Padang, West Sumatra, Sept. 26 -- Indonesia's Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Brian Yuliarto said scholars' wisdom is key for the nation to keep pace with rapid global changes and compete internationally.

"Competition between nations moves very fast, and technology evolves rapidly, so we need wise figures, who are our scholars," Yuliarto said during the National Assembly of Professors of State Universities with Legal Entities (MDGB PTN-BH) meeting in Padang, West Sumatra, on Friday.

He highlighted the accelerating pace of global change as a key reason the MDGB PTN-BH forum is important. The forum, he said, reflects a collective desire to consolidate Indonesia's hopes for progress and prosperity.

He expressed his b...