Jakarta, March 25 -- The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology is encouraging university students across Indonesia to learn and develop their skills to become entrepreneurs through the Wirausaha Merdeka (Independent Entrepreneurship) program.

The program, which will induct its second batch this year, helps students gain the skills to become entrepreneurs through activities in and out of the classroom, which can be equalized as semester credits.

"It is crucial to prepare students with skills that are adjusted to their passion, with basic competency from the university and Kampus Merdeka (Independent University) programs to be more ready in facing the future," the ministry's acting director general for higher education,...