Jakarta, March 16 -- Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology has urged all higher education institutions in the country to contribute to building environmental awareness among their academic community.

This was stated by Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Fauzan during the "National Waste Awareness Action at Schools and Campuses" event in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, on Saturday (March 15).

"Campuses play a strategic role in addressing waste issues. The awareness of disposing waste properly is growing, but there are still frequent (waste dump) accumulations that complicate its management," Fauzan said, in the ministry's statement here on Sunday.

Therefore, he emphasized that higher education ins...