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        "msgid": "trade-minister-calls-students-to-become-export-activists-1781254210",
        "date": "2026-06-12 15:29:11",
        "title": "Trade minister calls students to become 'export activists'",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Trade",
        "summary": "Trade Minister Santoso urged students at IPB University to become 'export activists' and pursue entrepreneurship to create jobs rather than just seeking employment. He highlighted government support programs including training, business matching, and a dedicated space at the upcoming Trade Expo Indonesia to help young exporters access global markets. The ministry's MSME business matching program recorded US$134.8 million in transactions in 2025, with 70% of participants being first-time exporters.",
        "content": "<p>At the Campuspreneur 2026 event at IPB University here in West Java,\non Friday, Santoso emphasized the importance of students having\naspirations and big dreams from an early age, including becoming\nsuccessful exporters.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the entrepreneurial spirit needs to be instilled so\nthat the younger generation is not only oriented toward seeking\nemployment but is also able to create business opportunities for\nothers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBe activists, everyone must be activists, but export activists. So\nwe look for positive things,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the Trade Ministry has prepared various facilities\nto support students who wish to enter the export sector, ranging from\ntraining and free product design consultation services to business\nmatching programs with potential overseas buyers.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry has planned to provide a special space for Campuspreneur\nprogram participants at the upcoming Trade Expo Indonesia (TEI), which\nwill be held on October 14-18. The exhibition will bring together\ninternational buyers and serve as an opportunity for students to promote\ntheir products to the global market.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry has collaborated with 19 universities in a young\nexporter development program. The program includes export training,\nmentoring, and facilitation of business meetings with potential buyers\nthrough the network of Trade Attach\u00e9s and Indonesian Trade Promotion\nCenters (ITPC) in various countries.<\/p>\n<p>Santoso said the MSME business matching program has shown positive\nresults. In 2025, recorded transactions reached US$134.8 million or more\nthan Rp2 trillion, with around 70 percent of participants being business\nactors who had never exported before.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want students, once they graduate, to immediately become\nentrepreneurs. Don\u2019t be busy looking for jobs after graduating, but be\nable to create jobs for our environment and for ourselves,\u201d he\nadded.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia eyes Japan to boost white and black pepper\nexports<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Minister urging MSMEs on foraying into global\nmarkets<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Minister lauds guitar MSMEs for expanding to\ninternational markets<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Maria, Kenzu<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/trade-minister-calls-students-to-become-export-activists-1781254210",
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