Malang, East Java, May 2 -- Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf has said that the government is working to optimize the role of universities in each region to support the tuition-free school program Sekolah Rakyat (People's School).

Speaking in Malang, East Java, on Friday, he informed that collaboration with universities for the program may vary in form.

First, he said, his ministry will ask universities to provide lecturers to assist the learning process at schools, especially if the schools are located near their campuses.

Second, the ministry will open opportunities for university students to participate in the program.

"Later, we will also ask university students to assist there," he said.

Collaboration with universities, he...