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        "msgid": "dprs-commission-x-distance-learning-could-increase-burden-of-costs-for-students-1775710249",
        "date": "2026-04-09 10:46:00",
        "title": "DPR's Commission X: Distance Learning Could Increase Burden of Costs for Students",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "The Chair of DPR Commission X, Hetifah Sjaifudian, has urged a flexible hybrid approach to the implementation of distance learning (PJJ) for university students, warning that widespread adoption could raise costs for students and widen the digital divide. She emphasised the need for adequate infrastructure support, especially for final-year students requiring intensive academic interactions, and called for evaluations to ensure energy efficiency goals do not compromise educational quality and equity. The policy, outlined in a 2026 circular from the Minister of Education, Higher Education, Science, Research, and Technology, applies PJJ only to certain upper-level and postgraduate courses, while adjusting work patterns to include remote Fridays for civil servants.",
        "content": "<p>The Chair of the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission X, Hetifah\nSjaifudian, has cautioned that the policy of distance learning or PJJ\nfor university students should be implemented flexibly through a hybrid\nscheme. According to her, the widespread implementation of learning from\nhome could potentially add to the cost burden for students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe widespread implementation of PJJ also has the potential to widen\nthe digital access gap between regions,\u201d said Hetifah in her statement\non Wednesday, 8 April 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, she stated that students entering the final stages often\nrequire intensive academic interactions. These interactions, she said,\nare needed for deepening material, thesis or dissertation guidance, and\naccess to campus facilities.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, Hetifah emphasised that the PJJ policy for final-year\nstudents also needs to be supported by adequate infrastructure and\nassistance. \u201cAnd evaluations to ensure that energy efficiency goals do\nnot sacrifice the quality and equity in higher education,\u201d said the\nGolkar Party politician.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Hetifah encouraged clarity on the data regarding the\namount of energy savings targeted in this PJJ policy implementation.\nThis includes urging the government to prepare studies on the impact of\nonline lectures on the quality of higher education. \u201cWithout such a\nfoundation, this policy risks placing non-academic considerations above\nthe quality of learning,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The PJJ provisions are contained in Circular Letter of the Minister\nof Education, Higher Education, Science, Research, and Technology Number\n2 of 2026 concerning Adjustments to Work Patterns in the\nKemendiktisaintek Environment and Adjustments to the Implementation of\nAcademic Activities at Universities.<\/p>\n<p>Kemendiktisaintek\u2019s Brian Yuliarto said that the implementation of\nPJJ at universities does not apply to all students. PJJ is only intended\nfor students in semester five and above as well as postgraduate\nprogrammes.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that the policy only applies to certain specific courses\nthat can be implemented via PJJ. \u201cIntensive courses such as\ncalculations, formula derivations, or practicals cannot be done via PJJ.\nHow could veterinary medicine dissect animals through PJJ?\u201d said Brian\nat the Kemendiktisaintek Office on Monday, 6 April 2026.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to regulating PJJ, the circular also includes adjustments\nto work patterns in the Kemendiktisaintek environment. Employees in the\nmain unit, Higher Education Service Agency (LLDikti), and universities\nare required to work from the office from Monday to Thursday, while\nFriday implements working from home (WFH).<\/p>\n<p>Specifically for lecturers, the work pattern is adjusted to the\nlearning needs. University leaders are also asked to arrange lecture\nschedules so that lecturers can carry out WFH without disrupting the\nteaching and learning process and the implementation of the university\u2019s\ntridharma.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/dprs-commission-x-distance-learning-could-increase-burden-of-costs-for-students-1775710249",
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