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    "data": {
        "id": 1700945,
        "msgid": "ui-no-plans-yet-to-close-programmes-1777161044",
        "date": "2026-04-26 06:12:10",
        "title": "UI: No Plans Yet to Close Programmes",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "The University of Indonesia (UI) has stated that it has not received any official communication from the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology (Kemendiktisaintek) regarding plans to close study programmes deemed irrelevant to industry needs. This follows a recent announcement by the ministry's Secretary General, Badri Munir Sukoco, who highlighted the need to address the mismatch between graduate skills and job market demands, with nearly 1.9 million graduates produced annually facing employment challenges. The initiative aims to enhance the relevance of higher education, though UI has not yet discussed or planned any closures.",
        "content": "<p>Universitas Indonesia has admitted that it has not received any\nofficial letter or written information regarding the Ministry of Higher\nEducation, Science, and Technology\u2019s (Kemendiktisaintek) plan to close\nstudy programmes assessed as irrelevant to industry needs. Therefore,\nUI\u2019s Director of Public Relations, Media, Government, and International\nAffairs, Erwin Agustian Panigoro, stated that UI has not determined any\nsteps regarding the plan. UI also cannot yet identify which programmes\nare considered irrelevant to industry and thus need to be closed.\n\u201cBecause there is no official letter or directive from the relevant\nministry regarding the closure of programmes, for now UI has no\ndiscussions or plans regarding which study programmes will be considered\nfor closure,\u201d said Erwin when contacted on Saturday, 25 April 2026.\nPreviously, the plan to close study programmes deemed irrelevant to the\nworkforce was announced by Kemendiktisaintek\u2019s Secretary General Badri\nMunir Sukoco at the 2026 National Population Symposium in Badung\nRegency, Bali, on Thursday, 23 April 2026. Budi explained that this step\nis taken to reduce the gap between university graduates and the\ncompetencies needed in the workforce. Kemendikti records that campuses\ngraduate up to 1.9 million bachelor\u2019s degrees each year. However, said\nBudi, these graduates struggle to find jobs because the needs in the\nfield do not match their educational backgrounds. Badri stated that this\nplan will be executed in the near future. He then asked universities to\nwillingly select which programmes need to be closed. \u201cLater, there may\nbe some that we have to execute in a not too long time regarding\nprogrammes; we need to select, sort, and if necessary close them to\nincrease relevance,\u201d said Badri Munir Sukoco, monitored from the YouTube\nreplay of the Ministry of Population and Family Development.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ui-no-plans-yet-to-close-programmes-1777161044",
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