Deputy Police Chief Receives 'Visionary Leader of National Security' Award from Unissula
Deputy National Police Chief Commissioner General Dedi Prasetyo has received the ‘Visionary Leader of National Security’ award from the Faculty of Law at Sultan Agung Islamic University (Unissula). The award was presented directly by Unissula Rector Prof H Gunarto during a visit to the National Police Headquarters in South Jakarta.
Gunarto stated that the award was given as academic recognition for Wakapolri Dedi Prasetyo’s visionary leadership in driving institutional reform within the Indonesian National Police. He noted that Dedi has successfully strengthened human resource quality, transformed police education, developed scientific policing, and built strategic collaboration between the police institution and universities as a foundation for strengthening the national security system.
“The Faculty of Law Unissula bestows the award of The Visionary Leader of National Security upon the Deputy Police Chief because we assess that he has succeeded in presenting a new paradigm in the development of the Police institution. The reform of police education, strengthening the quality of human resources, developing scientific policing, transforming STIK-PTIK towards a Police University, and establishing a network of Police Study Centres with universities are visionary steps that show national security must be built on the foundation of science, research, and innovation,” Prof Gunarto said in a statement on Wednesday (8/7/2026).
Gunarto explained that visionary leadership is not only about answering today’s challenges but also preparing the institution to face future changes. He said what the Deputy Police Chief has done is a long-term investment for the birth of a police force that is more professional, adaptive, humanist, and capable of responding to global security dynamics through collaboration with the academic world.
Under the coordination of the Deputy Police Chief in the field of organisational development, the police organisation is currently carrying out various strategic reform agendas. These include the development of a Digital Leadership Laboratory at the Police Staff and Command School to shape adaptive leaders in the digital era, the construction of a Social Laboratory at the Police Academy as a vehicle for implementing scientific policing, the transformation of STIK-PTIK towards a Police University, the establishment of Police Study Centres with 77 universities across Indonesia, curriculum reform oriented towards human rights, leadership, and public service, and improving investigator competence through a national certification programme.
He said the transformation is directed at strengthening the police’s ability to face contemporary security challenges, including handling cybercrime, protecting women and children, eradicating human trafficking, and improving the quality of science and technology-based police services.
On the same occasion, the Deputy Police Chief expressed his appreciation for the trust given by the Faculty of Law Unissula. He stated that the award is an honour for all police personnel who continue to be committed to institutional transformation.
“The transformation of the Police cannot be done alone. We need partnerships with universities so that every policy, education system, and law enforcement effort is increasingly based on research and science and is able to answer the needs of the community. Academic collaboration is an important part of building a more professional, modern, and publicly trusted Police force,” said Commissioner General Dedi.
Furthermore, Commissioner General Dedi was invited by Unissula to be the keynote speaker at the International Seminar on the Protection of Women and Children and the Eradication of Human Trafficking, which will be held on 30 July 2026. The international forum will feature delegates from 18 countries across five continents to discuss strategies for handling transnational crime, particularly those related to the protection of women, children, and human trafficking. Dedi welcomed the invitation and emphasised that international collaboration with the academic world is an important part of strengthening the Police’s capacity, especially to face increasingly complex and cross-border crimes.