made without a down payment (DP) and without any collateral.
In a written statement, Head of the ITB Communications and Public Relations Bureau, Naomi Haswanto, explained about paying tuition fees in installments.
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Also watch the video: ITB students protest the UKT payment scheme via Pinjol
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2024-01-28 22:03:46
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