Surabaya, E Java, Feb. 6 -- Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology, Fauzan, emphasized the need for revitalizing higher education for universities to improve their quality and relevance in addressing various social problems.

"Only through quality education can Indonesia stand on its own two feet," he stressed during the Plenary Session of the Academic Senate Council of Legal Entity State Universities at Airlangga University in Surabaya, East Java, on Friday.

Fauzan noted that higher education must serve as the primary foundation for formulating strategic national development plans.

To this end, revitalizing the role of universities is deemed essential to enhance their quality, acceptability, and responsiveness to ...