Jakarta, Dec. 8 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology aims to complete emergency response efforts for flood and landslide impacts on the higher-education sector in Sumatra by December 31, 2025.

"We have a one-month target until December 31. This is the emergency response phase," Deputy Minister Fauzan told lawmakers during a hearing with the House of Representatives' (DPR RI's) Commission X on Monday.

He said the emergency response focuses on urgent needs, logistics distribution, emergency health services and basic support to save lives and enable early recovery.

As of December 6, the ministry recorded 60 universities affected across Sumatra. They include four state and 27 private universities in Aceh; one...