Jakarta, Jan. 15 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is aiming to expand the number of university scholarship recipients, instructing his cabinet ministers to develop a new strategy to achieve the goal.

Tuition fees and scholarships were among the key topics discussed during a meeting between President Prabowo and 1,200 professors, deans, and rectors from public and private universities across Indonesia at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Thursday.

State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi, during a press conference following the meeting on Thursday, stated that the government's Smart Indonesia Card (KIP) scholarship program has only reached 1.1 million recipients, while the number of university students stands at around 9.9 mill...