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        "id": 1714225,
        "msgid": "megawati-once-reprimanded-a-brin-researcher-dont-work-just-to-chase-degrees-1777731197",
        "date": "2026-05-02 18:46:45",
        "title": "Megawati Once Reprimanded a BRIN Researcher: Don't Work Just to Chase Degrees",
        "author": "Nawir Arsyad Akbar",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Former Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri recounted reprimanding a talented BRIN researcher for focusing solely on acquiring academic titles and publications rather than serving the nation. Speaking at the conferment of Emeritus Professor title to former Constitutional Court Justice Arief Hidayat, Megawati defended her qualifications as Chair of BRIN's Supervisory Board, boasting multiple professorships and honorary degrees. The event highlighted her emphasis on integrity and national dedication over mere intellectual achievements, attended by prominent figures including Mahfud MD and Yasonna Laoly.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta - Former Fifth President of the Republic of Indonesia,\nMegawati Soekarnoputri, admitted to having once reprimanded a researcher\nfrom the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) who was\nintelligent. However, that BRIN researcher worked only to obtain\ndegrees, not to serve Indonesia. \u201cBecause I am also at BRIN, the\nNational Research and Innovation Agency. How many researchers are there?\n8,144. I said, you are a smart person, work for Indonesia,\u201d Megawati\nstated during her speech at the Conferment of Emeritus Professor Title\nfor former Constitutional Court Justice Arief Hidayat at Borobudur\nUniversity, Jakarta, on Saturday (2\/5\/2026). \u201cDon\u2019t just chase, with a\nthousand apologies, don\u2019t just chase degrees or produce journals,\u201d Mega\ncontinued. She admitted knowing that there was a BRIN researcher who\nquestioned her competence to serve as Chair of the Supervisory Board.\n\u201cThey were stunned. When you see me, why was Mother made the chair?\nWell, that forced me to boast. You (the researcher) can challenge me if\nyou want. I am a triple professor, and these (honorary degrees) 11. Go\nahead (if you want to challenge),\u201d said Megawati. \u201cBecause many smart\npeople, but this (pointing to the heart) is not steadfast,\u201d Megawati\nadded. On Saturday (2\/5\/2026), Megawati attended the conferment of the\nEmeritus Professor title in the field of Constitutional Law from\nBorobudur University to former Constitutional Court Justice Arief\nHidayat. Several officials and former state leaders were present at the\nevent, such as former Coordinating Minister for Political and Security\nAffairs Mahfud MD; former Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna\nLaoly; and Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes Asep Nana Mulyana.\nMeanwhile, several former Constitutional Court justices who were Arief\u2019s\ncolleagues were also seen, such as Suhartoyo and Saldi Isra.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/megawati-once-reprimanded-a-brin-researcher-dont-work-just-to-chase-degrees-1777731197",
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