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        "msgid": "prabowo-expands-taruna-nusantara-campuses-and-makes-education-free-1793364633",
        "date": "2026-10-30 19:24:31",
        "title": "Prabowo expands Taruna Nusantara campuses and makes education free",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "President Prabowo Subianto has made education at Taruna Nusantara Senior High School tuition-free and accelerated its expansion, with five new campuses developed during the first two years of his administration. The network now has six locations across Indonesia, an effort the government says will widen access to quality education and strengthen the country\u2019s human resources.",
        "content": "<p>The policy coincides with the development of five new campuses across\nIndonesia during the first two years of his administration.<\/p>\n<p>According to an official statement from the Presidential Secretariat\nin Jakarta on Friday, the tuition-free policy allows all Taruna\nNusantara students to pursue their studies without paying school\nfees.<\/p>\n<p>The policy is part of the government\u2019s efforts to provide greater\nopportunities for young Indonesians to access quality education.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to eliminating tuition fees, the government is\naccelerating the expansion of Taruna Nusantara Senior High School\nthrough the construction of new campuses. Prabowo noted that the\neducational institution had undergone significant development since it\nwas first established in 1990.<\/p>\n<p>When it was initially founded, Taruna Nusantara had only one campus.\nHowever, the institution has since produced numerous young leaders who\nhave contributed to the country.<\/p>\n<p>During the first two years of Prabowo\u2019s administration, the expansion\nof Taruna Nusantara has been accelerated through the construction of\nfive new campuses in various regions across Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative is part of the government\u2019s efforts to ensure more\nequitable access to education while improving the quality of the\ncountry\u2019s human resources.<\/p>\n<p>The inauguration of Taruna Nusantara Senior High School\u2019s Cimahi\nCampus in Cimahi, West Java, on Friday marked another milestone in the\nexpansion program. Several months earlier, Prabowo had also inaugurated\nthe school\u2019s campus in Malang, East Java.<\/p>\n<p>With the expansion, the Taruna Nusantara school network now spans six\nlocations: Magelang in Central Java, Malang in East Java, Cimahi in West\nJava, Pagar Alam in South Sumatra, the Nusantara Capital City (IKN), and\nLangowan in North Sulawesi.<\/p>\n<p>The campus expansion and tuition-free policy are expected to\nstrengthen Taruna Nusantara\u2019s role in nurturing a generation of young\nIndonesians who excel academically, uphold integrity, and demonstrate a\nstrong sense of patriotism.<\/p>\n<p>Through these policies, the government is positioning human resource\ndevelopment as a key foundation for national progress.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia considers tuition-free education at state\nuniversities<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia to enroll 32,000 students in free Sekolah\nRakyat in 2026<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Maria, Azis Kurmala<\/p>",
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